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BSP Bank ATMs at Sigatoka Town Centre. BSP traces its history to 1 May 1957, when the National Bank of Australasia established a branch in Port Moresby.As independence approached for Papua New Guinea (PNG), the incoming government made known its desire that all banks in PNG be locally incorporated, rather than branches of a foreign parent.
Following the coup the Commission sacked all chief executives, [26] cut public service pay, [27] and declared strikes illegal. [28] Following the abrogation of the 1997 constitution during the 2009 Fijian constitutional crisis, the Commission was re-established by the State Services Decree. It was then continued in the 2013 Constitution of Fiji.
The Fijian government established the National Bank of Fiji (NBF) in 1976 on the base of the Savings Bank of Fiji, founded in 1907.After the 1987 coup, the NBF made a push to serve the indigenous Fijian population (in contradistinction to the Fijian population of Indian origin) by introducing new services, expanding its staff by hiring mainly indigenous Fijians, and increasing its lending to ...
Each province has a provincial council which may make bylaws and impose rates (local taxes), subject to the approval of the iTaukei Affairs Board a government department. . The board must also approve the appointment of the Roko Tui, or executive head of the provincial council, who is usually a high chief, although in recent years, commoners have sometimes been cho
Ministry of Commerce, Trade, Tourism and Transport (Fiji) Ministry of Defence and National Security (Fiji) Ministry of Education, Heritage and Arts (Fiji) Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (Fiji) Ministry of Health and Medical Services (Fiji) Ministry of iTaukei Affairs (Fiji) Ministry of Women, Children and Poverty ...
Payments to government agencies for utilities such as water are usually permitted. Electronic bill pay systems fall into two categories, "pay-anyone" services and restricted biller list services. In a pay-anyone service, the provider will facilitate a payment to the payee regardless of whether they have an electronic connection with that payee ...
The 55‑member Great Council of Chiefs (Bose Levu Vakaturaga in Fijian) included 3 representatives from each of Fiji's 14 provinces and 1 dependency, 3 ex-officio members (the President, Vice-President, and Prime Minister), and 6 government appointees; former Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka was a life-member.
In 1914, the colonial government established the Currency Board with the sole right to issue Fijian pound notes and coins in the then Colony of Fiji.Following independence from Britain in 1970, the Central Monetary Authority (CMA) was created in 1973 and took over the issuing of currency and further expanded responsibilities.