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Last update: 7 hours agoDigital Finance & Trade: Nauru’s Trade Commissioner’s Office has launched the Pacific Digital Assets Forum, a first-of-its-kind regional platform to shape responsible regulation and policy dialogue for digital assets and digital finance, with a Pacific Digital Assets Report and rotating conference due in Q4 2027 and an advisory board now open for nominations. Diplomacy & Investment Links: Nauru has endorsed plans to open an embassy in Jerusalem, with a scoping mission to Israel approved by Cabinet and Israel expecting it to be the 10th embassy in the city—another step in Nauru’s push to deepen bilateral ties. Migration Costs & Living Standards: New reporting on Australia’s offshore processing on Nauru says asylum seekers are skipping meals and often lack clean drinking water, despite Australia’s funding model, highlighting persistent affordability gaps for imported food and supplies. Deep-Sea Mining Governance: The UN’s top maritime court has refused to halt an ISA inquiry into Nauru Ocean Resources Inc and Tonga Offshore Mining Ltd, while ITLOS provisional measures focus on due process—keeping the regulatory fight over deep-sea mining alive. Regional Security Context: Australia’s diplomatic and defence push across the Pacific continues amid heightened concern over China’s actions, with Nauru’s wider foreign-policy moves landing in the same strategic environment.
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