Author: Latu Akauola

๐’๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐–๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง ๐„๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ: ๐Œ๐“๐„๐ƒโ€™๐ฌ ๐„๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž

January 20โ€“24, 2025: The Women in Business Entrepreneurship Training program was successfully completed, equipping 11 women with skills in Business Leadership and Finance to enhance the management of their small businesses. These 11 participants were selected from various sectors, including…

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๐„๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐–๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง ๐„๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ: ๐Œ๐“๐„๐ƒโ€™๐ฌ ๐Ž๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐“๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐’๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ˆ๐ง๐œ๐ฎ๐›๐š๐ญ๐จ๐ซ

From the Business Support Division of the Ministry of Trade and Economic Development (MTED), a basic skills training program has successfully been completed with the second group of participants in MTEDโ€™s one-week training program last week focused on tailoring. This…

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๐„๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‹๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ก๐จ๐จ๐๐ฌ: ๐“๐จ๐ง๐ ๐šโ€™๐ฌ ๐…๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐„๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐ฒ (๐“๐๐„๐)

Nukuโ€™alofa, November 26: The development of Tongaโ€™s first-ever National Employment Policy (TNEP) is currently underway through the collaboration of the Ministry of Trade and Economic Development (MTED) and the International Labour Organization (ILO). This significant initiative began in May with…

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๐’๐ก๐จ๐ฐ๐œ๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐“๐จ๐ง๐ ๐š: ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐“๐ซ๐š๐๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐’๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ก๐š๐ข

Tonga proudly showcased its cultural and trade potential at the 7th China International Import Expo (CIIE), held in Shanghai from November 5 to 10, 2024. The five-day event brought together nations and businesses from around the globe to uncover exciting…

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MTED at the 2024 Pacific Labour Mobility Annual Meeting (PLMAM)

Representing Tonga, the delegation was led by Hon. Lord Vaea, Minister of Internal Affairs, alongside MTED CEO Distaquaine Tuโ€™ihalamaka and other senior officials from across various government sectors. This collaborative meeting fosters dialogue and sets the stage for resilient labour…

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๐„๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‹๐จ๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ: ๐Œ๐“๐„๐ƒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐€๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ง ๐“๐จ๐ง๐ ๐š๐ญ๐š๐ฉ๐ฎ!

๐„๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‹๐จ๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ: ๐Œ๐“๐„๐ƒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐€๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ง ๐“๐จ๐ง๐ ๐š๐ญ๐š๐ฉ๐ฎ! 21 โ€“ 29 Oct: MTED hosted a series of training sessions aimed to support small and medium enterprises (SMEs) around Tongatapu. This initiative helped over 60 new registered local businesses across…

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๐”๐ง๐ฅ๐จ๐œ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐“๐ซ๐š๐๐ž ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ: ๐“๐จ๐ง๐ ๐šโ€™๐ฌ ๐‰๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ข๐„๐๐€

A training program led by a trade policy consultant based in Wellington NZ, Ms. Tracey Epps, is currently underway to equip relevant government agencies for Tongaโ€™s upcoming accession to the Interim Economic Partnership Agreement (iEPA). The iEPA is a trade…

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