APPLICATIONS are now open for the 2025 Prime Minister’s International Business Awards (PMIBA), and businesses of all sizes are encouraged to apply.
The PMIBA 2025 rewards organisations that demonstrate excellence in areas of export growth, service delivery, sustainability practices, workforce development, and leadership.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and MSMEs Manoa Kamikamica said the PMIBA remained the highest recognition of business excellence in the country, and it showcased the resilience, excellence and vision of Fijian businesses.
“It is important to recognise such businesses that demonstrate not only commercial success but also resilience, sustainability, and positive community impact,” Mr Kamikamica said in a statement from Investment Fiji.
“This year’s theme reflects the journey many of our businesses have undertaken in transforming challenges into opportunities. PMIBA 2025 provides a platform to celebrate these achievements and to inspire future business leaders,” he said.
This year’s awards is themed ‘Navigating Global Winds – Resilience, Innovation and Sustainable Growth’.
It will maintain the 14 categories from the previous year.
The categories include the Supreme Award; Premier Small, Medium and Large Business Operating Internationally Awards; Excellence in Innovation; Excellence in E-Commerce Transformation; Best Sustainability Initiative; and Employer of the Year Award, among others.
Recognition awards, in addition to the main categories, will be presented to business leaders in the diaspora who have demonstrated significant achievements internationally and have invested in Fiji’s economic development.
Investment Fiji CEO Kamal Chetty said the Fijian diaspora played a critical role in expanding the country’s global footprint.
“By recognising their contributions, we strengthen economic ties and highlight the opportunities that exist for collaboration and investment back home,” Mr Chetty said.
Applications will close on July 25, and the awards ceremony will be held later this year.
