Vanuatu Watch by AJC

2026-08-30

A weekly round-up of regulatory and business news from Vanuatu.

5 items this week

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US imposes visa bonds of up to $27k for several Pacific countries

ABC reports the US is imposing visa bonds of up to $27k on several Pacific Island visitors, with Vanuatu and Tuvalu noted as having smaller US diaspora communities than Tonga/Fiji.

www.abc.net.au

medium · Vanuatu media coverage regional

Vanuatu gets faster access to ADB disaster financing

ADB approves first project under its region-wide crisis financing mechanism giving Vanuatu faster access to disaster financing.

www.dailypost.vu

medium · Vanuatu media coverage regional

Vanuatu advances preparations for regional fishing crew labour standards

Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency reports Vanuatu advancing consultations to align with regional fishing crew labour standards and close maritime enforcement loopholes.

www.ffa.int

medium · Vanuatu media coverage regional

VT4.26M PACER Plus funding for Vanuatu's Temporary Labour Migration Bill consultations

Daily Post reports PACER Plus funding of VT4.26M for Vanuatu consultations on a Temporary Labour Migration Bill covering PALM and RSE schemes.

www.dailypost.vu

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Vanuatu, PNG prosecutors forge closer ties

Cluster of dailypost.vu items covering Vanuatu-PNG prosecutorial MOU, Vanuatu Special Envoy on West Papua, Port Vila polling improvements, and Fiji businesses eyeing Vanuatu expansion.

www.dailypost.vu, www.dailypost.vu, www.dailypost.vu

44 items screened out this week

[EU blacklist] FATF Grey List & Blacklist Countries 2026 — Complete Updated Guide
[EU blacklist] Paradise Papers - Wikipedia
[EU blacklist] Cryptocurrency, soccer, and luxury goods will be subject to strict anti-money laundering regulations
[EU blacklist] Syria's president pays for coffee with Visa card as Damascus rejoins financial systems | Euronews
[FATF Vanuatu] List of offshore zones of the world. Offshore jurisdictions for companies. CrystalTAX
[FATF Vanuatu] Monaco - Wikipedia
[FATF Vanuatu] Vanuatu Citizenship by Investment 2026 - Get Vanuatu Passport with Astons
[Tax haven] ‘A mockery’: how offshore tax havens are thwarting the UK’s transparency push | Tax havens | The Guardian
[Tax haven] I Transformed This City Into an ULTRA-RICH Tax Haven | Cities Skylines 2 - YouTube
[Tax haven] Critics say aircraft safety bill provides tax haven for private jet owners | World News | vtcng.com
[Tax haven] Critics say aircraft safety bill provides tax haven for private jet owners - Montana - The Black Chronicle
[Tax haven] The Inner Ring | High Altitude, Low Taxes
[Tax haven] Critics say aircraft safety bill provides tax haven for private jet owners – [your]NEWS
[Tax haven] Winston Peters - Wikipedia
[VFSC regulator] Eightcap Review 2026: Is It Safe and Legit？
[VFSC regulator] Verify Forex Broker Regulation: Essential Guide for Traders
[VFSC regulator] MFSA Warning - Lampuki.com and Karozza.com - Unlicensed Entities - MFSA
[VFSC regulator] List of national identity card policies by country - Wikipedia
[VFSC regulator] Trump says US will take control of 65 billion barrels of Venezuela’s oil reserves
[VFSC regulator] Nationalist group meets Minister urging probes into illegal activity linked to foreigners on Koh Samui - Thai Examiner
[VFSC regulator] Bonar Law - Wikipedia
[Vanuatu finance] deriv Review, Forex Broker&Trading Markets, Legit or a Scam-WikiFX
[Vanuatu finance] Vantage Review 2026: Pros & Cons | ForexBrokers.com
[Vanuatu finance] Reserve Bank Vanuatu And Political Stability And ...
[Vanuatu finance] Fusion Markets review 2026 - offshore broker with good spreads - TradeInformer
[Vanuatu finance] ASIC warns of 'first significant cracks' in Australian private credit - ABC News
[Vanuatu finance] Vantage Markets Reviews | Read Customer Service Reviews of vantagemarkets.com
[Vanuatu economy] World Trade Organization - Wikipedia
[Vanuatu economy] Indian economic growth likely slowed to 7.1% in April-June ...
[Vanuatu media coverage global] Nepal-Tibet floods: Nepal calls for technical support for rescue efforts as number of missing rises to nearly 3,000 – as it happened | Nepal-Tibet flood disaster | The Guardian
[Vanuatu media coverage global] Latest news, sport and opinion from the Guardian
[Vanuatu media coverage global] Middle East and north Africa | The Guardian
[Vanuatu media coverage global] Jury is excused, will return to deliberations Monday in Lindsay Clancy trial
[Vanuatu media coverage global] Cuba | AP News
[Vanuatu media coverage global] Pakistan complain to Sky after interview with Imran Khan’s sons over father’s treatment | England v Pakistan 2026 | The Guardian
[Vanuatu media coverage global] 2026 Election Calendar: Primary and General Election Dates | AP News
[Vanuatu media coverage regional] Vanuatu women's team prepare for MSG PM Cup | Sports | dailypost.vu
[Vanuatu media coverage regional] New polling stations help speed up voting in Port Vila | News | dailypost.vu
[Vanuatu media coverage regional] Pentecost woman buys ship to serve Vanuatu | News | dailypost.vu
[Vanuatu media coverage regional] U-19 national squad departs for OFC Championship | Sports | dailypost.vu
[Commentary EN] What is Financial Action Task Force (FATF) | FATF Objectives | FATF Pakistan News
[Commentary FR] Déclaration de devises en Algérie : le seuil de 1 000 euros face au marché parallèle
[Commentary FR] Données empiriques et révoltes populaires : les priorités malavisées du régime iranien, véritable moteur du désastre économique – Le comité arabo-islamique en défense de la cité d’Achraf
[Commentary FR] Données empiriques et révoltes populaires : les priorités malavisées du régime iranien, véritable moteur du désastre économique - Conseil National de la Résistance Iranienne - CNRI

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