MTED Minister Engages in Commonwealth Roundtable on Sustainable Projects

CHOGM Samoa: 23rd October 224 [Prime Minister’s Office] Dr. Viliami Uasikē Lātū, Minister for Trade & Economic Development, recently participated in a high-level roundtable discussion alongside distinguished leaders, including the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, The Right Hon. Gaston…

Empowering Tongan Officials: MTED’s National Seminar on WTO Trade Negotiation Skills

September 24–27, 2024, MTED hosted a National three days Seminar on WTO Trade Negotiation Skills and Agriculture. The seminar was facilitated by esteemed experts from the World Trade Organization (WTO), including Usman Ali Khilji, Edwini Kessie, and Armando Paleaz. The…

STRENGTHENING FINANCING FOR THE SDGs

Source: Prime Minister’s Office New York Tonga’s Minister of Trade and Economic Development and Minister of Tourism Hon. Dr. Viliami Uasike Latu attended the “Strengthening Financing for rhe SDGs: High Level Dialogue Between MDB Heads and UN Member States” meeting…

𝐒𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐕𝐚𝐯𝐚’𝐮 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒

The Ministry of Trade and Economic Development (MTED) recently concluded a public consultation in Vava’u led by Mrs. Sandradee Fifita, Head of Division (HOD) for the MTED Consumer Affairs Division, on Thursday, 19th September 2024, as part of its ongoing…

New Petroleum Prices for September – October 2024

𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐚’𝐬 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲: 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐅𝐢𝐯𝐞-𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧

Right before the closing of PILFM, Hon. Dr. Viliami Uasikē Latu, met with EU Ambassador Barbara Blinett. They discussed strategic projects for the next five years aimed at boosting Tonga’s economy. These include enhancing vanilla production and exports, developing the…

ILO Pacific Director Highlights Progress of Tonga’s Quality Apprenticeship Pilot Program During PIFLM53 Visit

While in Tonga for the 53rd PIFLM5, Mr. Martin Wandera, the International Labour Organization (ILO) Director for the Pacific, took the opportunity to visit several sites on the ongoing Quality Apprenticeship Pilot Program. During his visit, he directly engaged with…

Tonga Trade Fair 2024 Soft Opening Ceremony

MTED were thrilled to kick off the Tonga Trade Fair 2024 yesterday, 27th August 2024, at the Queen Salote Memorial Hall in Nuku’alofa! The soft opening ceremony brought together leaders and delegations from the PILFM. Welcoming remarks, Hon. Viliami Uasike…

𝐓𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐔𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

On the sidelines of the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting, Tonga’s Minister of Trade, Economic Development, and Tourism, Dr. Viliami Uasike Latu, met with Uganda’s Ambassador to Australia, H.E. Dorothy Samali Hyuha, to strengthen bilateral cooperation in trade, agriculture, energy,…

𝐔𝐀𝐄 𝐄𝐧𝐯𝐨𝐲 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐚’𝐬 𝐀𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬

Day 2 of the ongoing 53rd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting (PILFM53), His Excellency Mr. Omar Shehadeh, Envoy of the Minister of Foreign Affairs to the Caribbean and Pacific Islands and Head of Delegation from the United Arab Emirates (UAE),…