post fiji limited for an image of a beautiful parrot found in the misty highlands of kadavu. • james siers of ba for an image of an iconic fijian flower. i understand mr. siers is not well and we wish him a speedy recovery. • jone niukula for images of an endemic insect species that only emerges once every so many years, • dr. jorg kretzschmar for images of a truly iconic bird that graces our ocean for days at a time and which is otherwise rarely seen. • dr. paddy ryan and aaron jenkins for images of a fresh water fish species with truly unique characteristics. ladies and gentlemen, i am led to believe by all who have collaborated on this project that we have something truly special. we have a new set of currency in vibrant colours featuring true national treasures. there will be many local and international collectors of currency notes and coins who are looking for something unique. the celebration of our biodiversity on our money is just that. the interest is so promising that we have already received numerous enquiries and a number of orders from banknote and coin collectors around the world even before the unveiling. we recognize this growing interest and have worked with our suppliers to provide limited numbers of special collector items. let me say a few words on what we have. for the first time, the reserve bank has produced a limited edition all - denomination set of coloured coins. this is a one - of - a - kind coin set depicting the flora and fauna designs in their natural colours on the front of each coin. specially packaged uncirculated coin sets will also be available for those who just want to own a piece of history. for the notes, collectors can either buy specially packaged individual denominations or the full set with matching serial numbers. uncut banknote sheets of 20 notes and 25 notes will also be available. bis central bankers ’ speeches ladies and gentlemen, my sincere apologies for the self - advertising. i will not draw out the suspense any longer. i am confident that we all will be proud of our new banknotes and coins. on behalf of the board, management and staff of the reserve bank of fiji, i once again extend my sincere gratitude to his excellency, the president for agreeing to be our chief guest and to you all for kindly accepting our invitation. we are truly humbled by your presence. vinaka vakalevu and god bless fiji! bis central bankers ’ speeches

. new bula gold of course, today, we are here to celebrate the launch of the new bula gold product. i understand that this product has been developed in response to customer demand. customer, and that is you and me, are key to any business these days. it is therefore extremely encouraging that lici is listening to our voice. i understand that new bula gold is a money - back type of plan. it supplements most of the features of lici fiji existing money - back plans like the “ money tree ” range of products. but this new bula gold product goes beyond the existing products. it has three new features. these are auto cover, extended term cover and funeral expenses benefit. i will end there lest i say something wrong about the product. i will leave mr krishnan and his team to explain to us all the good features of this new product. they are even ready to sign on customers. i wish lici and mr krishnan every success. concluding remarks in concluding, i would like to thank mr. krishnan again for inviting me here this evening. i congratulate you on this initiative and wish you every success. official launching i now have much pleasure in launching the new bula gold product. thank you.