Category: Economy
The French State at New Caledonian nickel’s bedside
by Ted Wood | Feb 6, 2024 | Area, Economy, New Caledonia, Politics
“The price of pure nickel on the London Metal Exchange (LME) has just fallen to 16,000 dollars. This is the lowest price for just over a year. According to Reuters, France’s Finance Ministry has announced that France...
Read MoreAircalin wants to serve Paris
New Caledonia’s public airline will have to buy new aircraft On the occasion of the...
Read MoreFrance and Australia fraternize…
by Ted Wood | Dec 6, 2023 | Area, Culture, Economy, Education, Environment, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Pacific, Politics, Wallis and Futuna
The submarine crisis is an old memory. In September 2021, Sydney cancelled the contract of the...
Read MorePrices fall… a little
by Ted Wood | Oct 17, 2023 | Area, Economy, In Short, New Caledonia
Is New Caledonia seeing the light at the end of the tunnel as far as inflation is concerned? That’s what the statistics institute (Isee) seems to be saying. According to Isee, consumer prices fell by 0.6% over the last...
Read MoreThe State pays AUD 60 million to Caledonia
by Ted Wood | Sep 30, 2023 | Area, Economy, Healthcare, New Caledonia
This money is intended to plug the holes in the local pension fund, the hospital and various social expenses… The civil servants’ pension fund is insolvent. November’s pension payments were threatened. Disabled...
Read MoreSecond Pacific Islands Summit
by Ted Wood | Sep 26, 2023 | Area, Economy, Environment, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Pacific, Politics, Wallis and Futuna
On Monday, the US President welcomed the leaders of most of the Pacific islands to the White House...
Read MoreFiji Airways in New Caledonia
by Ted Wood | Sep 18, 2023 | Business, Economy, New Caledonia, Travel
The first flight is scheduled for 7 December. Fiji Airways has announced that the inaugural flight...
Read MoreDiscussions on the future of New Caledonia have begun in Paris
by Ted Wood | Sep 4, 2023 | Area, Breaking News, Economy, New Caledonia, Politics
New Caledonian political delegations to stay for a week The week began on Monday 4 September with a meeting on nickel. It brought together the main players in New Caledonian nickel under the chairmanship of the Minister for the...
Read More20% discount on electric cars
by Ted Wood | Sep 4, 2023 | Area, Economy, Environment, New Caledonia
To support the sale of electric cars The Caledonian Energy Agency aims to help New Caledonia achieve its energy transition. The agency has decided to offer a 20% discount on electric cars, buggies and scooters. The aid is capped...
Read MoreEmmanuel Macron proposes the Nouméa Accord
by Ted Wood | Jul 28, 2023 | Area, Breaking News, Economy, New Caledonia, Pacific, Politics
He has proposed major investment by the State. He also wants a “path of...
Read MoreThe President of the French Republic in Nouméa
by Ted Wood | Jul 23, 2023 | Area, Economy, New Caledonia, Politics
Emmanuel Macron arrives in New Caledonia for three days on Monday 24. He previously visited in...
Read MoreAn audit of decolonization in Caledonia
by Ted Wood | Jun 2, 2023 | Area, Breaking News, Economy, New Caledonia, Politics
Emmanuel Macron’s Minister of the Interior and Overseas Territories is in New Caledonia. He presented the conclusions of a decolonization audit The aim of the audit was to analyze the measures taken by the State to support...
Read More- Three new radars for Météo France
The French government is to provide 70% of the funding for the renewal of three observation radars. The three new radars cost 13 million Australian dollars. These installations should improve the accuracy of weather forecasts.