FinTalk Fiji

The Ministry of Policing and Communications with the Reserve Bank of Fiji will be conducting public consultation on the draft NID Bill commencing from 27 March 2026. We invite all members of the public and interested parties to participate and share their views on the formulation of the draft NID Bill.

On Saturday, 07 February 2026, the Reserve Bank of Fiji (RBF) conducted a financial literacy training📚 to the villagers of Vunisei in Toga, Rewa. A total of 25 participants attended the one-day programme, with hopes of strengthening their financial literacy skills to better support their families and community.

Most of the participants were members of a newly formed village savings group, reflecting a growing community initiative to strengthen collective financial resilience💰.

The training focused on practical and lifelong financial skills, covering key topics such as planning for the future, stretching income to last until the next payday, distinguishing between needs and wants, effective budgeting and building financial discipline through assertiveness.

This initiative underscores the RBF's continued commitment to supporting rural communities and advancing financial inclusion for all🤝.

On 30 January 2026, the Reserve Bank of Fiji (RBF) delivered a financial literacy training to the villagers of Matailobau in Naitasiri📚, with 43 participants taking part in the one‑day programme.

The training provided practical and lifelong financial skills💰, covering key topics such as planning for the future, making money last until the next payday, needs versus wants, budgeting, and building financial discipline through assertiveness.

The programme is based on ANZ’s MoneyMinded financial literacy framework, which supports positive behavioural change and strengthens money‑management skills within communities.
This initiative reflects the RBF’s ongoing commitment to empowering rural communities and advancing financial inclusion for all🤝.

Building Capacity for a Climate Ready Financial System

On 30 January 2026, the Reserve Bank of Fiji (RBF), in partnership with NDC Partnership, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and the Ministry of Information, Environment and Climate Change, officially launched the first in a series of introductory trainings on sustainable finance and climate change.

The training follows the launch of the Sustainable Finance Roadmap (SFR) launched in November 2025, and is designed to strengthen the capacity of key stakeholders involved in implementing sustainable finance initiatives within their institutions.

Facilitated primarily by international climate specialist Mr Donovan Burton, the sessions focused on climate change and risk, while including capacity‑building needs and support for the effective implementation of action plans under the SFR.

This event, attended by 41 participants, represents an important step towards supporting a more resilient, inclusive, and climate‑ready economy for Fiji.

To learn more about the SFR click here:https://www.rbf.gov.fj/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Fiji-Sustainable-Finance-Roadmap-November-2025.pdf

Fiji officially launches its Sustainable Finance Roadmap!

The Reserve Bank of Fiji, in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change and the United Nations Environment Program, with support from the NDC Partnership, officially launched Fiji's Sustainable Finance Roadmap🌱💰 on 3 November 2025. This marks a bold step towards aligning Fiji's financial system with climate resilience and inclusive development initiatives🌏. The Roadmap has 3 pillars which focus on transparency, sustainable investment, and financial inclusion, and will act as a guide for financial institutions in managing ESG risks, investing in sustainable finance projects, and expanding access to climate finance for all. The launch event marks a pivotal step in Fiii's journey toward a climate resilient future🌱.

The Ministry of Rural and Maritime Development just expanded its partnership with the RBF🤝, bringing crucial parametric insurance to safeguard livelihoods of those living in rural areas against climate disasters⛈. A game-changer for financial resilience!

There are four main areas of money that children need to learn. From a parent that had to learn the hard way:

1. Work.
Money comes from work, not from other people, the government, or luck. From an early age, our kids need to feel that emotional connection between work and money. Consider paying your kids commissions, instead of allowances. You work, you get paid. You don't work, you don't get paid. It's true for parents, and it should be true for kids.

2. Save.
Teach your kids early on how to save up for purchases. If they learn how (and why) to save up for a toy today, they'll know how (and why) to save up for a car or house tomorrow with no debt.

3. Spend.
Let your kids have some fun with their money and experience the awesome feeling of buying something they want with money they saved. If you keep it all in the moneybox or bank and never let them enjoy it, they'll either grow up into miserable old misers or they'll rebel and become crazy, debt-ridden spenders as adults.

4. Give.
Giving is the most fun you can have with your money. Nothing beats making a waitress's day with a $5 or $10 tip out of the blue. Just make sure your kids give their own money. If you give your child a saqamoli to drop in the offering plate on Sunday morning, he's/she's just a courier for your money. He/She needs to know what it feels like to really give out of his own pocket.

Learning these four areas (especially giving) brings your kids a depth of confidence and character they'll never have otherwise.