309 articles tagged "economy"
The government should increase the export of local foods such as fish, ginger, dalo, kava, turmeric and others because of its demand in the international market which will bring in more foreign exchange. This was
Some students and school dropouts lack support and programs to study trade-related courses or participate in short-term training. This is one of the concerns raised by the students of Suva Grammar School this morn
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Professor Biman Prasad has stated that the annual inflation rate last year was 5.1 percent and the inflation rate for January has already decreased to 3.7 percent, showing
The Ministry of Trade has unequivocally refuted recent claims circulating regarding the temporary suspension of kava exports from Fiji. Deputy Prime Minister, Manoa Kamikamica has made this comment in response to
Outsource Fiji contributes about $216 million to Fiji’s economy annually towards the development of the country. While speaking to fijivillage News, Outsource Fiji Executive Director Sagufta Janif says this year
The Fiji Bureau of Statistics 2022 Report on Fiji’s Gross Domestic Product tells us that, the real estate sector typically pitches roughly $287 million or 3 percent toward the economy’s output annually. Acting
The Cabinet has approved the framework, processes, approach and timelines for the formulation of a new National Development Plan by the recently re-established Strategic Planning Office in the Ministry of Finance.
Fiji's economy is predominantly a services economy and approximately 70 percent of the country’s GDP is comprised of services. This was highlighted by the Permanent Secretary for Trade, Cooperatives, SME’s and
Economic activity domestically has been healthy despite persistent headwinds, mainly due to a thriving tourism sector, strong remittances and resilient domestic demand where visitor arrivals continued to grow despite th
Inflation surged to 5.8 percent in November as higher prices were noted across most categories, particularly the food and nonalcoholic beverages, transport, housing and utilities, and restaurants and hotels categories.
After a strong 20 percent growth last year and a further 8 percent projected for this year, Fiji’s economy is on a path to full recovery and growth is expected to be sustainable. This was revealed by the Deputy P
Despite the slowdown in the global economy, the Reserve Bank of Fiji states that the Fijian economy continues to perform well and is projected to grow by 8.2 percent this year, following a robust 20 percent expansion in
Fiji has lost around 50,000 people who have gone overseas for employment or went on student visas between January 2022 to October this year. This has been revealed by Permanent Secretary for Finance, Shiri Gounder
A Training and Skill Needs Analysis Survey 2023 has started that aims to identify priority areas of training and skill needs for human capital planning and development in Fiji. Ministry of Finance, Strategic Planni
The Fijian economy is projected to expand by 8.2 percent this year, an upgrade from the 8 percent growth expected earlier, and by the end of the year, visitor arrivals are expected to be 4 percent higher than 2019 and r
Fiji’s economy will only grow by about two to three percent in the next two to three years because the tourism industry which is currently driving the economy will reach maximum capacity of about 1 million visitors b
Inflation in Fiji could be as high as 13% - ANZ economist The rate of inflation could be a lot higher than 6 percent that has been projected by the Reserve Bank of Fiji by the end of the year as ANZ Bank economist
Fiji’s economy is on a path to full recovery and growth is expected to be sustainable as the economy has progressed in the last 9 months after a strong 20 percent growth last year and another 8 percent projected for
The Japanese Government will provide funding of $1.6 million to the Fiji government to support the procurement of Oil Spill Preventative Equipment for the Maritime Safety Authority of Fiji under its ‘Economic Social D
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Professor Biman Prasad says if they could not find the money to fund the Government when they came into office last year, they would not have been able provide the basic su
