Industries Division

The Industry Division is committed to foster investment and to facilitate industrial development in Tonga. These are guided by the Foreign Investment Act, 2002 and the Industrial Development Act of 1978 (please refer to the section on Laws & Regulations for further details).

A. SERVICES

The Division draws its focus on the following services: -
1) Management of the Industrial Development Incentives
2) Investment Promotion Activities
3) Private Sector Development Services
4) Investment Policies

1. Private Sector Development Services

Services that are targeted at the Private Sector are focused on the role of the division to facilitate and assist in the attempt to keep them grow and expand. These services involved the followings:-
• foster innovation and entrepreneurship
• identify and address critical business infrastructure gaps

2. Investment Promotion Activities:

Investment Promotion activities included attending to enquiries that are received from investors, collecting and updating of relevant information that are required by investors and publishing of information that are geared towards attracting Foreign Direct Investment to Tonga.

4. Investment Policies

The main focus of this unit is to promote the removal of barriers to business and to provide advice to Government on investment issues.

Contact Details:

Head of Division
Mrs Vika Fusimalohi - Deputy Secretary for Industries
Email: vikaf@mlci.gov.to
Ph: office – (676) 23 688
Mob: (676)
Fax: (676) 23 887

Investment Promotion
Ms Kalolaine F. Manu - Senior Industrial Economist
Email: kalom@mlci.gov.to
Ph: office – (676) 23 688
Mob: (676) 16 147
Fax: (676) 23 887

Private Sector Development
Assistant Secretary
Ms ‘Alisi Kautoke
(still on study leave)

Currently assisted by : Ms Letisia Afu
Senior Research Officer
Email: letisiaa@mlci.gov.to
Mob: 54 061
Ph: (676) 23 688
Fax: (676) 23 887

Investment Incentives Assistant Secretary
Vacant Post

Download: Industry Division Org Chart.

PROCESS TO ISSUE A DEVELOPMENT LICENCE

Download: Process to issue a development licence form here

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