{"id":385845,"date":"2026-01-02T01:39:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T01:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/385845\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T01:39:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T01:39:11","slug":"global-shocks-put-economy-on-edge-fbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/385845\/","title":{"rendered":"Global shocks put economy on edge \u2013 FBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Reserve-bank-of-Fiji.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>[Photo: FILE]<\/p>\n<p>Fiji\u2019s economic growth faces pressure from global trade tensions and geopolitical uncertainties.<\/p>\n<p>This, according to the Reserve Bank of Fiji December Economic Review 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The review explained that the US\u2019s tariffs and shifts in foreign policy have heightened risks for trade and investment.<\/p>\n<p>Article continues after advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Russia\u2019s concession to allow Ukraine to join the European Union offered some optimism, but commodity price volatility continues to affect Fiji.<\/p>\n<p>Domestically, visitor arrivals inched up by 0.3 per cent to 901,372 for the year to November, led by higher arrivals from the United Kingdom, United States and Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Timber and electricity production increased, while sugar, gold and mineral water output declined.<\/p>\n<p>The review notes that these mixed results reflect resilience and sector-specific challenges across the economy.<\/p>\n<p>he Reserve Bank highlights the importance of fiscal discipline and structural reforms to safeguard stability.<\/p>\n<p>Rising global uncertainties, cyclone season risks, and potential social challenges could influence growth while strengthening domestic resilience remains central to maintaining economic momentum.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"viti-plus-link-article\" href=\"https:\/\/www.viti.plus\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Stream the best of Fiji on VITI+.  Anytime.  Anywhere.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"[Photo: FILE] Fiji\u2019s economic growth faces pressure from global trade tensions and geopolitical uncertainties. This, according to the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":385846,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[64,63,99,164],"class_list":{"0":"post-385845","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-economy","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-business","11":"tag-economy"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/385845","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=385845"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/385845\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/385846"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=385845"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=385845"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=385845"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}