Despite being struck by a deadly earthquake in the first quarter of 2018, PNG managed to successfully stage the APEC Leaders’ Summit in November of that year, a meeting which resulted in the signing of a number of trade and investment agreements that are expected to have a significant economic impact. While investor appetite remains subdued as a result of high operating costs...
Port Moresby has benefitted from accelerated infrastructure development in recent years, spurred on by Papua New Guinea’s chairmanship of APEC in 2018. Although there was some domestic criticism related to spending large sums of public money on hosting world leaders in a moment of elevated national debt, 76% of CEOs expect the long-term economic impact of APEC 2018 to be...
While the National Executive Council under new Prime Minister James Marape may have received a healthy sprinkling of fresh talent, the latest political leaders at the helm find themselves facing familiar problems as they attempt to steer Papua New Guinea into its next phase of economic development. According to the results of the latest OBG Business Barometer: PNG CEO Survey,...
Papua New Guinea is a vast archipelago, of which the main island – shared with Indonesia – forms the largest tropical island on Earth. Known for its unique flora and fauna, the country is famous for its environmental variety. However, with more than 850 languages spoken within its borders, it is also considered one of the most culturally diverse nations in the world. While it...
Recent years have seen the issue of climate change and its potential ecological and economic effects move more clearly into the spotlight. It is now widely accepted that the planet cannot sustain current high-carbon industrial and consumer behaviours. With scientific knowledge on the subject now better informed and more reliable, economic models used to forecast the fiscal...
The former minister of finance, James Marape became the eighth prime minister of Papua New Guinea on May 30, 2019 following the resignation of his predecessor, Peter O’Neill, after eight years in office. In a break with O’Neill’s approach, Prime Minister Marape struck a somewhat nationalistic tone in his first speech to Parliament, and afterwards told media that his government...
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