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Matthew Wales unveils GREAT coalition's roadmap for Solomon Islands

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  • Solomon Islands' new coalition government launched its "strategic blueprint" document, the GREAT plan.
  • Prime Minister Matthew Wale stated the plan emphasizes empowering local communities and indigenous Solomon Islanders.
  • The blueprint focuses on four pillars: strong institutions, a productive economy, responsible resource management, and investment in people.

The Solomon Islands' new coalition government, led by Prime Minister Matthew Wale, has officially launched its policy document, the Government for Reform, Empowerment, Accountability and Transformation (GREAT) plan. Unveiled 52 days after Wale's election, the 60-page "strategic blueprint" outlines the government's commitment to empowering local communities.

The GREAT Coalition Government chooses to build. We choose to strengthen institutions that earn and sustain the confidence of our people. We choose to build a productive economy that creates opportunities for Solomon Islanders.

— Matthew WalePrime Minister of the Solomon Islands, describing the core principles of his government's new policy blueprint.

During the unveiling in Honiara, Prime Minister Wale emphasized that his government's priorities are built on four key pillars, with a significant focus on indigenous Solomon Islanders. "The GREAT Coalition Government chooses to build. We choose to strengthen institutions that earn and sustain the confidence of our people. We choose to build a productive economy that creates opportunities for Solomon Islanders," Wale stated.

The blueprint also highlights the importance of responsible resource management for future generations and prioritizes investment in the nation's people, whom Wale described as its greatest asset. "Our ambition is clear. We seek an economy that rewards enterprise, encourages innovation, supports local industry, creates employment for our young people," he said.

Our ambition is clear. We seek an economy that rewards enterprise, encourages innovation, supports local industry, creates employment for our young people.

— Matthew WalePrime Minister of the Solomon Islands, outlining the economic goals of the GREAT plan.

Wale expressed a vision for an economy where indigenous Solomon Islanders increasingly become owners, investors, and producers, moving beyond the role of mere consumers. This strategic direction aims to foster lasting national progress through robust institutions, economic growth, and sustainable development.

An economy where indigenous Solomon Islanders increasingly become owners, investors, producers and exporters rather than simply consumers.

— Matthew WalePrime Minister of the Solomon Islands, detailing the vision for economic empowerment in the nation.
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