World Bank: other downside risks to growth could hit Fiji’s main export and tourism source markets

World Bank: other downside risks to growth could hit Fiji’s main export and tourism source markets

The Fiji Times, 13 April 2018 – …According to the World Bank, potential upside risks to growth include lower-than-expected import commodity prices and stronger-than-expected tourism because of the introduction of three flights a week to Japan from July 2018.

The bank also indicated other downside risks which include another natural disaster and a sharp slowdown in China, which could hit Fiji’s main export and tourism source markets such as Australia, New Zealand, and Japan. Read more…