Papua New Guinea Construction

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Chapter | Construction & Real Estate from The Report: Papua New Guinea 2014

From 2008 to 2012, the construction sector posted average real annual growth of 20.4%. The value of construction projects in 2013 was estimated at $1.4bn, up from the $1.2bn in 2012, $984m in 2011 and $744m in 2010. A host of big-ticket items are listed in the 2014 budget, including $577m to construct and maintain roads and bridges; $152m to finish facilities for the 2015 Pacific Games; $25m...

Papua New Guinea is poised for change, as the country’s mineral riches are providing a major opportunity for economic development through the exploitation of natural resources. The government’s five-year strategic plan focuses on key development enablers such as free education, improvements to health services, the strengthening of law and order, rural development projects and infrastructure construction.

The government in Papua New Guinea (PNG) has pledged to upgrade its infrastructure after years of underinvestment, a move which will also help plug the construction gap as the country’s mega project, the $19bn Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) plant, is now completed and the related real-estate boom starts to cool.
The construction sector in Papua New Guinea (PNG) has enjoyed rapid growth in recent years. The industry, worth just PGK265.6m ($126.38m) in 1994, is now one of the economy’s largest contributors to GDP, valued at PGK4.81bn ($2.29bn) in 2011. But while annual growth has averaged 17.9% since 2007, there are troubling indicators of an overstretched economy.

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