Papua New Guinea is facing several fiscal challenges in the wake of falling government revenues and the end of a liquefied natural gas-driven construction boom, with GDP growth falling by about two-thirds between 2015 and 2016. Though the budget deficit narrowed in 2017, this was largely owing to a supplementary budget that slashed capital...
In an effort to reduce dependency on extractive industries, the government has increasingly focused on non-mineral diversification as an economic growth strategy, with an emphasis on domestic industry, tourism and new special economic and industrial zones aimed at attracting foreign investment. Government efforts, including the publication of...
Reducing reliance on energy imports and addressing the shortage of power is major goal for Papua New Guinea. To this end, the National Executive Council approved a draft of the PNG Natural Gas Policy White Paper in April 2018, which seeks to better manage the growing oil and gas industry, while deriving more benefits on the domestic front....
A number of final investment decisions expected in the short and medium terms have the potential to galvanise Papua New Guinea’s economy. State-owned oil and gas company Kumul Petroleum Holdings (KPH), is at the forefront of efforts to create an energy hub in the Western and Gulf Provinces, known as the Kikori Energy Hub. In addition, a number...
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