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<div style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:16pt; color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b>Fiji Economic Survey 2020</b></span></div>
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Lennox Crossing, ANU</span>
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<div style=""><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:12pt; color:rgb(0,0,0)">Fiji has one of the most developed economies of the Pacific island countries. The Fiji economic survey paper argues that a stable political climate
is important for future economic performance and sustaining growth in the medium to long term. In the short term, fiscal prudence, greater macroeconomic stability and an improving business environment are important for creating an enabling environment for
economic growth.</span></div>
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<p style="margin:5px 0px 15px; outline:0px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:12pt; color:rgb(0,0,0)">This seminar will provide a current update and outlook for the Fijian economy.</span></p>
<p style="margin:5px 0px 15px; outline:0px"><span style="outline-color:initial; outline-style:initial; font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:12pt; color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b>Dr Neelesh Gounder</b></span><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:12pt; color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </span><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:12pt; color:rgb(0,0,0)">is
a Senior Lecturer in the School of Economics at the University of the South Pacific, Suva. He has a PhD in economics from Griffith University and was the 2016/2017 recipient of the PNG and Pacific Greg Taylor Scholarship at the Development Policy Centre.</span></p>
<p style="margin:5px 0px 15px; outline:0px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:12pt; color:rgb(0,0,0); background-color:rgb(255,255,0)">For more information on this event and to register please see the website link</span></p>
<a href="https://crawford.anu.edu.au/news-events/events/16177/fiji-economic-survey-2020">https://crawford.anu.edu.au/news-events/events/16177/fiji-economic-survey-2020</a><br>
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