Fiji Institute of Accountants donates $10,000 towards the Prime Minister’s COVID-19 Fund

Fiji Institute of Accountants donates $10,000 towards the Prime Minister’s COVID-19 Fund

By Iva Danford
Tuesday 05/05/2020
Minister for Economy Aiyaz-Sayed-Khaiyum and President of Fiji Institute of Accountants Nilesh Lal

The Fiji Institute of Accountants has donated $10,000 towards the Prime Minister’s COVID-19 Fund.

The President of the Institute Nilesh Lal says this pandemic has taught them to do business differently.

Lal says in the wake of COVID-19, they believe that they have a responsibility to answer government’s call to assist those affected by COVID-19 and that is why they have come forward with this donation.

Lal says the donation will assist those directly and indirectly affected by the pandemic.

While receiving the donation, the Minister for Economy Aiyaz-Sayed-Khaiyum says COVID-19 has had an impact globally and has a huge impact on how businesses are operating.

Sayed-Khaiyum says they need to be a lot more creative and innovative to deal with the pandemic.

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