1. Banking and Economics in the Pacific Islands. Kerry Burridge

2. MELANESIA MICRONESIA POLYNESIA THE PACIFIC MAP

3. REALM OF NEW ZEALAND

4. BANK DISTRIBUTION IN THE PACIFIC

5. CENTRAL BANKS AND CURRENCIES

6. POPULATION MID 2013 - ALL 18 COUNTRIES 0 25,000,000 20,000,000 15,000,000 10,000,000 5,000,000 AustraliaPapua New GuineaNew ZealandTimor-LesteFijiSolomon IslandsVanuatuSamoaKiribatiFSMTongaRMICook IslandsPalauTuvaluNauruNiueTokelau

7. POPULATION MID 2013 - LESS 3 BIGGEST COUNTRIES Timor-LesteFijiSolomon IslandsVanuatuSamoaKiribatiFSMTongaRMICook IslandsPalauTuvaluNauruNiueTokelau 0 1,000,000 800,000 600,000 400,000 200,000 1,200,000 1,400,000

8. GDP AT PPP 2013 (current international dollars) Papua New GuineaTimor-LesteFijiSamoaSolomon IslandsVanuatuTongaCook IslandsFSMPalauKiribatiRMITuvaluNauruNiueTokelau 2.5E+10 2E+10 1.5E+10 1E+10 5E+09 0

9. GDP PER CAPITA (CURRENT USD) 2012 AustraliaNew ZealandCook IslandsNauruPalauTimor-LesteFijiTongaTuvaluRMISamoaFSMVanuatuPapua New GuineaSolomon IslandsKiribatiNiueTokelau 0 50,000 40,000 30,000 20,000 10,000 60,000 70,000 80,000

10. INTERNATIONAL TOURIST ARRIVALS 2012 FijiPapua New GuineaSamoaCook IslandsPalauVanuatuTimor-LesteTongaSolomon IslandsNiueKiribatiRMIFSMNauruTokelauTuvalu 0 500,000 400,000 300,000 200,000 100,000 600,000 700,000

11. TOURIST ARRIVALS PER CAPITA 2012 PalauCook IslandsNiueFijiSamoaTongaVanuatuRMITimor-LesteKiribatiSolomon IslandsPapua New GuineaFSMNauruTokelauTuvalu 0 5.0 4.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 6.0 7.0 8.0

12. PER CAPITA ANZAC AID FLOWS TO THE PACIFIC (NZD) 2014/2015 TokelauNiueCook IslandsTuvaluNauruTongaKiribatiSamoaVanuatuSolomon IslandsTimor LesteFijiPapua New GuineaPalauRMIFSM 0 10,000 8000 6000 4000 2000 12,000

13. TOTAL NZ VS AUS AID FLOWS TO THE PACIFIC (NZD) 2014/2015 Papua New GuineaSolomon IslandsTimor-LesteVanuatuFijiSamoaTongaKiribatiNauruCook IslandsNiueTokelauTuvaluFSMRMIPalau 0 500,000,000 400,000,000 300,000,000 200,000,000 100,000,000 600,000,000 700,000,000

14. NIUE THEN… One bank, one branch No ATMs or EFTPOS NOW… EFTPOS everywhere Linked to NZ Payments system

15. OPPORTUNITIES World Bank RFI Samoa, Tonga, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu Cook Islands Full interoperability Link to NZ Payments system

16. Thank you!