A lot of small businesses would not have been able to access loans during the pandemic if it was not for the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Credit Guarantee Scheme. This was stressed by the Governor of the Reserve Bank of Fiji, Ariff Ali while making a submission to t...
Non-performing loansFijiBanking sectorIn this paper, I study the effect of remittances on economic growth of the Fiji Islands. I provide empirical evidences based on data for the period 1979-2007 that remittances have a positive and significant impact on growth of Fiji's economy. The ...
Side note: one of my best entrepreneur buddies financed her jewelry company completely on credit cards and loans from family, so be creative. If it’s lack of time and juggling, I’d strongly advise you to think of your business as a project, and see if you can get a small piece of ...
some countries banned fishing completely (e.g. Bangladesh17, India54), while others allowed small-scale fishing to continue, but under restrictions. For example in Fiji, fishers could apply for a daily pass which allowed them to
a large number o small loans to a heterogeneous set o companies. Asymmetric in ormation problems apply to all credit market segments, but are especially acute in SME segment. Small frms o ten do not have ormal fnancial records. Business owners may mix their business and personal fnances...