Announcing the 2022 Annual General Meeting for the Vanuatu Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Dear Members,

Now that restrictions have been lifted, VCCI will be hosting its Annual General Meeting in June. There are 8 seats up for election this year, and we encourage all interested to put their names forward. More information below in detail. Please note we have made some changes to proxy voting, and want to make sure that all members are informed of this. We also want our members to know what we are doing to make sure that we are truly a national representative body, and that we are focused on supporting businesses not just in Port Vila.

In 2021 VCCI reformed the Santo business sub-committee. This committee of business men and women meet monthly and are joined by a member of VCCI to ensure that relevant issues, matters and are taken up the chain so to speak. The same approach will be taken when borders re-open to Tanna, where we look forward to engaging with the existing business community network to form a sub-committee there, to be followed by Malekula, and Torba and other provincial locations to follow.

This approach to better service and engage with our provincially based businesses was developed as part of our strategic plan 2022-2026. We will focus on expanding our reach, support and representation to all provinces as budget allows.

VCCI Annual General Meeting

The Vanuatu Chamber of Commerce & Industry (VCCI) will be having its AGM on Thursday 23 June 2022 at the Melanesian Hotel Conference Room from 4:30pm to 6:30pm.

For interested business men and women wanting to run as candidates for this year’s Council seats

Please click here to download a nomination form in Bislama, English or French

We welcome all businesses to please bring a copy of their valid 2022 business license and to vote. For those with a 2021 Business license and is waiting to collect their valid 2022 Business License from the Customs and Inland Revenue/ Provincial Government Council please bring your receipt for 2022 to the AGM to enable you to vote.

The 8 seats available for members to vote on is as below, therefore people with Business Licenses as per the categories below can vote at the AGM.

	Sectors	Must have following Business License
1 x	Tourism	D3 or E
1 x	Finance	F1, F2, F3 or F4
1 x	Manufacturing	A or B
1 x	Construction	C or F4
1 x	Large Businesses	D1 or D2 with annual turnover greater than VT50,000,000
1 x	Small Businesses	D1 or D2 with annual turnover lesser than VT50,000,000
1 x	Small Businesses	D1 or D2 with annual turnover lesser than VT50,000,000
1 x	Land transport	E

Voting by proxy is possible by using proxy forms available from the VCCI office or downloaded from the VCCI website. Proxy votes must be received 7 days prior to the Annual General Meeting / by close of business on Wednesday 22 June 2022.

Please note, as COVID is making travel challenging this year we will be accepting proxy votes by email, and or hard copy. They do not need to be physically carried and presented at the AGM by a business person of the same category of which seat you are voting for. For more information on this please email reception@vcci.vu, or call Reception on 27543.

Click here to download proxy voting forms in Bislama, English or French.

We also have the VCCI 2021 Annual Report and the Audited Financial Statements ready for your review. These reports will be discussed at the AGM, so we encourage all members to have a read through and attend the AGM.

Click HERE to download the VCCI 2021 Annual Report – basic narrative

Click HERE to download the VCCI 2021 Audited Financial Statements

Further details on the AGM or voting for the Council Members please contact Reception by email: reception@vcci.vu, or by phone on 27543.

Thank you for your continuous support.

VCCI Team