A total of 12 awards will be up for grabs at the 2015 Prime Minister’s Exporter of the Year Awards in November.
Speaking at the launch last night, Minister for Industry, Trade and Tourism Faiyaz Koya says in the past 6 years, the Fijian economy has experienced an average growth of 3.2 percent.
He says the 2015 growth is forecast at 4.3 percent, which is higher than the initial projection of 4 percent.
Koya says that Fiji’s foreign reserves are strong and as of June this year, they stand at $1.997 billion which is sufficient to cover five months of retained imports of goods.
He told the exporters that they have the ideas and the drive to export and to find markets.
He told them to take the risks.
The PM’s Exporter of the year award will be presented to a company with outstanding export results, excellent corporate social responsibility, creative techniques and innovative ideas which has impacted trade and development in Fiji.
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