www.fijitimes.com - Monday, January 18, 2010
SIX Fiji companies have expressed an interest in joining 25 New Zealand companies on a trade mission to Guam.
The mission, organised by the New Zealand Pacific Business Council, will take place in eight weeks.
Council chairman Gilbert Ullrich said the mission was organised for New Zealand companies to explore business investment opportunities in Guam.
"This will also be good for the Fiji companies so they can also explore business opportunities there, especially when the population in Guam is expected to increase by thousands," he said, referring to plans to relocate 8000 US Marines from Okinawa in Japan to Guam.
This move is expected to provide a multi-billion dollar opportunity for skilled workers in the Pacific.
An Islands Business report stated that 12,000 workers would be required as Guam begins the construction phase to accommodate the US Marines.
"Fiji does not have the population but it has the capacity to produce which it can export there, like food and building and hardware materials," Mr Ullrich said.
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