Department of Commerce
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Department of Commerce is fielding requests from the public after their recent Biz Fest was hailed a success.
“We were even asked to do this on a monthly or quarterly basis,” said DOC Director Petti Matila in response to questions from Samoa News.
The Lemanu and...
O se vaaiga i nisi o le au faigaluega a le Matagaluega o Fefa’atauaiga i le amataga o le masina lenei i le taimi o aoaoga fa’apitoa a le matagaluega sa faia i le Fale Laumei i Utulei. [ata: DOC Facebook]
Tafuna High School students, and Commerce Department (DOC) officials pose for a photo late last week following an educational tour of the Nu'uuli wetlands area, as part of Coast Weeks in the territory last week.
[photo: DOC]
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On Tuesday February 16, 2021, the Territorial Bank of American Samoa (TBAS) announced the start of the new Economic Development Revolving Loan Fund — a business loan program for new and existing small businesses located within the Territory.
Small businesses needing...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa’s estimated gross domestic product (GDP) decreased by more than 5% in 2017, according to data released more than a week ago by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) of the US Department of Commerce.
“Tuna canning industry exports declined significantly,”...