Prime Minister Lord Fakafanua met with World Bank representatives discussing strategies for Shaping Tonga’s Tomorrow

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Prime Minister Lord Fakafanua met with World Bank representatives, including Mr. Stephen Ndegwa, Division Director; Mr. Ralph Van Doom, Lead Economist; Ms. Ruth Nikjuluw, Country Economist; and Ms. Natalia Latu, Country Officer, to discuss strategies for Shaping Tonga’s Tomorrow: Mobilizing the Private Sector for Growth and Jobs. The discussions focused on fostering sustainable economic growth, expanding private sector opportunities, and creating new employment prospects to support Tonga’s development agenda. A jobs creation focus that the Prime Minister acknowledged aligns with the government’s priorities.

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Na’e fakataha ‘a e ‘Eiki Palemia, Lord Fakafanua, mo e kau fakafofonga mei he Pangike ‘a Mamani(World Banlk-WB) kau ki ai ‘a Mr Stephen Ndegwa, Talekita Fakava’a; Mr Ralph Van Doom, Taki Mataotao faka’ikonomika; Ms Ruth Nikjuluw, Fale’i Faka’ikonomika mo Natalia Latu, ko e fakafofonga ‘i Tonga ni ‘o e WB, ke alea’i e ngaahi ngaue mahu’inga ke fakalakalaka’aki ‘a Tonga he kaha’u; teke ‘a e sekitoa taautaha ki he tupu faka’ikonomika mo e faingamalie ki he lahi e ngaue.

Naʻe fakataumuʻa ʻa e ngaahi fepotalanoa’aki ki he fakalakalaka fakaʻikonomika ʻoku tu’uloa, fakalahi ʻa e ngaahi faingamālie ki he ngaahi sekitoa taautaha, pea mo e fakatupu ha ngaahi faingamālie ngāue foʻou ke poupouʻi ʻa e ʻasenita fakalakalaka ʻa Tonga. Ko e taumuʻa ki he fakatupu ngāue, ʻi he me’a ‘a e ʻEiki Palemia ʻoku fenapasi mo e ngaahi taumu’a ngaue ʻa e Puleʻanga.