ANZ expects Fiji’s “high” liquidity to ease from next year
Liquidity in Fiji’s banking system shattered the F$2.5 billion mark at the end of July, notching another historic high and maintaining a trend that began in January this year. And the word from a major bank
Fiji at the FEMM: “We’re all about regionalism”
Islands Business reporter Sera Tikotikovatu-Sefeti has been talking to Pacific Islands ministers and officials at the Forum Economic Ministers Meeting in Vanuatu about their economic priorities and regional
Cook Islands at FEMM: tourism and crisis recovery finance
Islands Business reporter Sera Tikotikovatu-Sefeti has been talking to Pacific Islands ministers and officials at the Forum Economic Ministers Meeting in Vanuatu about their economic priorities and regional
Fiji software firm earns US$50k for fintech devt
Fiji software services provider IT Galax was one of five winning fintech companies in a competition to improve fintech infrastructure in the Pacific Islands, in Singapore last week. The Pacific Islands Fintech
Fiji is fully booked until October
Fiji’s 13,000 hotel room- inventory is fully booked until October, signalling a strong post-COVID comeback for the tourism sector. Speaking at a Reserve Bank of Fiji-organised post-budget discussion, Fiji Hotel
Provide SDG Audits of Industry says Vice Chancellor of the University of Fiji, Professor Shaista Shameem
“Industries that wish to employ graduates from the Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) in Fiji should be asked to provide the Fiji Higher Education Commission (FHEC) with an audit report of their compliance with
FNPF soaks up unwanted Fiji Airways shares, buys 30% of airline for F$93.1m
The Fiji National Provident Fund (FNPF) has confirmed its acquisition of 30.02% of Fiji Airways was an outright F$93.1 million purchase of new shares and not a debt-to-equity swap as had been widely speculated since
Pacific Sustainable Tourism Criteria in the works: SPTO
The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) will be working with TRC Tourism to develop the PacificSustainable Tourism Criteria. “Sustainable tourism development is now more important than ever as we begin to plan tourism
Vanuatu Govt revise visa to rebuild tourism sector
The Vanuatu Government, through the Department of Immigration and Passport Service, has amended the Visitor Visa to Tourist Visa to allow tourists the opportunity to come to Vanuatu and stay longer. Previously a tourist
Pacific tourism workers resilient in adversity
Pacific researchers assessing the wellbeing of tourism-reliant communities in Fiji, Samoa, Vanuatu and the Cook Islands amid the COVID-19 pandemic have found these communities are mainly resilient in the face of
World Bank may include ICT in Vanua Levu tourism initiative
The success of boosting tourism demand in Vanua Levu will depend on its ability to manage essential tourism-related services, of which ICT is an important element, said the World Bank as work gets underway to develop
