“The Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) is open for business and eager to attract outside capital to help revive its struggling economy, the governor of the self-governing United State territory says.”
“Fresh on the heels of an Interagency Group on Insular Areas meeting in Washington, the governor invited companies to look north of Guam for their next investment.”
” ‘We are open for investors. So if you don’t know where the Mariana is, we’re right next to Guam,’ he said.”
” ‘If you’re ready to meet, we have a lot of islands north of Saipan. You can buy an island, you can lease an island.’ ”
“The senior-level, invitation-only forum aims to advance viable investment across the Pacific, bringing together Pacific Islands leaders, private sector representatives, and senior US government officials.”
“Discussions centered on infrastructure, critical minerals and supply chains, the digital economy and telecommunications, energy security, tourism, agriculture and food security, health systems, and banking and financial services.”