'Escape the pandemic in paradise': Fiji opens its borders seeking billionaires

Prime minister looks to attract ‘VIPs’ to help restore country’s battered economy which is heavily dependent on tourism

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After months of strict Covid-19 lockdowns and resolutely closed borders, Fiji is open – for billionaires.

The prime minister, Frank Bainimarama, has announced the country is looking to attract “VIPs” to help restore Fiji’s paralysed tourism-dependent economy.

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