Pacific Economic Update: Employ Women, Empower the Pacific: A Strategy for Uncertain Times

The World Bank’s Pacific Economic Update (PEU) highlights critical challenges facing 11 Pacific Island countries (PIC-11), including a global economic slowdown and trade policy uncertainty, set against the backdrop of vulnerabilities from limited diversification, natural hazards, and climate-related events. To confront these formidable issues, the report underscores the importance of building resilience. It delves into empowering women with quality jobs and integrating economic and gender strategies, with a particular focus on the energy sector, for sustainable growth and stability