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Building Cultures of Accountability: APIPA Holds 36th Annual Conference in Saipan, CNMI September 2025

Oct 10, 2025

Monique

28 Leaders Graduate from the Executive Leadership Development Program, Expanding Pacific Alumni Network to 239

Aug 08, 2025

Jason

Island Governments Address Audit and Workforce Challenges at IGFOA 2024 Winter Meeting

Dec 19, 2024

Monique

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IGFOA Summer 2022 Conference Report Now Available

Oct 03, 2022

Ciara Santiago

The Island Government Finance Officers’ Association (IGFOA) has met at least annually every year since 1999 to participate in professional development and networking activities and to advance an agenda for financial management improvement. IGFOA Meetings also provide a forum for participants to...

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Government Lease Implementation in the CNMI and Guam

Sep 30, 2022

Monique Wedderburn

From September 7-16, 2022, the Pacific and Virgin Islands Training Initiatives (PITI-VITI) offered on-site training to the Guam and CNMI governments to support the implementation of new lease accounting standards. The new GASB standards have altered the historical landscape of how lease...

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Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs Applauds 33rd APIPA Conference for Strengthening Public Accountability in Island Areas

Sep 22, 2022

Ciara Santiago

The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs applauds the Association of Pacific Islands Public Auditors (APIPA) on completing its 33rd annual conference, held virtually from August 29 to September 2, 2022. More than 500 government financial accountability officials attended...

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Compact-Mandated Palau Economic Advisory Group Launched

Sep 15, 2022

Jason Aubuchon

The Palau Economic Advisory Group (EAG), newly constituted to provide recommendations on how the United States can best contribute to the long-term economic stability and resilience of the island, convened its initial meeting Aug. 22-26, 2022. The goal of this first meeting was to learn about the...

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Palau Economic Brief Documents (2022)

Sep 12, 2022

Jason Aubuchon

The 2022 Palau Economic Brief and Presentation is produced annually to present an independent assessment of the Republic of Palau’s economic performance and policy environment, as well as independently verified economic statistics

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Congratulations ELDP 2025 Cohort!

Check out the newest ELDP Graduates, expanding the Pacific Alumni Network to 239.

August 2025

APIPA Conference 2025

The 36th annual APIPA Conference was held on September 8 - September 12, 2025 in the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands. Read the full press release here.

September 8 - 12, 2025

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