Without the freedom to openly and fearlessly debate economic policy, we cannot progress, says Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Professor Biman Prasad.

“Whatever some of you may think about our government’s performance so far, I think you would agree that on this fundamental point we have changed the environment completely,” he said while speaking at the Fiji Institute of Chartered Accountants annual congress at the Shangri-La Yanuca Island Resort today. 

“The well-known US organisation Freedom House has just named Fiji as the world’s most improved country in 2023 in terms of political rights and civil liberties.  

“This is a reminder to us of how things used to be and how far we have come in a short space of time. 

“These improvements must continue.”