The convergent opinions of the legal advisors, authoritative and expert in the matter, were considered to overcome the various doubts that had arisen in the first phase of the  7/14  examination and to provide a correct interpretation of the letter and the spirit of Italian and Community legislation.
I have always emphasised that one of the easiest way to grow the economy is to raise productivity. Fiji’s rate of productivity growth is extremely disappointing. My estimate is that if we raise productivity growth by 1 percentage point it will raise GDP by at nearly twice that. I’m very pleased that productivity is a theme of your seminar today.