With public expenditure rising and a general improvement in international economic conditions in recent years, growth estimates across the region for the six GCC member states are expected to be in the 4-5% range, with the non-oil-and-gas economy also taking the lead, once again outstripping hydrocarbons in terms of the rate of expansion.
Made up of tiny, nearly invisible coral polyps, barrier reefs are in fact the largest living organisms on earth and visible from outer space. But while Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is a world heritage site and remains one of the country’s main tourist attractions, coral reefs in Papua New Guinea are known only to a few adventurous divers and, now, scientists....
ETIQUETTE: “For every village a different culture” is the expression that best describes the hundreds of separate behavioural rules and structures, cultures and languages of Papua New Guinea’s population. Most locals will greet you with a warm, genuine smile, and the salutation “monin tru”, or “a very good morning”, is considered the...
AIRWAYS HOTEL Jacksons Parade, Jacksons International Airport PO Box 1942, Port Moresby T: +675 324 5200 F: +675 325 0759 reservations@airways.com.pg www.airways.com.pg Rooms: 21 Bacchus rooms, 10 Bacchus juniors’ suites, 9 Bacchus suites, 45 Fountain rooms, 4 Fountain suites, 24 Dakota rooms, 24 Dakota junior suites, 11 Dakota suites, 1 presidential suite. Business...
Papua New Guinea has taken on a global role in developing policies on climate change, most notably through the successful lobbying to gain recognition for avoided deforestation credits through the UN initiative on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD), specifically REDD+ arrangements and via active participation in the Coalition of...
GOVERNMENTS & THEIR POWERS: There are three levels of government in Papua New Guinea, the national, provincial and local governments.
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