National Federation Party Leader Professor Biman Prasad says it is shameful for the Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum to talk about historical expected growth in 2
Acting Prime Minister Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says the Macroeconomic Committee recently released the revised economic growth numbers with a double-digit growth projected for
Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says the culture of corruption has still not gone from some of the business people. Sayed-Khaiyum highlighted this while offi
The Reserve Bank of Fiji Governor and Chair of the Macroeconomic Committee, Ariff Ali says a slower-than-anticipated travel appetite, the wait-and-see approach by investo
The Reserve Bank of Fiji Governor and Chair of the Macroeconomic Committee, Ariff Ali says a slower-than-anticipated travel appetite, the wait-and-see approach by investo
Fiji’s economic growth is expected to rebound by 11.3% in 2022, following a re-estimated 15.2% contraction in 2020 and a 4.1% decline in 2021. The Reserve Bank
The Ministry of Economy is yet to appoint peer review consultants for the yet-to-be completed Lautoka Swimming Pool Project for which the cost has escalated from the budg
Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says they will be spacing out the distribution for the second round of the $360 unemployment benefit to avoid massive crowding in
The Reserve Bank of Fiji forecasts inflation to reach 2 percent by the end of 2021 from -2.6 percent at the end of 2020 after accounting for elevated external price press
The Reserve Bank of Fiji Governor and Chairman of the Board, Ariff Ali says in the months ahead, economic prospects are relatively favourable as the appetite to travel to
National Federation Party Leader Professor Biman Prasad says the underspending by government simply shows their years of wastage and the mismanagement of taxpayers funds
Over 300,000 applications have been received for the second round of the government’s $360 unemployment assistance for the formal and informal sector. Acting Pe
Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says they expect government revenue to increase when our international borders open up again which means that the government will
Reserve Bank of Fiji Governor, Ariff Ali has acknowledged that the COVID-19 pandemic which is a one in a 100 year event, has resulted in the sharpest economic contraction
The government has paid out $343.1 million in direct cash assistance to affected Fijians so far. This also includes the government top-up through the Fiji National Pro
Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has today questioned what is wrong if a person who has received the $360 government assistance utilises the money to buy groceri
The Reserve Bank of Fiji says despite the domestic economy opening up under strict COVID-19 protocols, aggregate demand remains suppressed as more people have become unem
Professor Satish Chand from the University of New South Wales says the immediate priority in Fiji and the region should be vaccination which will be critical for any econ
The Reserve Bank of Fiji Governor and Head of the Macroeconomic Committee, Ariff Ali says Fiji’s economic recovery is dependent on the successful containment of th
The Reserve Bank of Fiji Governor and Head of the Macroeconomic Committee, Ariff Ali says the second wave of the coronavirus outbreak of the highly contagious Delta varia
Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has revealed that the Government will be disbursing another round of the $50 cash assistance for people in the informal sector.