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The economy of Fiji is one of the most developed among the Pacific islands. Nevertheless, Fiji is a developing country endowed with forest, mineral and fish resources. The country has a large agriculture sector heavily based on subsistence agriculture. Sugar exports and the tourism industry are the main sources of foreign exchange. There are ...
Fiji's foreign currency reserves had fallen by 1/3 during 2008 and, in February 2009, Standard and Poor's downgraded Fiji's long term credit rating from stable to negative. [20] Exports increased in 2008 and inflation declined; however, cashflow suffered from the global financial crisis and imports increased leading to a larger negative balance ...
The Ministry of Defence and National Security is the ministry of Fiji responsible for advising the government on strategic leadership, policy guidance and overseeing the Republic of the Fiji Military Forces. [2] The current Minister for Defence and National Security is Pio Tikoduadua who was appointed to the position in December 2022. [3] [4]
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International Cooperation is the ministry responsible for handling the Republic of Fiji's external relations. [1] The ministry's current director is the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation , Sitiveni Rabuka , who took the position in December 2022.
A government unemployment office with job listings, West Berlin, West Germany, 1982. Internationally, some nations' unemployment rates are sometimes muted or appear less severe because of the number of self-employed individuals working in agriculture. [65] Small independent farmers are often considered self-employed and so cannot be unemployed.
Let's face it, it doesn't take a scientific study for people to know that being out of work for a long time is no picnic. But, a new study by the Pew Research Center delves into just how bad it ...
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Fiji became the 127th member of the United Nations on 13 October 1970, and participates actively in the organization. Fiji's contributions to UN peacekeeping are unique for a nation of its size. A nation with a population of less than one million, it maintains nearly 1,000 soldiers overseas in UN peacekeeping missions, mainly in the Middle East.