The banks of the Asia-Pacific region have been subject to successive waves of regulatory changes in recent years. Remaining compliant with strengthened anti-money laundering rules, know-your-customer guidelines and a raft of sustainability and transparency initiatives proved to be a resource-consuming process for the region’s lending institutions.
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Articles & Analysis | Countries across Asia Pacific roll out financial reporting regulations based on an international framework from The Report: Papua New Guinea 2019
Interviews & Viewpoints | Loi Bakani, Governor, Bank of Papua New Guinea: Viewpoint from The Report: Papua New Guinea 2019
One of the main aims of Papua New Guinea’s banking sector is to foster the development of micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). In emerging markets such as PNG, MSMEs play a critical role in economic growth. However, the expansion of small businesses has been slow in comparison to other countries in the region – there are an estimated 49,500 small and medium-...
Articles & Analysis | Papua New Guinea's banking sector streamlines services to increase financial inclusion from The Report: Papua New Guinea 2019
In an effort to diagnose limitations across Papua New Guinea’s banking industry, a joint review team has conducted a comprehensive health check of the financial ecosystem. Following a series of intensive studies by the World Bank and IMF beginning in 2011, as well as efforts by the Department of Treasury and the Bank of PNG (BPNG), bottlenecks were identified in a handful of...
Articles & Analysis | Papua New Guinea aims to keep pace with global banking landscape from The Report: Papua New Guinea 2019
Despite a tight supply of foreign exchange and a slowdown in economic growth in 2018, Papua New Guinea’s banking sector remained well capitalised and registered a robust performance, aided by supportive policies from both the government and the Bank of PNG (BPNG), the country’s central bank. The successful issuance in September 2018 of the country’s first dollar-denominated...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Mark Baker, Managing Director, ANZ Papua New Guinea: Interview from The Report: Papua New Guinea 2019
Chapter | Capital Markets from The Report: Papua New Guinea 2019
Papua New Guinea has made strides in recent years to expand its capital markets and promote liquidity. However, the performance of the country’s stock exchange – which changed its name to PNGX Markets in July 2019 – has been affected by a series of economic disruptions. The 7.5-magnitude earthquake that struck PNG in February 2018 contributed to a contraction in economic activity for most of...