Investment Fiji is stepping up efforts to fast-track investment projects, with the agency targeting stronger economic growth through increased capital investment.

The Fiji Development Bank is putting $50,000 into Fiji’s growing startup and innovation sector.

Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka is urging banks and other financial institutions to move beyond traditional collateral requirements when assessing finance applications from indigenous entrepreneurs.

The Consumer Council is warning vehicle buyers to be cautious when purchasing from dealers without authorised servicing and proper after-sales support.

Westpac Fiji and the Kaiviti Silktails are taking their partnership beyond rugby league, with a new financial education programme designed to equip players, staff and schoolchildren with practical money skills.

Navua’s expected elevation to town status is being seen as a catalyst for new investment and development in the area.

A Naitasiri man is making history as the first Fijian artist to exhibit at the 9th Chianciano Biennale in Italy.

Fijian exporters remain confident with their international prospects, as 72 percent are expecting export revenue to increase over the next 12 months.

Farmers need more affordable financing if Fiji is to attract greater investment and diversify its agricultural sector.

Villages in Waidina, Naitasiri, now have greater access to public transport following the official opening of the Vatuvodo Taxi Base.

The Methodist Church in Fiji is stepping up investment in commercial projects, with a three-point-six-million-dollar service station already operational and a major complex nearing completion.

Tourism Minister Viliame Gavoka says Fiji’s tourism industry is now on a strong foundation, after visitor arrivals surpassed the 100,000 mark in a single month for the first time.