A fact-finding mission by a Samoan delegation exploring the government’s proposed national airline was met with what has been described as a “direct” warning from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), which cautioned that a Samoan airline could be “financially devastating.” Documents obtained and ver...

A fact-finding mission by a Samoan delegation exploring the government’s proposed national airline was met with what has been described as a “direct” warning from the Asian…

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…

Prime Minister Laaulialemalietoa Polataivao Schmidt has defiantly brushed aside warnings from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) that a government-backed airline could prove…

Despite “frank” and “direct” warnings from the World Bank arm, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), and the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Government of Samoa said…

The Chair of the Samoa Tourism Authority (STA), Tupai Saleimoa Vaai, has questioned why the Asian Development Bank (ADB) supported Fiji’s national airline while warning Samoa…

Australian airline, Qantas, suggested exploring a code-share arrangement that would allow it to operate flights to Samoa while Samoa Airways markets and sells tickets under its…