Latest Business news and updates from Fiji and the Pacific.
After years of having a small food stall selling tea, fried fish and cassava at the Suva Market, Rashida Khatoon has now opened her new-look Zamzam Restaurant in Samabula. Khatoon had started off a small restauran
McDonald's Chicken McNuggets are out of stock in Fiji. McDonald's Managing Director, Marc McElrath says the restaurant is not serving it due to shipment delays out of New Zealand. He says this is a global issu
Good news for the hourly paid employees of Tropik Wood Industries Limited and Tropik Wood Products Limited as Fiji Pine Group of Companies Chief Executive Officer, Vimlesh Kumar has announced a 4 percent pay rise for th
People are not concerned about long term savings in Fiji and are not very keen on thinking about the future as everyone is happy. This has been highlighted by LICI General Manager Pradeep Shenoy while declaring the
7,907 claims amounting to over $58 million has been paid by the Life Insurance Corporation of India last year. LICI General Manager, Pradeep Shenoy says $3.35 million was paid under 164 policies as death claims out
There are people who are poor but the statement from the Fiji Council of Social Services regarding food poverty has been blown out of proportion. This has been stated by the Acting Prime Minister and Minister for
There is good news for 392,175 FNPF members as a total of $371 million will be credited into their account next Friday evening. This comes as the FNPF has approved a credit interest rate of 6% for the fiscal year e
In a bid to help ease the traffic flow between the Suva to Nausori corridor, government is looking at relocating some of their offices out to the Nasinu area and they are about to finalize where these offices will be lo
There is a lot of confidence that Tuvatu Gold Mine will one day fall in the ranks of notable multi-million ounce gold deposits such as Porgera and Vatukoula after Canadian company, Lion One Metals announced the discover
60,000 families have benefitted from Kasabias Pte Limited’s SITOVU BUKA initiative in the last three years whereby they distributed clean energy stoves. This initiative is part of the Improved Cook Stove programm
15 local small business entrepreneurs, 60 percent of whom are women, graduated from the Fiji Enterprise Engine’s survive, revive and grow program. They were part of the second cohort of graduating Micro, Small a
People are being urged not to share confidential details such as their mobile money wallet information this is after the Consumer Council of Fiji received reports of unauthorized withdrawals from people’s mobile walle
Fiji has raked in $121m from the end of 2021 to date from the export of fresh and chilled agricultural produce. Permanent Secretary for Agriculture, Vinesh Kumar says this shows a phenomenal increase in the agricul
10,000 Fijians will soon have the chance to generate income and at the same time contribute to mitigating climate change impacts. This comes after the launch of the Jobs for Nature 2.0 initiative by government in p
To snap out of the everyday hustle, the senior management team of R.C Manubhai were treated to a retreat at the Nasau Resort Villas by the the Board of Directors and Group Managing Director Dinesh Patel over the weekend
People living in the Nakasi and Nausori area will have more choices for fast food as McDonald’s is expected to open their new outlet opposite the Rups Mega Complex next year. This has been confirmed by Managing D
Fiji Airways has received the 2022 Passenger Choice Award for Best Food & Beverage in the South Pacific by the Airline Passenger Experience Association. Fiji’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Jitoko Tiko
All businesses are back in operation at the Port Denarau Marina. Chief Executive Officer Cynthia Rasch says they have also seen some new tenancies such as Sails Denarau and Seventh Heaven, amongst a few. Rasch
More women are now starting their own businesses after 45% of females have applied for the concessional loan under the Small, Micro and Medium Enterprises grant. Business Assistance Fiji Chairperson Dr Nur Bano Ali
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises will now be able to get all the assistance they need at one place with the opening of the Business Assistance Fiji office at Vanua Arcade in Suva. This includes financial advice,
