Morningstar

Two Odyssey Marine Exploration Autonomous Benthic Mini Landers Successfully Deployed in the Cook Islands’ EEZ

Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. (NASDAQ: OMEX), an ocean exploration leader engaged in critical mineral resource development, today announced the successful deployment of its two Autonomous Benthic ...

Deep Sea Minerals Corp. Provides Strategic Update on Cook Islands and U.S. NOAA Pathways as U.S. Accelerates Offshore Critical Minerals Policy and Expands Supply-Chain Investment

Deep Sea Minerals is actively advancing offshore critical mineral initiatives in the United States through permitting pathways administered by NOAA under DSHMRA. The Company believes the U.S.
Nasdaq

Political Divide Deepens Over Seabed Mining in the Cook Islands

The Cook Islands should be allowed to “make their own choices” and “have a right to their own future development” in terms of seabed mining, according to former Australian Prime Minister Scott ...
International Monetary Fund

Cook Islands: Technical Assistance Report-Mission on National Accounts Statistics

The mission assisted the Cook Islands Statistics Office in compiling the quarterly GDP by production (GDP(P)) from Q3 2024 to Q2 2025 as well as the 2024 annual GDP(P) estimates. The plans for ...
The Diplomat

1 Year In: How the China-Cook Islands Partnership Agreement Is Shaping Up

Is Central Asia Still Russia’s Backyard? China took an extraordinary diplomatic step last February by unveiling a comprehensive strategic agreement with the Cook Islands. Avarua’s decision was ...