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Australia-PNG Ministerial Forum: suggested steps forward
Author: Stephen Howes, ANUThe Australia-PNG Ministerial Forum convened today in Canberra after a break of over two years.And today the prime ministers of the two countries will also meet for the first...
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Managing the boom in mineral revenue in Papua New Guinea
Author: Mekere Morauta, PNGNavigating a small economy through the choppy waters of the global economy is never easy.But it is even harder when facing the peaks and troughs of resource booms and the...
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Papua New Guinea goes to the polls
Author: Ron May, ANUPapua New Guinean politics has been marked in recent months by political impasse: defiance of Supreme Court rulings, the passage of dubious legislation, the arrest of the chief...
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Economic challenges for the new Papua New Guinea government
Author: Aaron Batten, ADBPapua New Guinea’s (PNG’s) incoming government will inherit an economy buoyed by a decade of rapid economic growth and poised to reap the benefits of its vast natural...
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PNG ‘land grab’ update
Author: Colin Filer, ANUThe Commission of Inquiry’s final report on Special Agricultural and Business Leases (SABLs) should soon be tabled in Papua New Guinea’s national parliament.No one yet knows...
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No thanks, not yet: PNG’s ASEAN bid
Author: Sean Jacobs, CanberraPapua New Guinea’s dynamic economic growth over the past decade has created an appetite for big-picture trade and diplomatic ties, symbolised by its ongoing attempts to...
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Papua New Guinea prepares for an Asian Century
Author: Sean Jacobs, CanberraIn late 2012 Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O’Neill delivered a series of speeches that give clues to the country’s growth and political aspirations.For some time,...
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Can PNG convert growth into development?
Author: Stephen Howes, ANUPapua New Guinea experienced yet another year of high growth in 2012: GDP growth over the past 10 years has averaged close to 6 per cent.Growth is expected to slow this year,...
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Can Papua New Guinea capitalise on its Asia boom?
Author: Peter Drysdale, Editor, East Asia ForumPapua New Guinea has enjoyed a period of heady growth over the past decade on the back of the China-driven global commodities boom. Currently at 9 per...
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Riding with square wheels: governing in PNG
Author: Sean Jacobs, CanberraSir Paul Hasluck, the Australian Minister for Territories from 1951 to 1963, once described PNG as ‘a task for Sisyphus’.No matter how much he pushed the boulder to the top...
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Deterring criminals in Papua New Guinea
Author: Sean Jacobs, Canberra A recent decision by Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) government to strengthen the nation’s criminal code has re-awakened the debate over the role of deterrence in reducing crime....
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Harnessing services for growth in Vietnam and PNG
Authors: Aaron Batten and Dominic Mellor, ADB In spite of their institutional, economic and demographic differences, Vietnam and Papua New Guinea (PNG) share something in common: neither have managed...
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Services as a driver of Asia’s economic growth
Author: Peter Drysdale, Editor, East Asia Forum Services industries are a feature of modern, rich economies. High levels of professional skill and research and innovative capability, and the...
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Are you being served? The service sector in development
Author: John Conroy, ANU The role of the service sector in development has been discussed in two recent posts on East Asia Forum. Batten and Mellor’s article examined service sector activities in...
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Is PNG’s Westminster system worth keeping?
Author: Sean Jacobs, New Guinea Commerce The Papua New Guinea Constitutional Law Reform Commission (CLRC) is currently scrutinising the viability of PNG’s Westminster system of government. PNG has...
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PNG’s exchange rate policy hurting the poor
Author: Paul Flanagan, ANU Earlier this year, Papua New Guinea moved away from a market-based exchange rate. It seemed just a technical announcement at the time. The central bank indicated that the...
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Is PNG heading for a crisis?
Author: Stephen Howes, ANU Last year in Papua New Guinea was eventful, marked by a series of controversial government decisions. In March, the government decided to take out a loan of about 3 billion...
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Crunch time in Papua New Guinea
Author: Peter Drysdale, East Asia Forum The talk in Canberra is that the priority in Australia’s diplomacy for 2015 will be its own backyard in the Pacific. This is long overdue, and may be too late....
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Papua New Guinea’s informal economy needs support
Authors: Busa Jeremiah Wenogo, CIMC, and John Conroy, ANU In Papua New Guinea (PNG) it is government policy to encourage growth and development of the informal economy. This may surprise observers...
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Reforms can secure Papua New Guinea’s growth
Author: Paul Holden, PPSDI Papua New Guinea’s recent period of exponential growth places it among the world’s most rapidly developing economies. Between 2005 and 2014, PNG’s economy expanded at a real...
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