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Fiji is not getting direct tariff-based market access through the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework.
Instead, the framework is strengthening Fiji’s economic systems while providing access to investment, technical assistance and capacity building.
This, according to Foreign Affairs Minister Sakiasi Ditoka.
He said the immediate benefit for Fiji was the opportunity to work alongside major economies and strengthen the country’s own processes and strategies.
“It also gives Fiji access to financing, technical assistance and capacity building. At the inaugural IPEF Clean Economy Investor Forum in Singapore, three infrastructure projects from Fiji were shortlisted for presentation to
investors.”
Ditoka states that Fiji is already accessing technical assistance and capacity building under the framework, particularly in supply chain resilience, clean energy, anti-corruption and tax administration.
Fiji has ratified the IPEF agreements on supply chains, the clean economy and the fair economy, and is implementing them with its partners.
Ditoka adds that the trade pillar covers areas including digital economy, agriculture, trade facilitation, labour and the environment. However, negotiations have not been concluded.
He said Fiji would continue engaging with IPEF partners while considering how future outcomes could support the country’s development priorities.
For Fijian exporters, Ditoka said the immediate value was stronger systems and strategies, with the potential for wider opportunities as discussions progress.
