Fiji, May 8 -- Fiji doesn't expect an immediate impact on the U.S trade war through the imposition of tariffs in the short to medium term but is worried about the threat that it may lead to a global economic slowdown.'

Deputy Prime Minister Biman Prasad outlined Fiji's immediate concerns of the trade war and its impacts on Fiji and the Pacific Island economies at a side event at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Annual Meeting in Milan, Italy on Tuesday.

"I think for small island economies like Fiji that is a big concern, specifically with respect to the U.S tariffs. 20 percent of our exports go to the United States. The weighted average on tariff on U.S goods is just 1.8 percent.a72 percent of imports from the U.S attract zero duty, 25 ...