FIJI

ACTIVITY UPDATE | DECEMBER 2014

PACIFIC PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE OVERVIEW THE PACIFIC PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE (PSDI) is a regional technical assistance facility cofinanced by the Asian Development Bank and the governments of Australia and New Zealand. PSDI activities in Fiji have been limited by political considerations. PSDI undertook an in-depth analysis of the constraints to private sector development in Fiji, published as Reinvigorating Private Sector Investment: A Private Sector Assessment for Fiji in 2013. Following the September 2014 elections and the successful return to democracy, ADB has resumed full engagement with the Government of Fiji. PSDI is undertaking a comprehensive review of its Fiji work program, including the preparation of an update to the 2013 Fiji private sector assessment. From 2007–2014, PSDI spent over $390,000 on private sector development-related reforms in Fiji. About 56% of total country spending was on financing growth, 38% on strategic management activities (specifically, the 2013 private sector assessment), and 5% on state-owned enterprise reform activities. Increased spending on financing growth is anticipated, with support for secured transactions reform and capital raisings to commence in 2014/2015. In 2013–2014, financing growth (32%) and strategic management (43%) activities again accounted for the largest share of funding allocations, while SOE reform and activities to advance the economic empowerment of women increased to attract 18% and 7% of the reporting period’s funding, respectively.

FINANCING GROWTH In August 2013, PSDI contributed to a workshop for insurance regulators convened by the Pacific Islands Working Group of Central Banks in Nadi, Fiji and organized by the Pacific Financial Inclusion Programme. The workshops brought together insurance supervisors from seven Pacific island countries to highlight the integral role that accessible insurance services plays within wider financial inclusion efforts, and to build requisite regulatory capacity. Discussions commenced in 2014 on secured transactions reform. PSDI is working on building government support to implement the reforms.

BUSINESS LAW REFORM PSDI supported electronic transactions laws in 2008 to facilitate the use of electronic payments. With the positive changes in Fiji’s political climate rung in with September’s general election, opportunities for business law reform are being explored as part of PSDI’s comprehensive review of its Fiji work program.

ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK Pacific Private Sector Development Initiative Pacific Liaison and Coordination Office Level 20, 45 Clarence Street, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia PSDI works with ADB’s 14 Pacific developing member countries to improve the enabling environment for business and address constraints to private sector development in support of sustainable and inclusive economic growth.

Tel +61 2 8270 9444 • Fax +61 2 8270 9445 Email [email protected] • Blog: www.adbpsdi.org www.adb.org/plco/psdi PSDI is a regional technical assistance facility co-financed by the Asian Development Bank, the Government of Australia, and the New Zealand Government.

FIJI

ACTIVITY UPDATE | DECEMBER 2014

POTENTIAL PROJECTS

DESCRIPTION AND RESULTS

STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISE REFORM AND PUBLIC–PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS PSDI has provided ongoing support for SOE reform activities in Fiji since 2007, although on a relatively modest scale. Fiji has participated in all PSDI’s Finding Balance SOE benchmarking studies, and PSDI also provided peer review and ongoing support to a standalone ADB technical assistance project (TA) on SOE reform. The TA ran from 2012–2013, and supported SOE restructuring, outsourcing, and monitoring agency capacity building.

In 2014, PSDI received government requests to support SOE restructuring and PPP initiatives, including policy, legal, institutional, and transactional support. These requests were discussed with the Government in 2014 and are ongoing in the post-election environment.

POTENTIAL PROJECTS

ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN There have been ongoing discussions with the Secretariat of the Pacific Community on a pilot “Mentoring for Young Women,” and PSDI has sought to develop this further in 2014. The pilot seeks to engage with young women (under 30 years of age) through mentoring and skills training. A private sector gender assessment for Fiji is also in the planning phase.

POTENTIAL PROJECTS

DESCRIPTION AND RESULTS

ANALYTICAL AND CROSSCUTTING WORK PSDI undertook an in-depth analysis of the constraints to private sector development in Fiji, published as Reinvigorating Private Sector Investment: A Private Sector Assessment for Fiji in 2013.

A summary of the Fiji private sector assessment has been prepared for the incoming government.

ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK Pacific Private Sector Development Initiative Pacific Liaison and Coordination Office Level 20, 45 Clarence Street, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia

Tel +61 2 8270 9444 • Fax +61 2 8270 9445 Email [email protected] • Blog: www.adbpsdi.org www.adb.org/plco/psdi

PSDI works with ADB’s 14 Pacific developing member countries to improve the enabling environment for business and address constraints to private sector development in support of sustainable and inclusive economic growth.

PSDI is a regional technical assistance facility co-financed by the Asian Development Bank, the Government of Australia, and the New Zealand Government.

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