Understanding Fiji's declining foreign reserves position

Pacific Economic Bulletin

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 95-112

  Narayan, Paresh Kumar ^a   Narayan, Seema ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 70350128257     PISSN: 08178038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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