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Yeosu Expo will give exposure By RACHNA LAL The Fijian booth at the Yeosu Expo 2012 held in Korea is expected to be very popular during the three-month exposition. The expo started off yesterday in Korea and Fiji was represented by the deputy Commissioner of Sections Ravuni Uluilakeba. Fiji’s Commissioner of Sections and Permanent Secretary [...]

By JESSAN DOTON There is positive activity in the business community, says the president of the Fiji New Zealand Business Council Carl Ngamoki-Cameron. He says this gives an encouraging indication of the direction that business and investment will be taking for the commerce industry in 2012. Mr Ngamoki-Cameron made these comments at the council’s cocktail [...]

By SHRATIKA NAIDU More than 60,000 tonnes of bauxite has been dumped near Baravi Village in the District of Navakasiga in Bua. Northern divisional planning officer Alipate Bolalevu said a 60,000 tonne ship from China has already arrived at Galoa Island in Bua Province. “This mother ship will be anchored near the island and two [...]

By JESSAN DOTON The United States Ambassador Frankie Reed, in an interview with the Fiji Sun said she hoped the acclaimed jazz musician and educator Lenora Helm would act as a positive window to the United States, encouraging and reflecting healthy ties between the two nations. Ms Helm, who has been hailed as the “voice [...]

Source: Voice and Data Online Alcatel-Lucent has been selected by Tonga Cable to deliver an undersea cable link between the Kingdom of Tonga and Fiji. Tonga Cable’s new undersea cable connection with Fiji will strengthen communications and bring advanced broadband services to Tonga’s residents and visitors. The 837-km link with Fiji will provide Tonga with [...]

By RACHNA LAL and     ELLEN STOLZ Although a new player in Fiji’s banking industry, BRED Bank (Fiji) Limited is optimistic of doing well in the Fijian market. And with the amount of liquidity in the market and a positive outlook for Fiji generally, BRED Bank chief executive officer, Satish Deb, says it is just [...]

Source: MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND  TRADE The 34th ISO/Committee on Consumer Policy (COPOLCO) meeting, to be hosted by the Fijian Government, aims to address issues related to escalating global trade in counterfeit products. Attendees will explore innovative ways to address these concerns through measures that include good market surveillance, and enhancement of standards. Fiji’s Ministry [...]

Source: NEW ZEALAND BUSINESS   COUNCIL The Fiji New Zealand Business Council hosts regular business networking functions for its members, both local and foreign owned. The president of the council, Carl Ngamoki-Cameron, said these networking functions are important and valuable to the council’s members and that: “Over the last three years, the council has been [...]

Source: BANK SOUTH             PACIFIC Bank South Pacific (BSP) yesteray launched a new advertising campaign “One Bank, One People.” The campaign sends a positive confident message to Fiji’s community that BSP is the one bank for people young and old, the one bank for people irrespective of where they live or work. “The “One Bank, [...]

Source: SOUTH PACIFIC STOCK             EXCHANGE The South Pacific Stock Exchange (SPSE) is once again starting-off with its eminent free one-hour seminars conducted during lunch. These seminars are part of the Exchange’s Investor Education Program initiatives for the year. Through this seminar, the Exchange intends to ensure that people are given sufficient information and contact [...]