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New Petroleum Prices For February – March 2024

he Ministry of Trade and Economic Development wishes to advise that the Tonga Competent Authority (TCA) has approved the new Petroleum Prices for February to be effective from Monday, 19th February 2024. Click on these links below to read more…

PACER Plus Aims to Enhance Tonga’s capacity in Foreign Direct Investment

A four-day workshop, organized by the PACER Plus Implementation Unit (PPIU) in collaboration with the Ministry of Trade and Economic Development (MTED) which commenced on 13th February 2024 at Ancient Tonga, with 35 participants from various Government Ministries and private…

New Petroleum Prices for November-December 2023

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 5 of the Price and Wages Control Act 1988, the Competent Authority hereby declares that these will be the MAXIMUM prices allowable for PMS (Motor Spirit), ADO (Diesoline) and DPK (Kerosene) for…

Bilateral meeting between Hon. Huákavameiliku, Prime Minister and H.E. Ambassador Dennis Francis, President of the General Assembly (PGA)

Cook Islands, 5 November, 2023:- The Prime Minister of Tonga, Hon. Hu’akavameiliku, held a bilateral meeting with His Excellency, Dennis Francis, President of the General Assembly and Permanent Representative of the Republic of the Trinidad and Tobago to the United…

Prime Minister Hon. Huákavameiliku arrives in Rarotonga, Cook Islands, for the 52nd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting

Cook Islands, 3 November, 2023:-The Prime Minister was officially greeted upon arrival by the Cook Islands Government, in which he will be joining the other Leaders of the Pacific for the annual Forum meeting from the 6-10 November, 2023. The…

Consumer Protection and Competition authorities form new network to promote well-functioning markets in the Pacific

Tonga has joined the competition, consumer protection, and economic regulators from across the Pacific to share intelligence, investigative techniques, and authority best practice, in a newly formed initiative to be called the Pacific Island Network of Competition Consumer and Economic…

Public Announcement – Regulated Goods 2023

Totongi ma’olunga taha ki he ngaahi Koloa Pule’i 11 ó Sepitema 2023 ‘Oku faka’amu ‘ae Komiti Pule Fe’unga ke mea’i ‘e he Hou’eiki mo e kainga, pea kihe kau Konisiuma ‘I he ‘Otu Tonga ni, ‘ae ngaahi totongi ma’olunga taha…

Tonga Labour Mobility Supply Management Strategy

Tonga faces significant development challenges due to its relative isolation and lack of economies of scale. Labour mobility provides an important, viable development opportunity to overcome these challenges by enabling the temporary movement of Tongan workers to meet labour shortages…

Free of Charge : Digital Skills Courses

The Commonwealth Secretariat in collaboration with Simplilearn in providing self-paced e-learning courses targeting youths (15 – 29) of Commonwealth member countries with the Ministry of Trade and Economic Development as the national administrator. The course provider is Simplilearn, experienced in…

Tonga joins other members of the International Labour Conference

(ILO) in the 111th Session of the International Labour Conference. The Hon. Dr. Viliami Uasike Latu, Minister for Trade and Economic Development attended the International Labour Organization’s 111th session of the International Labour Conference, which is held from 5th to…

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