Fiji and Australia Target Investment and Digital Growth in Next Partnership Phase

Fiji wants Australian companies to see the country as more than a market. Deputy Prime Minister Manoa Kamikamica said Fiji aims to position itself as a gateway to the wider Pacific digital economy.

Speaking at the Fiji Australia Business Council’s 40th anniversary celebration at the Grand Pacific Hotel, Kamikamica highlighted investment and digital growth as priorities for the next phase of the two countries’ business relationship. He said four decades of cooperation had created strong commercial and people-to-people links.

Fiji is targeting growth in cloud services, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, digital payments, e-commerce and data services. The government is also pursuing reforms intended to improve the business environment and accelerate investment approvals.

Kamikamica said future investment should bring more than capital. He pointed to skills transfer, local enterprise development, job creation and stronger connections between Fijian businesses and regional supply chains as key goals.

He said the next chapter of the Vuvale partnership should turn the relationship into investment and opportunities that directly benefit people in Fiji.