AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoFrench Pacific Finance: French PM Sébastien Lecornu announced more financial help for New Caledonia after talks with President Milakulo Tukumuli, aiming to avert a near-collapse of pensions and medicare, close the 2026 budget (€11m) and balance 2027 (€50m), with a package described as €400–600m and follow-up consultations on implementation. Aviation Demand: Fiji Airways logged its strongest booking day in 75 years, with 14,000+ bookings in a single day during its 75th anniversary sale, alongside visitor numbers topping 100,000 monthly for the first time. Pacific Legal & Sovereignty: Vanuatu has taken its dispute with France over Matthew and Hunter islands to the ICJ, seeking sovereignty recognition and a single maritime boundary with respect to New Caledonia—though the court won’t act without France’s consent. Forum Politics & Decolonisation: Civil society and the Melanesian Spearhead Group are pressing Pacific Islands Forum leaders to keep Kanaky decolonisation and West Papua on the agenda, warning against a “facade narrative” and calling for stronger monitoring and human-rights action. Nickel Market Watch: Indonesia’s reduced 2026 nickel ore quota (down ~29–31%) tightens feedstock availability and increases policy control, reshaping competition between smelters, HPAL and battery-material projects.
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