Medical professionals at all levels will need to be paid more if they are to be retained. This is a recommendation of the Fiscal Review Committee Report that states th
There is a need for a National Population Policy to study and observe and strengthen the youth population as its primary goal is to improve quality of life through more e
USP Economy Lecturer Doctor Janesh Sami says the poor and the vulnerable in this country have at least one expectation from the government which is that this government i
Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of Fiji, Esala Masitabua says a decline in New Zealand’s economy could result in slight decline in Fiji’s tourism, expor
The government should immediately put together the necessary elements, including requesting FCCC review and rate-setting, for tariff restructuring and rates for water and
Acting Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Professor Biman Prasad says they have never said they will take any further debt and what they have been saying since they
Remittances have been the largest foreign exchange earner that has helped to keep the economy afloat. This has been highlighted by Prime Minister, Sitiveni Rabuka whil
The growth projection for the Fijian economy in 2023 is revised upward to 8.0 percent from the 6.0 percent envisaged in November 2022. Reserve Bank of Fiji Governor an
The Reserve Bank of Fiji says visitor arrivals are expected to reach 2019 levels by the end of 2023, faster than earlier anticipated following the better-than-expected ar
Fiscal Review Committee chair, Richard Naidu and senior member, Vani Catanasiga appeared on fijivillage Straight Talk with Vijay Narayan to discuss issues relating to the
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has revealed that if there is a 0 percent rate placed on basic food items, the importers from overseas make a lot of money because they inc
The outlook for visitor arrivals to Fiji for 2023 is now expected to be higher than earlier projected based on the trend in arrivals for the first quarter, which track hi
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Professor Biman Prasad says people who spread fake news need to understand they are causing anxiety in the minds of people
Fiji Labour Party Leader, Mahendra Chaudhry says people such as Richard Naidu who recommend that zero-rating of VAT be removed from basic food items have no social consci
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Professor Biman Prasad says the absence of a genuine Economic Summit for the last 16 years has created the wrong thinking
The Fiji Labour Party says the World Bank’s report for Fiji must be rejected and a more acceptable and realistic solution explored. FLP Leader, Mahendra Chaudhr
Who are the sponsors of the National Economic Summit as the danger in not disclosing the names is that such sponsorships could be perceived as political donations made to
Prime Minister and Acting Finance Minister, Sitiveni Rabuka says he is not in favour of the $360,000 budget allocated for the two day National Economic Summit, and people
The International Monetary Fund says they do not see an acute shortage in the labour force in Fiji at this time but emigration from Fiji is reducing the skilled labour fo
Remittance inflows from our sportsmen and women contracted abroad is one of our highest foreign exchange earners with remittances between $30m and $60m annually.Prime Min
The strength of any bilateral relations is dependent on the economic activity and interaction between the two countries, and our focus should be to grow and nurture this.