Samoa’s grant revenue plummeted by $78 million in the 2025/26 financial year amid a surge in social protection spending, yet the government managed to sustain a budget surplus and successfully cut its total debt by over 9 per cent.According to the Samoa Bureau of Statistics (SBS) June 2026 quarte...
Samoa
Economy, Government
By Sulamanaia Manaui Faulalo
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24 August 2026, 6:00PM
The government spent more than it collected in the March 2026 quarter, recording a net borrowing deficit of $34.9 million,…
Delays in implementing the Government's planned $1.5 billion budget could slow Samoa's economic recovery, the Central Bank of…
Samoa’s commerce sector recorded a $50 million decline in economic activity and was the largest contributor to the country’s…
Dear Editor,Last Tuesday, the Minister of Finance, Mulipola Anarosa Ale – Molio’o, tabled the Faatuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi…
Samoa did not meet the United States’ minimum fiscal transparency requirements for 2026, with a State Department review finding…
Prime Minister Laaulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt’s claim that Samoa’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is planned to reach $5 billion…
