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Economy

Suva did not grow up around a single industry.93 It has gradually developed to become the largest and most sophisticated city in the Pacific Islands, and a regional hub.94 Fijians of Indian descent have largely shaped its economy.95 Suva is the commercial center of Fiji: most international banks have their Pacific headquarters here, including ANZ and the Westpac.96 In addition, most Fijian financial institutions, non-governmental organisations, and government ministries and departments are headquartered here.97 At one point, both Air Pacific[11] (now Fiji Airways) and Air Fiji [12] were headquartered in Suva.98

A large part of Fiji's international shipping, as well as the docking of international cruise ships, takes place at Suva's Kings Wharf.99 This has led to the growth of Suva's tourism industry.100

The largest of Suva's several industrial areas is Walu Bay, which is home to factories, warehouses, import-export companies, shipyards, container yards, a brewery, and many printeries.101 Other notable industrial areas are Vatuwaqa, Raiwaqa, and Laucala Beach.102

Among the most popular areas for shopping and commerce are Cumming Street and Victoria Parade.103

Institutions

Suva is host to more international and regional intergovernmental agencies and NGOs than any other Pacific Island capital.104 Some of the bodies with a presence in Suva are:105

The TRAFFIC Oceania South Pacific Programme – funded by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office, is in Suva, in the offices of the WWF South Pacific Programme.106 The programme assists in the implementation of CITES and strengthens collaboration with the World Wide Fund for Nature.107
The Fiji School of Medicine – which is now classed as a regional agency and a member of the Council of Regional Organisations in the Pacific.108
The University of Fiji.109
The Fiji School of Nursing.110
The University of the South Pacific which operates a campus in Suva as well as at other South Pacific locations.111
The Fiji National University which is a major polytechnic in Fiji and caters to students from many small Pacific Island nations.112 It has centres in other Fiji towns of Nadi, Ba and Labasa.113
The Fiji College of Advanced Learning.114
TPAF (The Training and Productivity Authority of Fiji).115
The Pacific Community (SPC).116
The Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat.117
The South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission (SOPAC).118
St John's Theological College, Cawaci.119
The Pacific Regional Seminary (PRS).120
The Pacific Theological College (PTC).121
Femmus School of Hospitality.122
Yat Sen School.123
Alliance Française.124
Greenpeace Pacific.125
UNDP Headquarters (Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Cook Islands corpus, Palau, Micronesia, Marshall Islands, Tuvalu, Kiribati, Niue corpus, Nauru).126
Asian Development Bank Headquarters Pacific127
World Bank Headquarters128

Entertainment and culture

Suva hosts numerous regional, national, and local events annually, supported by a variety of multipurpose venues and community facilities.129

Venues

Suva has many multipurpose venues, the main ones being the Vodafone Arena, which can seat up to 5,000 people, the HFC Bank Stadium, which can seat 15,446 people, the FMF National Gymnasium Suva, which can seat up to 2,000 people, and the Civic Auditorium, which can seat up to 1,000 people.130

Parks and gardens

Suva has a number of parks and a few gardens.131 Albert Park, in the City centre, is famous as the stage for many national-historical events such as the Independence of Fiji, the landing by Kingsford Smith on the Southern Cross and many parades and carnivals.132 Sukuna Park, also in the CBD is a popular recreational park and has many performances and events on a weekly basis.133 Thurston Gardens (named for Governor of Fiji John Bates Thurston) is the city's main botanical garden and the location of the Fiji Museum.134 Queen Elizabeth Drive is popular as a scenic walk along Suva's foreshore.135 Many city residents go to the Colo-i-Suva Forest Reserve, a short drive from the city centre, to swim under the waterfalls.136

Music

Many concerts are held in Suva, some coming from other countries to enjoy world-class performances.137 Concerts and shows are usually staged at one of the above-mentioned venues on a monthly basis.138 Some of the famous music artists to hold shows in Suva include UB40, Lucky Dube, O'Yaba, Sean Kingston and many others.139 Due to a favoured interest in Bollywood by all, some prominent singers and actors have held shows in the capital which include singers like Shaan, Sonu Nigam, Sunidhi Chauhan and movie artists like Shah Rukh Khan,[13] Priyanka Chopra,[14] Johnny Lever, Dino Morea, Rajpal Yadav, Sunny Leone and the like.140

Food

Owing to its multicultural demographics, Suva offers a variety of global cuisine.141 Particularly popular are Fijian, Indian, Chinese, American, and foods from other cultural and ethnic backgrounds.142 Fijians of Indian descent have influenced Fiji's cuisine, in the process creating the uniquely Fiji Indian curry.143 Indentured labourers brought with them spices, chilies, and other herbs and vegetables that are now part of the Fijian palate and cuisine.144

Sports

Suva hosts many regional and national sporting events, most notably at the HFC Bank Stadium.145 A special highlight is the Coca-Cola Games, the world's largest secondary school athletics meet.146 The Capital City is represented in major sporting events by its rugby, netball, and football teams.147

Suva hosted the first Pacific Games in 1963.148 In 2003 the Games returned to Suva with a full program of 32 sports introduced for the first time.149 Suva held the games for the second time in 1979.150 Suva has hosted the Pacific Games more often than any other city.151

Mass media

Headquartered in Suva are the Fiji's three main national television stations: Fiji One, FBC TV and MAI TV, alongside the Fiji Ministry of Information, the producer of government programming, national news, and current affairs bulletins.152 Fiji One produces and airs its evening 'National News' bulletin from its studios in Gladstone Road in Central; FBC TV airs its 'FBC News' bulletin from its studios, also on Gladstone Road.153 Sky Pacific and Pacific Broadcasting Services Fiji are the two pay satellite television company headquartered in Suva.154

Suva is home to the national radio broadcasters Fijian Broadcasting Corporation (FBC) and Communications Fiji Limited (CFL), between them providing 12 national radio stations.155

The two dailies, The Fiji Times and The Fiji Sun are printed here (and, formerly, the Fiji Post).156 Many other weekly newspapers are headquartered and published in Suva, including Inside Fiji, Nai Lalakai (iTaukei language weekly), Shanti Dut (Fiji Hindi weekly), national magazines such as Repúblika and Mai Life as well as regional magazines such as Islands Business.157

Shopping and fashion

Suva is one of the most shopper-friendly cities in the Pacific.158 The city offers its shops in a cluster that is referred to as Suva Central.159 Areas like Cumming Street and Marks Street are for clothing, jewellery, food, electronics, pharmaceuticals and more.160 Terry Walk and the Flea Market offer handicrafts and local ware.161 Close by, huge, new shopping complexes dominate the canal area, such as MHCC (Morris Hedstrom City Center), Tappoo City and Suva Central.162 There are telecommunication and electronic stores, as well as sporting gear stores in the outer areas of this radius.163

Suva also hosts the headquarters of the Fashion Council of Fiji, the region's most significant fashion organisation.164 The Fijian Fashion Festival, the region's largest trade and consumer fashion platform, occurs annually at the Grand Pacific Hotel in Suva.165

Transportation

Nausori International Airport caters mainly to the domestic market, connecting Suva with Fiji's other international airport, Nadi International Airport.166

Suva has a public transport system consisting of buses (Central Transport Co.) and taxis servicing the metropolitan area as well as the cities of Nasinu, Nausori, and Lami town.167 There are bus services connecting Suva with other towns and cities on Viti Levu by way of either the Kings, Queens, or Princes highways, all originating within Suva, although the latter terminates at Rewa Bridge in Nausori.168

There is a domestic ferry service from the Princess Wharf to the outer islands of Fiji as well as Vanua Levu.169 International ships and cruise liners dock at Suva's Kings Wharf.170