(L-R) Consular Genreral Wendt, Meg Somers Australian High Commission Api, IFC representative, AG Mauga Precious Chang, Tankut Erkan IFC Senior Investment Manufacturing Agribusiness and Services, Daniel Street Senior Country Officer Aus,NZ, PNG and Pacific, UTOS CEO Malaeulu Aysha Rimoni, Chris Bleakley, Finance Minister Mulipola Anarosa Ale-Molioo, Taimalie Charlie Westerlund and IFC representative.
By Sulamanaia Manaui Faulalo
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15 June 2026, 8:30PM
The World Bank’s private sector arm has pointed Samoa toward agricultural supply chains, including copra, coconuts, and poultry supply as a more relevant investment pathway after issuing a “frank” warning about the financial risks of Pacific Island airline ownership.








