Mining and Agriculture are the two sectors that are expected to open up opportunities of investment in the second half of the year.
Investment Fiji CEO, Ravuni Uluilakeba said these two sectors have a lot of potential.
Meanwhile, 1,461 jobs are proposed to be created in the near future as Investment Fiji has registered 41 foreign investment projects in the last three months.
These projects are valued at $351 million which is an increase of over 80 percent from last year.
According to Investment Fiji, manufacturing, wholesale and retail and agriculture sit on the top three sectors that overseas investors are most interested which is expected to create most employment opportunities.
Uluilakeba said the first quarter of this year was very positive in terms of investment received and registered.
He added that when the overseas investors receive their foreign investment certificate, they are given a 12 month timeline to get approval from other agencies for the implementation.
Story by: Dhanjay Deo
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