No doubt you are coming to Fiji at what is a very challenging time for our nation, as we seek to recover from the devastation of Tropical Cyclone Winston, a Category 5 cyclone which hit our beautiful islands one short month ago.
These forecasts assume that growth from sources outside of the resource sector picks up gradually, so we’ll be looking closely for signs of this over the months ahead. Looking further ahead, as I have suggested in my remarks about China’s economy, Australia is well placed to benefit from the ongoing development there as well as in other developing economies in the region.