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New Caledonia is located in the Pacific ocean 1500 km east of Australia 2000 km north of New Zealand. 268.767 inhabitants.

Economy of New Caledonia is one of the strongest and most dynamic of the french overseas territories.

WHERE WE ARE?

KEY FIGURES

Status: Unique collectivity of France

(self-governing)

Population: 268 767 people (2014)

Capital city: Noumea : 100 000 people

Land Area: 18,576 km2 (larger than all the

Hawaïan islands together)

Currency: CFP Francs (XPF) / Pegged to the Euro

Official language: French

GPD : 956 billions CPF Francs / 13 billions

NZD $ (2015)

GPD/capita: 29 000 NZ$ (3rd in the Pacific)

New Caledonia : a French & European Territory

SECURITY

SECURITY

French territory in connectionwith Europe

European standards and certification

Secured bank transaction (swift, Iban…)

French navy & army

Pacific Francs / Euro : strongcurrency (low risk of exchange)

New Caledonia Hub Logistic

TOP CLASS INFRASTRUCTURE

International Airport

Neobus

New Medipole

Hospital

New Private clinic

New Cruise hub

New terminal

commercial port

New Caledonia : A DIVERSIFIED ECONOMY Nickel INDUSTRY • Part in the GDP : 5%

• 3 factory worlwide (Eramet, Glencoreet Vale)

• 6 400 employees (2015)

INDUSTRY • 2600 companies (2015)

• 6400 employees (2015)

• First industry of French territories

AGRICULTURE

• Culture, livestock, fisheries

• 4500 agricultural exploitations (2015)

• 15.9 Billion XPF ( 2% of GPD-2015)

SERVICES Formation, education, innovation, health, blue economy…)

TOURISM• 213 million € of tourist revenues

• 5 100 employment (8,5% of employee size classes)

• (4 % of GDP)

NICKEL INDUSTRY

3 world-class processing

plants: Eramet, Glencore

and Vale

6 400 employees (2015)

Part in the GDP : 5%

CFTMC : Training center

at Poro

MINING

MANUFACTURING

2600 companies (2015)

6400 employees (2015)

Biggest industry of French

territories

Various Industries:

Agribusiness, textile, digital

industry, traditional and

renewable energy, recycling,

printing, building construction

products…

AGRICULTURE

4500 agricultural farms (2015)

15.9 (A vérifier) Billion XPF ( 2% of GPD-2015)

Research, development & innovation

Sanitary control

Specialized training

Wood industry

Cereals, vegetables (squashs), fruits….

Genetic programs (Europeanpartnerhip)

Livestock :

Beef, (domestic part : 60 %)

Pork (domestic part : 100 %)

Fisheries :

Tuna, shrimp, sea cucumber….

Joint venture (scallops)

SERVICES Traning and education

(University of New

Caledonia)

Top Level R&D organizations

Renewable energies

Health services

Engineering

Digital technology

Transport (Neobus project)

TOURISM 25 billions XPF / 340

million NZD $ of tourist

revenues in 2015

5 100 employees

2eme economic sector in

terms of export (4 % of

GDP)

115 000 tourists in 2016

500 000 cruise

passengers in 2016

Hotels : Hilton, Meridien,

Sheraton…

French capital in South

Pacific

Health care

For an endogenous economicintegration

The Pacific Islands Forum (PIFS/FIP) is a political and regionalorganization.

Headquarters of The Pacific Community (SPC/CPS), the principalscientific and technical organization in the Pacific region, ownedand governed by our 26 country and territory members

Pacific Business Forum, To put business at the forefront of thepolitical agenda in order to promote general trade in the Pacific.

- NCTI/ AVEX is a Tool for New Caledonia businessexecutives to developp their export operationalcapacity

- Support investors or distributors who want to workwith New Caledonian businesses to develop theiractivities in the region