Samoa attends the Inaugural Pacific Banking Forum in Brisbane, Australia
Honourable Minister of Finance, Afioga Lautimuia Uelese Vaai led Samoa’s delegation (that included officials from the Central Bank of Samoa, Ministry of Finance and the Samoa International Finance Authority (SIFA)) to the first Pacific Banking Forum held from 8 – 9 July in Brisbane, Australia. The Forum, co-hosted by the Governments of the United States of America and Australia, convened following a commitment made in 2023 by Australia Prime Minister Albanese and USA President Biden to address the withdrawal of correspondent banking relationships (CBR) in the Pacific region.
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