The Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI) was established in 1983 with the objective of maintaining price and exchange rate stability. In the 1980s and 1990s, CBSI was forced to finance the government borrowing requirements as well. Ethnic violence in 1999 and subsequent efforts for restoration...

This paper investigates the nexus between economic growth and oil price in Pacific island countries (PICs). Except Papua New Guinea, none of the PICs has fossil fuel resources. Consequently, the 13 PICs are totally dependent on oil imports for their economic activities. Since PICs have limited...

Solomon Islands was caught off guard when Covid-19 was declared a global pandemic. Most of its initial efforts were to ensure that the deadly virus did not venture beyond its borders into the community. As a result, it has only recorded 18 border cases to date (8 February 2021). In Solomon...

In recent years cruising has become one of the fastest growing segments of the tourism industry. Globally, the Pacific Islands account for a small fraction of the cruise industry (around two per cent in 2015), but expected growth in the coming years is high. Given their geographic proximity,...

The Pacific Observatory is a World Bank initiative to increase data availability and quality and to promote evidence-based policy decisions. This presentation utilizes data from the Pacific Observatory's high frequency phone surveys in Solomon Islands to detail socio-economic indicators related...

We examine differences in food security indicators between (rural development program) treated and untreated farmers in the Solomon Islands in the COVID-19 post-treatment period. Our findings show that treated farmers report significantly lower nutrition problems in the pandemic period. We as...