Economic outlook projects strong growth

Fiji Times Tuesday, 23 May 2017  THE Asia-Pacific region continues to be the world leader in growth projected to reach 5.5 per cent in 2017 and 5.4 per cent in 2018.

This was highlighted in the latest Asia and Pacific Regional Economic Outlook recently released by the International Monetary Fund.

The 2017 Regional Economic Outlook titled: “Preparing for Choppy Seas” is a report published annually by IMF to review developments in the Asia-Pacific region.

Following its international launch in Singapore last week, IMF resident representative for the Pacific Islands Tubagus Feridhanusetyawan launched and presented the outlook at the Reserve Bank in Suva yesterday.  Read more…