The Asian Development Bank (ADB) in its Pacific Monitor report released in August this year, projects that five of the Pacific economics will experience negative growth this year and one country will not grow at all. What this means is that governments in the region are continuously under pressure to raise the revenue to provide the needed social services to their population.
Economies do not grow overnight and the impact of the global economic recession and the projected negative growth will affect the affordability of Pacific Islands governments to compete for the best skills and talents required by their Public Services. What can Public Services Commission do to manage this problem?