02069cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF019091 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781484399484 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Asia and Pacific Dept. Republic of Fiji : 2018 Article IV Consultation-Press Release and Staff Report. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2019. 1 online resource (59 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This Article IV Consultation highlights that the economy is recovering well from several natural disasters, supported by accommodative fiscal and monetary policies. Growth performance picked up in recent years with improved political stability, though average growth rates were still lower than in other emerging and developing countries. Fiscal buffers have been used and external conditions, including oil prices and growth prospects of main trading partners, are becoming less favorable. Improving the overall business environment and governance is expected to raise potential growth by mobilizing private investment, enhancing productivity, and diversifying the economy. An improvement in the overall business environment is essential to achieve the ambitious growth targets laid out in the National Development Plan. Streamlining procedures to do business, accelerating the activation of the credit reporting agency, and reducing tax compliance costs has been recommended. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2019/057 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2019/057/002.2019.issue-057-en.xml IMF e-Library