"International Monetary Fund," . . "Pacific Ocean" . . "Economic development Islands of the Pacific." . . . . "Commerce." . . "Tourism." . . "International Monetary Fund. Asia and Pacific Department." . . "Islands of the Pacific." . . "Islands of the Pacific" . "Tourism Islands of the Pacific." . . "Economic development." . . "Asia." . . "Islands of the Pacific Commerce Asia." . . "Pacific island countries in search of a trade strategy"@en . . . . "Electronic books"@en . . . "Pacific Island countries : in search of a trade strategy" . . . "International trade is vital for economic prosperity in Pacific island countries, but their trade performance has been weak over the past decade with the exception of resource-rich countries. Small country size and remoteness from global economic centers may have contributed to this relatively poor performance. However, the emergence of Asia as a global economic center presents Pacific island countries with an unprecedented opportunity to develop trade with Asia, particularly in tourism for a number of PICs. Moreover, if a strong two-way linkage is established between tourism and agriculture, Pacific island countries stands a better chance to improve broad-based growth. --Abstract."@en . . . . . . . . "International trade is vital for economic prosperity in Pacific island countries, but their trade performance has been weak over the past decade with the exception of resource-rich countries. Small country size and remoteness from global economic centers may have contributed to this relatively poor performance. However, the emergence of Asia as a global economic center presents Pacific island countries with an unprecedented opportunity to develop trade with Asia, particularly in tourism for a number of PICs. Moreover, if a strong two-way linkage is established between tourism and agriculture,"@en . . . . "Pacific Island Countries"@en . . . . . . . "Agriculture." . .