•  Harnessing the use of natural resources – e.g. solar energy, energy efficient buildings. Just ask yourself how many hotels in Fiji use alternative sources of energy? Very few indeed!! How many hotels have solar panels fitted to use the abundant sunlight? Very few. While we market the sun, sand and sea, we don’t seem to use these here in our building designs!!
We are yet to see the same signs of a recovery in private investment that we have witnessed in household spending. Investment is nonetheless expected to pick up as uncertainty recedes and demand increases. An increase in private business investment is not only needed to support the economic recovery but also to build the productive capital stock that is needed for our future.