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Minister for Economy to announce more support for the unemployed in partnership with the FNPF

Minister for Economy to announce more support for the unemployed in partnership with the FNPF

By Vijay Narayan
15/05/2020
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says the coronavirus is the challenge of our generation.

Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama says early next week, the Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum will announce the second round of COVID-19 unemployment benefits to be paid out in partnership with FNPF to aid those Fijians whose employers have been severely impacted by this crisis.

Bainimarama says they are also closely monitoring and working with businesses in various sectors and financial institutions to provide targeted support.

He says the coronavirus is the challenge of our generation.

Bainimarama says if the campaign presses onwards to total victory, when the history books recount the difficulty of this period, they will tell of how Fijians led the way in beating this virus for good.

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