Sarah Stubbings

3 weeks ago | anz.com.au | Kishti Sen |Tom Kenny |Sarah Stubbings

Tourism, which supported Fiji’s economy post COVID, has largely stabilised as a result of capacity constraints and uncertainties in home markets. "Fiji’s remarkable turnaround in economic performance from its deepest pandemic-induced recession is due to the nation’s ability to quickly welcome tourists in large numbers once it opened its international border.”Should Fiji be concerned? The short answer is: don’t worry. Private sector investment is emerging.

Dec 3, 2024 | anz.com.au | Shayne Elliott |Sarah Stubbings |Rabih Yazbek

ANZ is approaching its 200th anniversary. In 1828 our predecessor the Cornwall Bank was set up in the island state of Tasmania, Australia, then Van Diemen’s Land, when the people of the local community were tired of being ignored by the banks in Hobart. “Through our network, we facilitate about 25 per cent of all payments into the Pacific, and around 15 per cent of all payments out of the region.”Islands are a big part of our history.

Dec 5, 2023 | pina.com.fj | Sarah Stubbings

By Sarah Stubbings, ANZ Regional Executive, Pacific ANZ’s presence in the Pacific dates back 143 years and our commitment to this vibrant region is illustrated by our 1,000-strong team. Our focus today is on our core markets — Fiji, Solomon Islands, Samoa, Tonga, Kiribati, Cook Islands, Vanuatu and Timor Leste — each unique, yet all contributing to the rich tapestry of the Blue Pacific.

Dec 3, 2023 | bluenotes.anz.com | Sarah Stubbings

Our focus today is on our core markets — Fiji, Solomon Islands, Samoa, Tonga, Kiribati, Cook Islands, Vanuatu and Timor Leste — each unique, yet all contributing to the rich tapestry of the Blue Pacific.

Oct 1, 2023 | bluenotes.anz.com | Sarah Stubbings

ThiI asked myself this question in August last year when I was given the privilege of serving as ANZ’s Regional Executive for the Pacific. “Right now in the Pacific, there is a real sense of optimism about the future. Spend a week in the Pacific and you will see why.”The Pacific is an important part of ANZ's international footprint and we have a team of more than a thousand people across Fiji, Samoa, Vanuatu, Tonga, Kiribati, Solomon Islands, Cook Islands as well as Timor Leste.