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New aid-to-trade program helps start-up in Pacific Islands

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Amid Australia's declining foreign aid budget, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) is looking to alternative methods of improving outlooks in Pacific nations desperate for assistance. Image: Edwin Tamasese (SBS)


A new aid-to-trade program has seen an increase in local start-ups, taking small steps in creating self-reliant industries.


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