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State- Owned Enterprises Contribute Poorly To Growth Despite Huge Assets
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State- Owned Enterprises Contribute Poorly To Growth Despite Huge Assets

Despite total assets worth almost a quarter of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Fiji’s state-owned enterprises contrib...

ADB Forecasts Fiji’s 2022 Growth At 7.1%
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ADB Forecasts Fiji’s 2022 Growth At 7.1%

The Asian Development Bank has forecasted Fiji’s growth at 7.1 % compared to a negative 4.1 % contraction in 2022....

Feasibility Study On New Port Site Possibilities Nears Completion
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Feasibility Study On New Port Site Possibilities Nears Completion

The feasibility study to identify a potential new site for a new Suva port is nearing completion as the project is c...

Fiji Airways Signs Agreement With ADB For COVID-19 Liquidity Support
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Fiji Airways Signs Agreement With ADB For COVID-19 Liquidity Support

The financing comprises a $40 million loan from Asia Development Bank (ADB) and a further $25 million loan from the ...

US Joins Pacific Centre As 7th Member, Gives $4m
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US Joins Pacific Centre As 7th Member, Gives $4m

The United States of America has joined the Pacific Financial Technical Assistance Centre as its seventh donor membe...

ADB Provides 2M Grant To Fiji After Cyclone Yasa
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ADB Provides 2M Grant To Fiji After Cyclone Yasa

Early damage assessments indicate about 93,000 people in Fiji (around 10% of the population) were directly affected,...

Lets Go Local: Natadola The Beach, Cafe Planet The Coffee
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Lets Go Local: Natadola The Beach, Cafe Planet The Coffee

“We’ve called Suva home for a little over five years now and are particularly happy to do during these uncertain...

More COVID-19 Help Flies In
NATION

More COVID-19 Help Flies In

About 3.5 tonnes of personal protective equipment (PPE) arrived into the country yesterday.

$426.64M Loan For COVID-19 Relief
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$426.64M Loan For COVID-19 Relief

Fijian Government and Asian Development Bank sign third phase of loan agreement which brings to $597.29 million the ...

ADB Approves $430M Fiji Loan
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ADB Approves $430M Fiji Loan

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $200 million (FJ$430 million) policy-based loan to boost investment ...

Asian Development Bank Boosts TC Harold Recovery
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Asian Development Bank Boosts TC Harold Recovery

Masayuki Tachiiri, ADB’s Regional Director of the Pacific Sub-regional Office said the funding, which amounts to $...

ADB President, Attorney-General Discuss Support For COVID-19 Response
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ADB President, Attorney-General Discuss Support For COVID-19 Response

Government has requested a US$200 million (FJ$460m) policy-based loan as part of sub-programme 3 of the ongoing Asia...

COVID-19: ADB Steps Up Assistance To Fiji
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COVID-19: ADB Steps Up Assistance To Fiji

In the wake of COVID-19, Government has had positive discussions with the Asian Development Bank to top up its previ...

Dutch Team Recommends Model For Ba Catchment
NATION

Dutch Team Recommends Model For Ba Catchment

A Dutch Disaster Risk Reduction team has recommended a hydrodynamic model for the Ba catchment area to avoid floods ...

Fiji Government And Asian Development Bank Discuss Ports Master Plan
NEWS

Fiji Government And Asian Development Bank Discuss Ports Master Plan

The current situation was that Port of Suva was becoming too small and one-third of the Fiji Ports Terminal in Walu ...

Fiji to Increase Direct Foreign Investment through International Arbitration Sign Up
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Fiji to Increase Direct Foreign Investment through International Arbitration Sign Up

Fiji, being the first in the Pacific Islands to accede to the New York Convention 2017, has the potential to attract...

Kamal Chetty: NZ Investments to Fiji Grew in 2018
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Kamal Chetty: NZ Investments to Fiji Grew in 2018

“We aim to support sustainable business practises and projects and are looking to diversify Fiji into a more knowl...

Fiji Pulls Off Magnificent Job With ADB Meet
Sunvoice

Fiji Pulls Off Magnificent Job With ADB Meet

The challenge was taken onboard by Fiji and prepa­rations began last year with personnel observing the mammoth task...

ADB 2019: Building Resilience, Financing Rebuilding, the Challenges
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ADB 2019: Building Resilience, Financing Rebuilding, the Challenges

Fiji has been vocal about the need to have funds set aside at international level to as­sist developing nations to ...

SODELPA Divided Over Protest
NEWS

SODELPA Divided Over Protest

The protest has been organised by the Fiji Trades Union Congress, which requested its affiliates last Friday to cont...

Asian Development Bank Annual Meet Sets Benchmark For Fiji
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Asian Development Bank Annual Meet Sets Benchmark For Fiji

This success of this meeting will definitely set a new benchmark.

Fiji Police To Deploy 400 Officers To ADB Meeting
NEWS

Fiji Police To Deploy 400 Officers To ADB Meeting

ACP Qiolevu said operations will cover both land and maritime surveillance with all the capabilities deployed for th...

Fiji Police: No Permit For May 4 March
NEWS

Fiji Police: No Permit For May 4 March

The issues are national minimum wage, delay in labour law reforms, right to strike, Vatukoula strike, unresolved FAS...

Letters: 26th April, 2019
Letters

Letters: 26th April, 2019

This globally important meeting, scheduled for May 1 to 5, 2019 must be allowed to proceed, unhindered.

Tui Nadi Rep: Do Not Join Strike
NEWS

Tui Nadi Rep: Do Not Join Strike

This trust is the landowning unit of the three yavusa (Tribes) that jointly own land on which parts of Denarau Islan...

Be Pro Fiji
Analysis

Be Pro Fiji

Fiji Trades Union Congress want to hold their national strike on May 3, when ADB Board of Governors meeting and the ...

International Event To Benefit All Fijians
Editorial

International Event To Benefit All Fijians

The delegates will be dressed by Ilai Jikoiono in Zuber outfits and will be designed and custom made locally.

International Journalists And Some Delegates Attending Visit Koroipita Settlement
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International Journalists And Some Delegates Attending Visit Koroipita Settlement

This media visit is understood to be organised as part of their media familiarisation tour.

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