SUVA, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) -- Fiji Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama said on Friday that the general election under a just and fair electoral system will be held by September 2014.

    In delivering the 2010 Budget for Fiji, Bainimarama said the primary focus of his government shall be on the economy for the next three years.

    He said he has commenced the process to hold a Dialogue Forum from February 2010 consisting of people who are positive, interested and forward looking in realizing the true potential of this Pacific island nation.

    "The Dialogue process will not, however, deter the government's focus on the economy.

    This year saw some unparalleled developments in terms of the global financial and economic crisis but that what was promising was that things were improving for Fiji's major trading partners, he added.

    Bainimarama said the January floods had a major impact on Fiji's economy and that tourism was negatively affected in the first six months of 2009.

    "Remittances, which formed a major source of our foreign exchange earnings, also fell significantly. A number of our exports fell as a result of fall in global demand. "All these factors resulted in our economy contracting by 2.5 percent this year," he said.

    Bainimarama said the decline in economic activity this year led to a fall in the Fiji government revenue.

    He said the GDP growth for 2010 is looking more positive at close to 2 percent on the back of global recovery.

    "We expect growth to be driven by a pickup in tourism, the impetus provided by the devaluation which has improved Fiji's competitiveness significantly and increased private sector investment," he added.

    Future growth is expected to be higher than 2 percent given the Fiji government's plans to introduce wide ranging reforms covering land tenure, the civil service, public enterprises and government related entities.