SMEs recognised at annual awards

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President Ratu Wiliame Katonivere and Fiji Development Bank board chairman, Damend Gounder with Woman Entrepreneur of the Year Award recipient, Celeste Kennedy, during the Fiji Development Bank 2023 National SME Awards night at the Grand Pacific Hotel in Suva on Thursday last week. Picture: JONACANI LALAKOBAU

The Fiji Development Bank (FDB) hosted its 2023 National Small and Medium Enterprise Awards at the GPH in Suva last Thursday in celebration and recognition of SMEs’ achievements, resilience, innovation, and growth and their overall contribution to Fiji’s national economic development.

Stakeholder representatives from government, financial institutions, employer institutions and the private sector also attended the event in support of this engine room of the local economy.