Sada Reddy: Tourism in Fiji’s economy Presentation by Mr Sada Reddy, Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of Fiji, to the Fiji Tourism Forum 2008, Suva, 22 August 2008. *  *  *  Introduction I am delighted to make a presentation on Tourism in Fiji’s Economy.
The areas I have been specifically requested to address are the following: •  The contribution of tourism to foreign exchange earnings  •  The potential of tourism in reviving the economy  •  Retention level  Outline The outline of my presentation is as follows: •  Global economic conditions  •  Domestic economic conditions  •  Fiji’s tourism industry  •  Retention rate and economic impact  •  Policy implications  •  Summary  Global economic conditions Global growth is slowing.