Category Business

BUSINESS confidence at many areas of the economy is at a record low, a new survey has indicated. The Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI) 2020 Business Confidence Survey suggests that most businesses (43 percent) expect their business…

By EDDIE OSIFELO BUSINESS activities have slowly picked up in the third quarter this year as economy reopens. Minister of Finance and Treasury, Harry Kuma revealed this in Parliament on Monday when he tabled the resolution in absence of the…

STRUGGLING businesses have expressed concerns over Government’s proposal to temporarily ban the world’s biggest social networking site ‘facebook’ in Solomon Islands. The Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI), as the peak body representing private sector in Solomon Islands,…

By EDDIE OSIFELO BMOBILE Solomon Islands is up for sale. Kumul Consolidated Holdings (KCH) is putting out Expressions of Interest for interested parties to buy off the company. Bmobile, a mobile service provider since 2010, is the only competitor to…

By EDDIE OSIFELO THE Board of Solomon Airlines Ltd decided not to dwell into the internal audit report released on 17th February 2020 over the poor management decision making on transition of old A320 to new A320-200 plane. The audit…

Concerns raised over Coral Sea 100 percent exemption By EDDIE OSIFELO CONCERNS have been expressed over the 100 percent tax exemption Coral Sea Resort and Casino has been enjoying since its establishment in 2017. Opposition leader Matthew Wale raised the…

BY CHARLES KADAMANA THE Economic outlook of our country is quite bleak and likely will go into recession by the second quarter of this year. This was highlighted by the Governor of Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI) Dr Luke…