309 articles tagged "economy"
Government’s total revenue collection stood at $964.8 million for the first half of the 2020/2021 financial year while total government expenditure for the same period is $1.5 billion. Minister for Economy, Aiyaz
Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says what makes the current crisis painful is it’s uncertain nature, and he has told parliament that considering the damage done and the uncertainty ahead, Fiji’s Gross Dome
The volume of ATM transactions in Fiji doubled from 12.6 million transactions in 2010 to 23.2 million at the end of 2019. This is according to the Reserve Bank of Fiji’s presentation to the Parliamentary Standing
Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says there have been discussions about increasing the period for which a person can become a sole practitioner. He says at the moment that period is three years and there are di
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says we will defeat COVID-19 and relatively soon and our economy will recover but some challenges are meant to be managed over the long-term. While responding to the President's sp
The Fijian economy is expected to contract by 19% while it was initially expected to contract by 21.7%. Governor of the Reserve Bank of Fiji, Ariff Ali highlighted this during the Fiji Chamber of Commerce and Indus
A rice farmer of Dreketi has told Attorney General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum that a government minister had allegedly asked him whether something was wrong with him as he was wearing a sulu vakataga. The issue was raise
19 people have been given their new leases for their roadside stalls in Labasa. Minister for Transport and Tourism Faiyaz Koya and the Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum are touring the Northern Division thi
Attorney General and Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has encouraged business houses in Labasa to be part of the Stronger Together Job Support Scheme. While speaking to the Labasa Chamber of Commerce, Saye
The plea of rice farmers in Dreketi to have a storage facility for their products have been answered after the Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum opened a new warehouse facility for Fiji Rice in Dreketi. Speaking
Attorney General and Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says experts are telling them globally that even if tomorrow COVID-19 finishes off from the face of the earth or if a vaccine is developed, we won’t necess
About 500 people have already been recruited via the Government’s Stronger Together Job Support Scheme. They have been hired by more than 20 companies that have registered under the scheme. While speaking du
For the past 5 years, agriculture contribution to the Gross Domestic Product has averaged around 4.2% and in 2019, agriculture contributed around $725.8 million. This has been revealed by Minister for Minister for
The Reserve Bank of Fiji in partnership with the Fiji Bureau of Statistics, the United Nations Capital Development Fund managed by the Pacific Financial Inclusion Programme and the Alliance for Financial Inclusion has c
National Farmers Union General Secretary, Mahendra Chaudhry says angry cane farmers are demanding the removal of the FSC CEO, Graham Clark and senior management following three months of frustrating performance at the R
The June quarter earnings for tourism for Fiji was $300 million or 98.6% lower than the amount recorded for the March quarter of 2020. The Fiji Bureau of Statistics says Fiji’s earnings from tourism indicate the
About 15 businesses in Sigatoka Town have closed and more are showing signs of closure by the end of the year, four businesses have changed their business activity while entire villages have lost their source of income
29,000 people who were employed by members of the Fiji Commerce and Employers Federation have lost their jobs or are working on reduced hours post-COVID-19. Fiji Commerce and Employers Federation CEO Kameli Batiwet
Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says former Prime Minister, Mahendra Chaudhry may be bitter about what Fiji Airways has achieved after realizing an objective Chaudhry himself had talked about in 2008 however C
Minister for Agriculture Dr Mahendra Reddy has encouraged sugarcane farmers to complement their farm income and set aside one or two acres of land for rice production since the price of rice per tonne at the moment is $
