The Permanent Secretary for Trade, Co-operatives, SMEs, and Communications says the ease of doing business program is a national strategic initiative that forms part of “Fiji’s Digital Government Transformation” agenda.

The Business Regulatory environment can stifle entrepreneurial activity and business growth and impact the ease of doing business.

Commercial agriculture has vast potential to grow and help the Fijian economy.

New Era Café has grown from strength to strength since its inception in 2020, soaring alongside established chains of restaurants in Labasa Town.

Over $14 million in grants were provided to 14,249 recipients of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises during the 2018–2019 financial year.

Fiji is taking a significant stride towards simplifying its trade procedures through a national single-window system.

The national budget to be announced on Friday by Minister of Finance, Professor Biman Prasad is anticipated to look at savings that can put Fiji on a path towards surplus over the medium to long term, after the pandemic’s back-to-back stimulus budgets.

In an advisory issued by the Parliament Secretariat, it has been announced that access to the Parliament Complex for the 2023-2024 budget announcement will be restricted to invitation-only due to space constraints at the public gallery.

The Consumer Council says it understands that the government will need to make some tough decisions to increase its fiscal status in the upcoming budget.

The Fiji Commerce and Employers Federation says an element of ease of doing business needs to be considered in the 2023–2024 National Budget.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade, Cooperatives, SMEs & Communications Manoa Kamikamica, expressed his optimism and highlighted the crucial role of the private sector in Fiji’s economic transformation.

The first of a series of workshops on Change Management specifically designed for agencies involved in the Fiji Government’s Ease of Doing Business programme is now underway.