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Letter from the Secretariat: AFBC wraps up 37th AGM, looks ahead to a fruitful 2024
We are now rapidly approaching the end of the year and I do want to take this opportunity to wish all Australia Fiji Business Council members as well as your employees and their families a very happy Christmas and New Year, and a prosperous 2024. The Australia Fiji...
PM Rabuka commends Fiji’s business excellence at awards night
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka delivered a keynote address at the Prime Minister’s International Business Awards ceremony in Nadi on 25 November, emphasising its profound significance beyond being a mere ceremony. Rabuka highlighted the event’s role in recognising and...
Urgent calls for action as labour exodus threatens economic stability
In a stark revelation at the annual Top Executive Conference in Nadi, Fiji, the nation’s dire workforce situation took centre stage as top executives and officials addressed the alarming trend of a mass exodus of skilled workers. The situation, discussed extensively...
Calmer Co. breaks ground with Kava products in Coles supermarkets nationwide
Calmer Co. International Limited (ASX:CCO), a trailblazer in health and wellness products, has unveiled a groundbreaking development for its natural product line. Come January 2024, Coles Supermarkets across Australia will feature Calmer Co.’s 50mL Taki Mai® kava-shot...
What to expect from the 52nd Pacific Islands Leaders’ Meeting
This week, the Cook Islands becomes the centre stage for an event that holds a pivotal place on the regional calendar. The Pacific Islands Forum, commonly known as PIF, serves as the primary political decision-making body for the Pacific region. The agenda for this...
PNG’s forex inflows drop by 16 per cent in Q3
Foreign exchange (FX) market inflows in the third quarter of 2023 have witnessed a 16 per cent decline, amounting to K6 billion, in comparison to the second quarter. This development represents almost 18 per cent of FX inflows, with a significant portion of these...
Bougainville opens doors to foreign investment
The Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) is inviting foreign direct investment from developed nations, which include Australia, New Zealand, Japan, China, the United States, and European countries. This announcement was made by President Ishmael Toroama on the 31...
Inflation surge prompts savings reduction, debt repayment warnings
In light of the anticipated rise in inflation to approximately 6 per cent by the end of this year, up from the previously expected 2.8 per cent before the 2022-2023 National Budget announcement, the Reserve Bank of Fiji (RBF) has issued a cautionary note, forewarning...
Australia’s bid to host climate talks is welcome but its words must be matched with action
By Ralph Regenvanu The Pacific Islands Forum this week will bring together nations who share what we call the Blue Pacific Continent, stretching from the hundreds of islands and atolls of Micronesia in the North all the way down to the Alpine like conditions of New...
What to expect from the 52nd Pacific Islands Leaders’ Meeting
This week, the Cook Islands becomes the centre stage for an event that holds a pivotal place on the regional calendar. The Pacific Islands Forum, commonly known as PIF, serves as the primary political decision-making body for the Pacific region. The agenda for this...
Cook Islands PM sees opportunity in deep sea mining
Cook Island’s Prime Minister Mark Brown has expressed his plans to safeguard the country against climate change through seabed mining. In an interview with Radio New Zealand Pacific in Rarotonga ahead of the Pacific Islands Annual Forum meeting of leaders, Brown...
Campaign seen as ‘significant milestone’ for Solomons tourism
In a strategic move aimed at capitalising on the international TV coverage of the 2023 Pacific Games held in the Solomon Islands this month, Tourism Solomons and Solomon Airlines have joined forces to launch their most extensive international TV and digital campaign...
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