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𝐌𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞: 𝐎𝐧𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐋𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐩𝐮

The Ministry of Trade and Economic Development (MTED) is committed to upholding a compliant and trustworthy business environment in Tonga. Our inspection teams are currently active in Tongatapu, conducting thorough checks on business licenses to ensure full compliance. This ensures…

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Press Release Petroleum Price for July – August 2024

PRESS RELEASE New Petroleum Prices for July-August 2024 The Ministry of Trade and Economic Development wishes to advise that the Tonga Competent Authority (TCA) has approved the new petroleum prices for July-August 2024 to be effective from Thursday, 18th July…

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Launch of the Tonga Standardisation Roadmap

PRESS RELEASE The Minister for  Trade and Economic Development, Hon. Dr Viliami Uasike Latu, will launch Tonga’s first National Standardisation Roadmap on Wednesday 19th of June at the  Liku’alofa (Resort)Function Centre, Tonga National Centre, Tofoa. The Roadmap sets out a…

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𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐚’𝐬 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞: 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐄𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩 𝐚 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲

8 May 2024: In a proactive move towards fostering economic growth and enhancing resilience in the labor market, the Ministry of Trade and Economic Development (MTED) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) are embarking on a collaborative effort to develop…

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𝐓𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐚 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲

The Ministry of Trade and Economic Development (MTED), in partnership with the Market Development Facility (MDF) Pacific Regional, has embarked on the second stage of the collaborative “Tonga Business Accelerator Pilot Project.” A training program commenced on Monday 29th April…

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𝐓𝐎𝐊𝐎𝐍𝐈 𝐊𝐈 𝐇𝐄 𝐍𝐆𝐀𝐀𝐇𝐈 𝐏𝐈𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐒𝐈 𝐓𝐔𝐊𝐈 𝐊𝐀𝐕𝐀 – ‘𝐄𝐔𝐀

𝐇𝐨𝐤𝐨 𝐚𝐭𝐮 𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐤𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐚 𝐭𝐨𝐤𝐨𝐧𝐢 ‘𝐚 𝐞 𝐌𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐤𝐢 𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐨 𝐟𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐚 ‘𝐨 𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐤𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐚 𝐤𝐚𝐯𝐚 𝐤𝐢 𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐚𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐧𝐮𝐚 ‘𝐄𝐮𝐚. 𝐍𝐞 ‘𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐬𝐢 𝐚𝐢 𝐤𝐚𝐮 𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐢 𝐧𝐠𝐨𝐮𝐞 𝐤𝐚𝐯𝐚 𝐭𝐨𝐤𝐨 𝟐𝟐, ‘𝐚 𝐢𝐚 𝐤𝐨 𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐤𝐨 𝟏𝟓 𝐚𝐢 𝐧𝐞 𝐦𝐚’𝐮 ‘𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐮 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐢…

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