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๐Œ๐ˆ๐๐ˆ๐’๐“๐„๐‘๐ˆ๐€๐‹ ๐•๐ˆ๐’๐ˆ๐“ ๐“๐Ž ๐•๐€๐•๐€สป๐” | ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“-๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐€๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“

Hon. Kapelieli Lanumata, Minister for Trade and Economic Development (MTED), successfully led a two-day official visit to Vavaสปu, reinforcing MTED efforts to support economic growth, digital transformation for businesses and consumer protection across Vavaสปu. ๐‘ซ๐‘จ๐’€ 1 (15/04/2025) โ€ข Courtesy Visit…

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๐Œ๐“๐„๐ƒ ๐‚๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ ๐‘๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“

Today, we mark World Consumer Rights Day – a global event dedicated to raising awareness and promoting fair treatment for all consumers. It is one of MTEDโ€™s mandates to build consumer awareness and provide fair solutions when problems arise, so…

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๐Œ๐“๐„๐ƒ ๐๐š๐œ๐ค ๐‡๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐€๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ ๐…๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐‡๐€๐‚๐‚๐ ๐‚๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง

The MTED Pack House in Lapaha has officially achieved its full HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) Certification, marking a significant milestone for Tongaโ€™s agricultural exports. The certification was awarded to the Ministry of Trade and Economic Development in August 2024 and was formally presented…

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๐„๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‹๐จ๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐ƒ๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐’๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ง๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ก: ๐‡๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐“๐จ๐ง๐ ๐š ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“

The Ministry of Trade and Economic Development (MTED), in collaboration with the Tonga Chamber of Commerce & Industry Inc. (TCCI), successfully hosted the third Tonga National Business Conference (TNBC) 2025 from February 18โ€“19. This two-day event brought together government leaders,…

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Upgraded Online Business Registry

The Ministry of Trade and Economic Development has officially launched the upgraded Online Business Registry! This platform offers a user-friendly interface, online accessibility, foreign investment registration, and a fully paperless system. Now, businesses can complete all filings, payments, and registrations…

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๐“๐จ๐ง๐ ๐š ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐‰๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐„๐”-๐๐š๐œ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ ๐ข๐„๐๐€

The 10th EU-Pacific Trade Committee Meeting was held in Brussels from February 6-7, 2025, bringing together officials from Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, and the EU, with observers from seven Pacific nations seeking to join the ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ฆ ๐„๐œ๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐œ…

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