Griffith University welcomed delegates from the Reserve Banks of Fiji and Vanuatu this month for the 2018 DFAT Pacific Banking Fellowship program, in pursuit of achieving effective policy outcomes in the South Pacific region and completing joint working papers with researchers.
At the three-week program’s welcome ceremony, Ms Heidi Piper, the Director of Griffith International, described the Fellows – who will also be the crucial members of the long-term collaboration between the central banks and Griffith – as significant ambassadors for the university and Australia.
Griffith Business School Dean (Academic) Professor Fabrizio Carmignani acknowledged the importance of the Fellowship, noting that its convener, Dr Parmendra Sharma, has been working on the project for several years.
Dr Parmendra Sharma and Professor Fabrizio Carmignani
“It’s an excellent example of engagement with policy institutions; we’re talking about Griffith engaging and working with central banks in the Pacific region on issues relating to central banking and monetary policy,” Professor Carmignani