UN General Assembly
2014

the post-2015 development agenda. We are clearly focused on actively participating in the process and in its implementation at the national and regional levels. Our Government is fully committed to ensuring that we manage the transformation carefully and effectively. Our challenge is to ensure that the growth delivers the maximum benefit to our citizens. Recently, our Government launched a $100 million initiative with our leading national bank, the Bank of the South Pacific, to make home loans more affordable for our citizens. We are also facilitating financial inclusion services for our people. We are grateful to our development partners, including the United Nations, Australia, New Zealand, the United States, Japan, China and the European Union. My Government has helped with the capital for the first national women’s bank and for microcredit schemes to help our people at the grass- roots level become owners and drivers of their future well-being. In addition, we are giving priority to small and medium enterprises to drive national development. Furthermore, my Government is developing a national statistics development strategy to provide a road