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Fiji releases 2009 budget
16:30:10, 21 November 2008, Radio Australia News
Fiji's interim government has announced that the economically depressed northern and maritime island regions will be tax free zones to encourage investment.
Fiji's sugar growers demand more funding
08:16:25, 21 November 2008, Radio Australia News
Stakeholders in Fiji's sugar industry say a lot needs to be done to revive it and they are hoping they will not be ignored by the interim government, when the 2009 budget is announced today.
PNG budget boost for sport welcomed
16:37:55, 19 November 2008, Radio Australia News
The head of the PNG Sports Foundation has welcomed the record amount of money in the government's latest budget for sport in the country.
PNG govt unveils 2009 budget
14:14:40, 19 November 2008, Radio Australia News
Resource rich Papua New Guinea has shown it is not immune to the global financial crisis, after its treasurer handed down the country's 2009 budget.
PNG downgrades revenue in budget release
20:05:13, 18 November 2008, Radio Australia News
Papua New Guinea has significantly downgraded its revenue expectations for next year because of the global financial crisis.
![A North Korean soldier (L) and a South Korean soldier stand guard across their heavily-armed border. [AFP]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/gallery/nkorea_skorea_border_afp_08.jpg "A North Korean soldier (L) and a South Korean soldier stand guard across their heavily-armed border. [AFP]")
![Heads of state at the APEC summit in Lima pose for a photograph in typical Peruvian ponchos. [Reuters]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/gallery/apec_rtr_231108.jpg "Heads of state at the APEC summit in Lima pose for a photograph in typical Peruvian ponchos. [Reuters]")
![US President George Bush, pictured here with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, is hosting the G20 leaders in Washington with the global financial crisis top of the agenda. [Reuters]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/gallery/indo_susilobush_rtr_151108.jpg "US President George Bush, pictured here with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, is hosting the G20 leaders in Washington with the global financial crisis top of the agenda. [Reuters]")
![War veterans gather at the Cenotaph in central London for Remembrance Day. [Reuters]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/gallery/remembrance_rtr_111108.jpg "War veterans gather at the Cenotaph in central London for Remembrance Day. [Reuters]")
![The Malaysia High Court has ruled that the home minister had acted outside his powers charging Raja Petra Kamaruddin under the ISA. [AFP]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/gallery/malay_kamaruddin_afp_1008.jpg "The Malaysia High Court has ruled that the home minister had acted outside his powers charging Raja Petra Kamaruddin under the ISA. [AFP]")
![President Ma (R) has hosted China envoy Chen Yunlin (L) in Taipei, a Taiwanese leader's highest level face-to-face meeting since 1949. [AFP]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/gallery/taiwan_ma_chen_afp_1108.jpg "President Ma (R) has hosted China envoy Chen Yunlin (L) in Taipei, a Taiwanese leader's highest level face-to-face meeting since 1949. [AFP]")
