The World’s toughest race: How can Fiji win
When World’s Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji first screened earlier this year, international audiences vicariously took a road less travelled. The competition, which pitted 66 teams across 671 kilometres,
Fijian Holdings Ltd profits drop by 75% in 2020
One of Fiji’s biggest investment companies has reported a significant reduction in annual profit, directly blamed on the impact of COVID-19 upon its business activities. The publicly listed Fijian Holdings Ltd
Fiji-Taiwan: 50 years of Enduring Friendship
Message from Representative Jessica Lee, Taipei Trade Office The 10th of October is an auspicious and historical date for both island nations as it is the National Day for the Republic of China (Taiwan) and Fiji’s
Jobless numbers soar in Fiji
Unscripted and unplanned, Fijians have returned quietly to the land and the sea over the past months as the impacts of job losses brought about by the COVID19 pandemic began to bite. In the tourism belts of Nadi and
Fiji inks first loan deal with China-led infrastructure bank
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) announced its very first loan approval for Fiji last week, making Fiji the first country in the Pacific region to access financing from the China-led multilateral
Fiji pension funds are secure, says FNPF boss
Fiji’s workers’ pension fund, the Fiji National Provident Fund has reiterated that members funds are well protected and that the Fund has the capacity to meet partial withdrawals for members who have lost work
Fiji inks first loan deal with AIIB worth US$50million
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) announced its very first loan approval for Fiji last week, making Fiji the first country in the Pacific region to access financing from the China-led multilateral
Fiji budget ‘lacks compassion’ says NGOs
As the 2020-21 Fiji Budget debate has commenced in parliament, a number of community organisations have expressed their concern about what they describe as the lack of compassion in the Budget. “It’s not only
Adapting remittances to the new normal—the case of Fiji
Remittance flow falling victim to the COVID-19 pandemic was anybody’s guess. It was only a matter of time before this realisation would hit global economies, and drastically, in most cases. It was not
Mixed response to Fiji budget
Responses to the Fiji budget have been mixed. A summary follows. The Fiji Hotel and Tourism Association has welcomed the budget and its move to reduce overheads, calling it “bold and innovative.”
Fiji Budget wrap
Fiji’s 2020-21 National Budget will see the Government attempt to spend its way out of the COVID-19 induced recession. “Barring drastic intervention, our economy may never fully recover; not this year, not next
