Vanuatu Watch by AJC
VFSC Commissioner Karae leads Aore fintech mission to extend financial services and investment beyond Port Vila, advancing FCA’s tertiary-sector mandate.
Investors publicly criticise VFSC for duplicating Vanuatu FIU’s AML mandate on business-licence holders, exposing regulatory overlap on financial-sector licensees.
Vanuatu lodges ICJ application seeking sovereignty over Matthew and Hunter islands amid long-running maritime-boundary dispute with France.
Devpolicy deep-dive on Vanuatu’s literacy crisis driven by 2024–26 teacher strikes and climate disasters, low attrition rates in multilingual system.
APIBC notes rising foreign investment boosting Vanuatu tourism recovery and Pacific Forum’s economic-development pivot.
Vanuatu among 20 international partners in EU-funded four-year m-CONNECT research on reefs, mangroves and seagrass connectivity.
VMSA weighing network of small climate-resilient jetties over large wharf investments to better serve outer-island communities.
Vanuatu joins Fiji, PNG, Solomon Islands with internationally accepted aviation meteorological certification and regulatory framework.
48 items screened out this week
- [EU blacklists] Active volcanoes and eruptions in Vanuatu
- [FATF] You Can’t Legislate Your Way Off the FATF Grey List
- [FATF] You Can’t Legislate Your Way Off the FATF Grey List - Malware News - Malware Analysis, News and Indicators
- [FATF] Freezing Orders: High Court Orders Sanctioned Claimant To Fortify Cross-undertaking And Provides Guidance On Asset Disclosure And Third-party Assets (England & Wales) - Corporate and Company Law - United Kingdom
- [FATF] FTMO Banned Countries List (Updated September 2026)
- [FATF] FATF grey list focus is now shifting from compliance to credibility. - Fullview | Telling empowering stories, South Africans want to hear
- [FATF] BoG warns against return to FATF grey list as financial crime risks rise - MyJoyOnline
- [Tax havens] Naoero | Population, Capital, Currency, Language, Map, & Flag | Britannica
- [Tax havens] List of countries by GDP (nominal) per capita - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- [Tax havens] Reform UK Donations Overwhelmingly Have Overseas or Tax-Haven Ties – Byline Times
- [VFSC] LS Securities Ltd.: Public Statement (British Virgin Islands) - OffshoreAlert
- [VFSC] Licence of the payment institution UAB Lock Trust revoked | Bank of Lithuania
- [VFSC] 2024–present Serbian anti-corruption protests - Wikipedia
- [VFSC] Department of Government Efficiency - Wikipedia
- [VFSC] Mejores brokers de trading en Bolivia: top 7
- [VFSC] Mejores brokers con MetaTrader 5 en Bolivia | Finantres
- [Financial Industry] Financial Conduct Authority | FCA
- [Financial Industry] Vantage Review (2026) | FxScouts India
- [Financial Industry] Vantage Markets Review & Details of Forex Broker | GlobeGain
- [Financial Industry] Fusion Markets Review | September 2026
- [Financial Industry] RBF issues warning over unauthorised foreign exchange activities
- [Economy] Mapped: The World’s Biggest Trade Surpluses and Deficits
- [Global media] Taiwan | The Guardian
- [Global media] Mistakes, mistrust and misdirection: 25 years after 9/11, its dark legacy continues to unfold | September 11 2001 | The Guardian
- [Global media] Solheim Cup golf 2026: USA’s Kupcho crowns stunning fightback to draw level with Europe – as it happened | Solheim Cup | The Guardian
- [Global media] Iran’s Houthi allies capture strategic island on vital oil shipping route | Yemen | The Guardian
- [Global media] William Ruto turns against foreign traders
- [Global media] Israel | AP News
- [Global media] US Open tennis 2026 men’s semi-final: Ben Shelton defeats Frances Tiafoe in four sets – as it happened | US Open Tennis 2026 | The Guardian
- [Global media] ABC and the Guardian call on One Nation to reverse media ban amid censorship concerns | Australian media | The Guardian
- [Regional media] PACNEWS THREE, Tuesday 8 September 2026 - Islands Business
- [Regional media] PACNEWS TWO, Monday 7 September 2026 - Islands Business
- [Regional media] PACNEWS SPORTS, Wednesday 9 September 2026 - Islands Business
- [Regional media] PACNEWS TWO, 10 SEPTEMBER 2026 - Islands Business
- [Regional media] PACNEWS ONE, Tuesday 8 September2026 - Islands Business
- [Regional media] PACNEWS TWO, Tuesday 8 September 2026 - Islands Business
- [FATF news] Will the Trump administration send federal agents to the polls? Here’s what we know | CNN Politics
- [EU AML] Reliance on customer due diligence performed by another obliged entity under European Union law | Journal of Banking Regulation | Springer Nature Link
- [Commentary EN] FATF-OECD Report Exposes Hawala Money Laundering
- [Commentary FR] Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques — Wikipédia
- [Commentary FR] L’oeil de la rédaction. L’édito : série noire dans les musées
- [Commentary FR] GAFI : les restrictions de change, carburant involontaire de la finance parallèle
- [Commentary FR] Impact de la liste noire FATF sur les utilisateurs de crypto en Iran
- [Commentary FR] L’oeil de la rédaction. L’édito. Écouter nos cœurs battre
- [Commentary FR] ÉDITORIAL. L’école en triple alerte - ladepeche.fr
- [Commentary FR] Milieu scolaire | Un document de référence pour encadrer l’utilisation des écrans
- [Commentary FR] Élargissement de l’Union européenne — Wikipédia
- [Commentary FR] Jean-Michel Blanquer : « Pisa 2025, une crise française qui s’inscrit dans une dégringolade mondiale »
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