108 articles tagged "rbf"
The Governor and Chairman of the Reserve Bank of Fiji Board, Ariff Ali says the recent opening of borders within Viti Levu and the planned resumption of international travel later this year should augur well for the Fij
The Reserve Bank of Fiji recorded a net profit of $31.7 million for the 2020-2021 financial year, slightly higher than the $30.1 million in the preceding financial year. The RBF Board at its meeting on 23rd Septemb
The Reserve Bank of Fiji has clarified that the lottery notice which has the RBF logo and is circulating on social media sites is a hoax. This hoax notice claims the user has won a reward and requires them to provi
Expect the prices of goods and services to rise due to increasing food and oil prices and other factors like border restrictions and COVID protocols. The Reserve Bank of Fiji says rising global food and crude oil p
Economic activity slowed significantly in late April and May as the spread of the Delta variant intensified in the country, worsening Fiji’s socio-economic situation however some pick-up has been noted from June as mo
$332 million was received in personal remittances by families in Fiji from people overseas in the first five months of this year. The Reserve Bank of Fiji says the total personal remittances grew by 27.7%. It
Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has tabled a Bill to amend the Reserve Bank of Fiji Act 1983 which seeks to extend the period for advances from 183 days to 5 years. While tabling the Bill, Sayed-Khaiyum says
Good news for micro, small and medium sized enterprises and large businesses as the Reserve Bank of Fiji has expanded the coverage of the Disaster Rehabilitation and Containment Facility to include them in any lending.
The Reserve Bank Board has resolved that a conditional approval be granted on Kina Securities Limited’s application to take over Westpac Fiji. The Westpac Group had announced on 7th December last year, its intent
The Reserve Bank of Fiji Governor and Head of the Macroeconomic Committee, Ariff Ali says Fiji’s economic recovery is dependent on the successful containment of the COVID outbreak and the re-opening of borders for int
The Reserve Bank of Fiji Governor and Head of the Macroeconomic Committee, Ariff Ali says the second wave of the coronavirus outbreak of the highly contagious Delta variant in Fiji has thwarted all chances of an economi
The Governor and Chairman of the Reserve Bank of Fiji Board, Ariff Ali says vaccinating our population will be essential to control the spread of the virus, help support the reopening of businesses and borders and kick-
The Governor and Chairman of the Reserve Bank of Fiji Board, Ariff Ali reiterates that our economic recovery hinges on how soon the second wave of infections is contained locally and the resumption of international tour
The Reserve Bank of Fiji says investment and consumption activity remained weak in the first three months of the year, indicating subdued confidence amidst continued economic uncertainty. However strong growth was
The Reserve Bank of Fiji says while progress has been made on the vaccination front considering that over 50,000 Fijians have received the first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine, the recent locally transmitted cases and
Fiji is continuing to grapple with the economic downturn and effects of COVID-19 as the latest Reserve Bank of Fiji economic review says job vacancies continue to decline, government revenue is down, spending is down an
The Reserve Bank of Fiji says resumption of international travel and the pick-up in tourism activity locally, along with the level of revenue support by the government in the 2021-2022 National Budget can help in the re
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
The Reserve Bank of Fiji says as at 31st December, total liquidity in the banking system stood at $836.8 million. The RBF says increased credit risks have also led the banking industry to increase its provisioning for
The RBF’s 2020 Economic Review further states there is an evident downcast in labour market conditions as the RBF’s Job Advertisement Survey registered a 65.7 % decline in vacancies in the year to November, compared
