Trade and Investment Division
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)


Attracting Investment in the Services Sector of Small Island
Developing Countries in the Pacific

A Feasibility Study

CONTENTS
Section

Executive Summary

  1. Introduction
  2. Country Characteristics
    1. Cook Islands
    2. Fiji
    3. Tonga
    4. Tuvalu
  3. Partners in Business
  4. Addressing the Challenge
    1. The National Dimension
    2. The Regional Dimension
    3. Developing a Marketing Framework
  5. Conclusion - The Way Forward
Appendix - Illustrative List of Companies

List of Tables

Table 1 Basic Indicators
Table 2 Employment by Sector
Table 3 Education Industry Infrastructure
Table 4 Telecommunications and Internet Densities
Table 5 Telecommunications and Internet Charges
Table 6 Projected Offshore Services Market in 2010
Table 7 Outsourcing of services to Asia
Table 8 Ranking of skilled labour in terms of quality, cost and availability
Table 9 E-commerce revenue projections and GNP per capita
Table 10 The Policy Mix

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Last updated: 8 June 2001