PANG/Third World Network
Civil Society Debt Workshop
Suva April 26/27
The Pacific Network on Globalisation and the Third World Network hosted a two-day workshop to discuss Fiji’s national debt.
Representatives and associates of national and regional civil society organisations attended the workshop on debt and other key components of Fiji’s fiscal policies and plans. Participants were presented with and had the opportunity to consider and discuss nuances of Fiji’s national debt and government borrowing, Fiji’s debt profile, its drivers and dynamics, and how debt is/should be governed.
The presentations, outcomes and images from the workshop are available below.
Workshop Resources
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Overview of Fiji's Medium Term Fiscal Strategy
A brief overview and explanation of Fiji’s MTFS.
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Reflections on Fiji's Debt Management Strategy
Goh Chien Yen provides some reflections on Fiji’s Debt Management Strategy.
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Fiji's Sovereign Debt Profile
Breaking down Fiji’s debt profile.
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Drivers of Debt - External Debt and International Investment Position
Fiji’s external debt profile and comparisons of assets/liabilities.
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Drivers of Debt - Fiscal
Fiscal spending and revenue raising and how they relate to national debt.
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Architecture of Sovereign Financing
Prof. Celine Tan explains the dynamics of international financing from donor governments, private banks, or bond holders.
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Institutional Governance Framework for Debt Management
Ensuring that there are appropriate governance mechanisms over debt decisions.
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CSO Statement on Government Borrowing and Public Debt
Following the workshop, eleven groups and individuals endorsed this statement to government.
