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Ministry Of Finance And Economic Development (Kiribati)
The Ministry of Finance and Economic Development (MFED, in Gilbertese, Botaki ibukin te mwane ao karikirake) is a government ministry of Kiribati, headquartered in South Tarawa. The Minister is responsible for: *Development of Fiscal and Economic Policy *Government Investments *Government revenue and expenditure *Economic Development Committee (DCC) Secretariat *National Development Strategy (NDS) *Development Planning and Aid Administration *Government Financial and Accounting Services *Internal Auditing *Customs *Taxation *Exchange Control *Government Statistics and National Census *Banking (including Bank of Kiribati and Development Bank of Kiribati. The World Bank, International Monetary Fund. Asian Development Bank and other non-Government Aid Agencies) *Kiribati Insurance Corporation *Managing Government Liabilities (Loans and Guarantees) *Procurement Act Ministers * Tiwau Awira, (1979-1983) * Boanareke Boanareke, (1983-1987) *Teatao Teannaki, (1987-1991) *Taomati Iuta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilbertese Language
Gilbertese or taetae ni Kiribati, also Kiribati (sometimes ''Kiribatese''), is an Austronesian language spoken mainly in Kiribati. It belongs to the Micronesian branch of the Oceanic languages. The word ''Kiribati'', the current name of the islands, is the local adaptation of the previous European name "Gilberts" to Gilbertese phonology. Early European visitors, including Commodore John Byron, whose ships happened on Nikunau in 1765, had named some of the islands the Kingsmill or Kings Mill Islands or for the Northern group ''les îles Mulgrave'' in French but in 1820 they were renamed, in French, ''les îles Gilbert'' by Admiral Adam Johann von Krusenstern, after Captain Thomas Gilbert, who, along with Captain John Marshall, had passed through some of these islands in 1788. Frequenting of the islands by Europeans, Americans and Chinese dates from whaling and oil trading from the 1820s, when no doubt Europeans learnt to speak it, as Gilbertese learnt to speak English and oth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teuea Toatu
Teuea Toatu is an I-Kiribati politician who is the current Vice-President and Minister for Finance & Economic Development in the Cabinet of Kiribati. He is 1 of 3 Members of the House of Assembly representing the constituency of Abaiang. He was appointed Vice-President (Kauoman-ni-Beretienti) on 19 June 2019.https://www.rnz.co.nz/article/43fae881-381c-4242-b91f-cdf17366db18 He graduated with a BA in accounting and economics form the University of the South Pacific in 1980, and completed a certificate in computing at the University of East Anglia in 1984. He subsequently completed his MSc at the University of Strathclyde and his PhD at the Australian National University The Australian National University (ANU) is a public research university located in Canberra, the capital of Australia. Its main campus in Acton encompasses seven teaching and research colleges, in addition to several national academies and .... References Vice-presidents of Kiribati Year of birth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Murdoch
Tom or TOM may refer to: * Tom (given name), a diminutive of Thomas or Tomás or an independent Aramaic given name (and a list of people with the name) Characters * Tom Anderson, a character in ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' * Tom Beck, a character in the 1998 American science-fiction disaster movie '' Deep Impact'' * Tom Buchanan, the main antagonist from the 1925 novel ''The Great Gatsby'' * Tom Cat, a character from the ''Tom and Jerry'' cartoons * Tom Lucitor, a character from the American animated series ''Star vs. the Forces of Evil'' * Tom Natsworthy, from the science fantasy novel ''Mortal Engines'' * Tom Nook, a character in ''Animal Crossing'' video game series * Tom Servo, a robot character from the ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' television series * Tom Sloane, a non-adult character from the animated sitcom '' Daria'' * Talking Tom, the protagonist from the ''Talking Tom & Friends'' franchise * Tom, a character from the '' Deltora Quest'' books by Emily Rodda * Tom, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natan Teewe
Natan is a masculine given name, a surname and the Hebrew origin of the name Nathan which may refer to: Given name: * Natan Hockenstien (Also known as Nator Tots) (born 2008) Poet, Son, Entrepreneur * Natan Bernot (1931-2018), Yugoslav slalom canoeist, 1963 World Championship C-2 silver medalist * Natan Brand (1944–1990), Israeli classical pianist * Natan Carneiro de Lima (born 1990), Brazilian footballer * Natan Eidelman (1930-1989), Soviet Russian author and historian * Natan Gamedze (born 1963), Swazi convert to Judaism, Haredi rabbi and lecturer * Natan Jurkovitz (born 1995), French-Swiss-Israeli basketball player for Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the Israeli Basketball Premier League * Natan Panz (1917–1948), Russian-born Jewish football player from Mandatory Palestine and Irgun member * Natan Peled (1913-1992), Israeli politician * Natan Rakhlin (1906-1979), Soviet orchestra conductor * Natan or Nathan Rapoport (1911-1987), Polish Jewish sculptor and painter * Natán Rivera (b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beniamina Tinga
Beniamina Tinga (born ?) was an I-Kiribati politician. He was Minister of Finance from 1994 to 2003. Tinga was sworn in as Vice President of Kiribati on 17 November 2000, following the death of his predecessor, Tewareka Tentoa, earlier in the month. He served as vice president under former president Teburoro Tito until 2003. In 2018 he was the 6th richest person from Kiribati. Tinga is from Nikunau. He is the father of 2012 presidential candidate, Rimeta Beniamina Rimeta Beniamina (born 29 December 1960) is an I-Kiribati politician and a former leader of the defunct United Coalition Party. Beniamina, who is from the island of Nikunau in southern Kiribati, is the son of former Vice President Beniamina Ti .... References Year of birth missing (living people) Vice-presidents of Kiribati Finance ministers of Kiribati Members of the House of Assembly (Kiribati) People from the Gilbert Islands Living people 21st-century I-Kiribati politicians {{Kiribati-politicia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taomati Iuta
Taomati T. Iuta (2 May 1939 on Beru Island"Hon. Taomati Iuta - Speaker of Parliament (2007-2011)" Parliament of Kiribati – 5 June 2016) was an I- politician. He was for the Ninth Parliament (2011–2015). He was from 1991 to 1994. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teatao Teannaki
Teatao Teannaki (15 June 1935– 11 October 2016) was an I-Kiribati political figure who served as President of Kiribati from 1991 until 1994. He was first elected to represent Abaiang in the House of Assembly of the Gilbert Islands. Teatao Teannaki, Minister of State in the previous government of Chief Minister Naboua Ratieta, became Minister for Education, Training and Culture in March 1978. At independence on 12 July 1979, Tabai immediately nominated Teannaki as Vice-president. He served as Vice President under the three mandates of Sir Ieremia Tabai. He would also serve as the Minister of Home Affairs in 1987, and as Minister of Finance from 1987 to 1991. Replacing Babera Kirata, suddenly dead before the general election, he was narrowly elected to replace Tabai as the President of Kiribati The president of Kiribati ( gil, Beretitenti) is the head of state and head of government of Kiribati. Following a general election, by which citizens elect the members of the Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asian Development Bank
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is a regional development bank established on 19 December 1966, which is headquartered in the Ortigas Center located in the city of Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines. The bank also maintains 31 field offices around the world to promote social and economic development in Asia. The bank admits the members of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP, formerly the Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East or ECAFE) and non-regional developed countries. From 31 members at its establishment, ADB now has 68 members. The ADB was modeled closely on the World Bank, and has a similar weighted voting system where votes are distributed in proportion with members' capital subscriptions. ADB releases an annual report that summarizes its operations, budget and other materials for review by the public. The ADB-Japan Scholarship Program (ADB-JSP) enrolls about 300 students annually in academic institutions locate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cabinet Of Kiribati
The Cabinet of Kiribati is the cabinet (executive branch) of the government of the Republic of Kiribati. The initial text of the Constitution of Kiribati (art.40) specifies that the Cabinet "shall consist of the Beretitenti, the Kauoman-ni-Beretitenti and not more than 10 other Ministers, and the Attorney-General". Members of the Cabinet are appointed by the President, from among Members of Parliament (art.41). Since October 2016, a change of the Constitution text allows more than 10 ministries and retires the Attorney General from the Cabinet. All ministries but one are headquartered in South Tarawa, from Betio to Bikenibeu. The Ministry of Line and Phoenix Islands Development is situated in London, Kiribati on Kiritimati. Current Cabinet The current Cabinet consists of the following Ministers: The first nine ministers sworn in on 2 July 2020 at the State House in Bairiki (South Tarawa) and include Dr Teuea Toatu, Willie Tokataake, Ruateki Tekaiara, Ribanataake Awira, D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
