Fijian Drua: Six home games confirmed, new forwards coach

The Fijian Drua will mount its second Super Rugby Pacific campaign with six home games locked in for Fiji in 2023. Coming to Fiji next year are 2022 champions Crusaders, 2022 finalists Blues, Melbourne Rebels,

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Economic diversification is key for Fiji

Fiji’s recovery is good; however it needs to diversify its economy said Dr Kishti Sen, ANZ Pacific Economist, during his visit to Fiji last week. “Our expectations towards the end of last year was that the tourism

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Fiji Ports Corporation Limited: The Smart Green Gateway to Trade in the Pacific Region

Fiji Ports Corporation Pte Limited (FPCL) is a Port Management Company of Fiji. FPCL plays a regulatory role in maintaining standards relating to the main ports of entry into Fiji – Ports of Suva and Lautoka, and Port

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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