Trading Stories: Inspiring Accounts of Women in Business
International Trade Forum › Num. 2, Avril 2009
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Several trading stories of women in business which are based on the forthcoming publication Economic Opportunities for Women in the Pacific by the International Finance Corp and AusAID, the Australian Government's overseas aid program, are presented. Gio Recycling, a waste management business, and its Managing Director Ofa Tu'ikolovatu are a visible part of Tonga's business landscape. Tu'ikolovatu is well known and respected in business and in the community for her efforts to reduce waste in Tonga. Beginning as a sole trader, Jackie Loheni recalls early days spent sewing on her auntie's veranda in Apia. But, realizing the requirements for expanding business, she registered MENA as a company with her mother and three sisters in 2000. Meanwhile, when Kim Arut's husband fell ill, she was left no choice but to leave her job and take over running the family business. In the three years since, Kumul Lodge in Papua New Guinea has been doing better than ever.
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Trading Stories: Inspiring Accounts of Women in Business
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Trade Forum EditorialTONGABusinesses in Tonga, like those in other small island states, face many trading challenges. Never deterred, Ofa Tu'ikolovatu is turning obstacles into opportunities for better business and the development of her country.Gio Recycling, a waste management business, and its Managing Director Ofa Tu'ikolovatu are a visible part of Tonga's business landscape. Ms Tu'ikolovaiu is well known and respecìed in business and in the community for her efforts to reduce waste in Tonga. She describes herself as a scrap broker - she buys and sells scrap, Her aim is to clean up Tonga; providing employment, she says, is really a bonus.But trading in Tonga is not always easy. Tonga shares the challenge of most small island states: the dependence on other nations' goods and services, The reliance on shipping and transport networks for exporting and importing is an everyday challenge, with most businesse...Voir le contenu complet de ce document
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