The Report: Papua New Guinea 2013

The Report: Papua New Guinea 2013
Author: Oxford Business Group
Publisher: Oxford Business Group
Total Pages: 248
Release: 2013-08-16
Genre:
ISBN: 1907065814

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

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea
Author: International Monetary Fund. Asia and Pacific Dept
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Total Pages: 68
Release: 2013-12-03
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1475556217

This 2013 Article IV Consultation highlights that Papua New Guinea has achieved strong economic growth over the past decade, benefiting from high commodity prices, mineral investment inflows, sound macroeconomic policies, and financial sector stability. The current account deficit is expected to narrow sharply in 2013 as imports and income outflows decline with the winding down of liquefied natural gas project construction. The Bank of Papua New Guinea has kept the policy interest rate unchanged since early 2013 given weakening nonmineral sector demand, but has issued central bank bills and raised cash reserve requirements to absorb excess liquidity in the banking system.

Papua New Guinea: The main report

Papua New Guinea: The main report
Author: M. Zia Qureshi
Publisher:
Total Pages: 158
Release: 1988
Genre: Political Science
ISBN:

Despite abundant natural resources and the prospects of a major increase in mineral revenues, Papua New Guinea faces several development challenges in the years ahead. Nevertheless, opportunities exist provided that sound economic ¿polices are maintained, private sector initiatives are encouraged, projects are successfully implemented, skilled manpower is increased and the required external capital and technical assistance is obtained. This paper consists of five chapters which provide an overview of development and growth prospects in Papua New Guinea. Chapter 1 looks at the country's recents performance, policy issues and prospects. Chapter 2 reviews the development issues of the mining and petroleum industries as well as the key productive sectors. It pays particular emphasis to agriculture and suggests supporting initiatives in the expansion of infrastructure and human resource development. Chapter 3 discusses the main elements of investment strategy and policy against a backdrop of recent trends. Chapter 4 examines key issues related to resource management in the public sector, including fiscal management, budgetary support, public investment and institutional reform. Finally, Chapter 5 discusses the requirements, performance and prospects of external trade and financing.

Effects of COVID-19 and other shocks on Papua New Guinea’s food economy: A multi-market simulation analysis

Effects of COVID-19 and other shocks on Papua New Guinea’s food economy: A multi-market simulation analysis
Author: Diao, Xinshen
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Total Pages: 51
Release: 2021-02-19
Genre: Political Science
ISBN:

Understanding how the Papua New Guinea (PNG) agricultural economy and associated household consumption is affected by climate, market and other shocks requires attention to linkages and substitution effects across various products and the markets in which they are traded. In this study, we use a multi-market simulation model of the PNG food economy that explicitly includes production, consumption, external trade and prices of key agricultural commodities to quantify the likely impacts of a set of potential shocks on household welfare and food security in PNG. In this study, we use a multi-market simulation model of the PNG food economy that explicitly includes production, consumption, external trade and prices of key agricultural commodities to quantify the likely impacts of a set of potential shocks on household welfare and food security in PNG. We have built the model to be flexible in order to explore different potential scenarios and then identify where and how households are most affected by an unexpected shock. The model is designed using region and country-level data sources that inform the structure of the PNG food economy, allowing for a data-driven evaluation of potential impacts on agricultural production, food prices, and food consumption. Thus, as PNG confronts different unexpected challenges within its agricultural economy, the model presented in this paper can be adapted to evaluate the potential impact and necessary response by geographic region of an unexpected economic shock on the food economy of the country. We present ten simulations modeling the effects of various shocks on PNG’s economy. The first group of scenarios consider the effects of shocks to production of specific agricultural commodities including: 1) a decrease on maize and sorghum output due to Fall Armyworm; 2) reduction in pig production due to a potential outbreak of African Swine Fever; 3) decline in sweet potato production similar to the 2015/16 El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) climate shock; and 4) a decline in poultry production due to COVID-19 restrictions on domestic mobility and trade. A synopsis of this report, which focuses on the COVID-19 related shocks on the PNG economy is also available online (Diao et al., 2020).1 The second group of simulations focus on COVID-19-related changes in international prices, increased marketing costs in international and domestic trade, and reductions in urban incomes. We simulate a 1) 30 percent increase in the price of imported rice, 2) a 30 percent decrease in world prices for major PNG agricultural exports, 3) higher trade transaction costs due to restrictions on the movement of people (traders) and goods given social distancing measures of COVID-19, and 4) potential economic recession causing urban household income to fall by 10 percent. Finally, the last simulation considers the combined effect of all COVID-19 related shocks combining the above scenarios into a single simulation. A key result of the analysis is that urban households, especially the urban poor, are particularly vulnerable to shocks related to the Covid-19 pandemic. Lower economic activity in urban areas (assumed to reduce urban non-agricultural incomes by 10 percent), increases in marketing costs due to domestic trade disruptions, and 30 percent higher imported rice prices combine to lower urban incomes by almost 15 percent for both poor and non-poor urban households. Urban poor households, however, suffer the largest drop in calorie consumption - 19.8 percent, compared to a 15.8 percent decline for urban non-poor households. Rural households are much less affected by the Covid-19 related shocks modeled in these simulations. Rural household incomes, affected mainly by reduced urban demand and market disruptions, fall by only about four percent. Nonetheless, calorie consumption for the rural poor and non-poor falls by 5.5 and 4.2 percent, respectively.

World Report 2016

World Report 2016
Author: Human Rights Watch
Publisher: Policy Press
Total Pages: 672
Release: 2016-02-29
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1447325508

Human Rights Watch’s annual World Report 2016 highlights the armed conflict in Syria, international drug reform, drones and electronic mass surveillance and is a must-read for anyone interested in the fight to protect human rights in every corner of the globe.

The Report: Papua New Guinea 2012

The Report: Papua New Guinea 2012
Author:
Publisher: Oxford Business Group
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2012
Genre: Papua New Guinea
ISBN: 1907065628

Contains information about the key sectors in Papua New Guinea (PNG), such as LNG and agriculture, as well as investment opportunities and interviews of important politicians and businesspeople.

The Report: Papua New Guinea 2014

The Report: Papua New Guinea 2014
Author: Oxford Business Group
Publisher: Oxford Business Group
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2014-09-04
Genre:
ISBN: 1910068101

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. Inward investment has increasingly been driven by the extractive sector, including oil and gas, whose share of the country’s total investment stock rose from 71% to 87% between 2004 and 2012. Statistics from the Investment Promotion Authority reveal that the largest share of new foreign direct investment in 2013, some 24.6%, targeted the construction sector, outpacing that in financial services, manufacturing and mining, which accounted for 19.8%, 18.1% and 10.9%, respectively. While minerals and hydrocarbons dominate exports, around 85% of the country’s population is employed in the agriculture sector. The start of liquefied natural gas exports in 2014 is expected to return the current account to a surplus in 2015, forecast as high as 12.1% of GDP before returning to 9.1% the following year. While the outlook for state revenues remains strong in the medium term, ensuring the sustainability of further spending increases will be key to preserving macroeconomic stability.

The Report: Papua New Guinea 2015

The Report: Papua New Guinea 2015
Author: Oxford Business Group
Publisher: Oxford Business Group
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2016-09-17
Genre:
ISBN: 1910068365

In Papua New Guinea hopes are high that real change is on its way; the country’s political, administrative, financial and technical leaders now have to find a way to ensure the most productive distribution and use of financial resources. Many international actors are watching closely to see how this young country negotiates its path. Papua New Guinea became a major exporter of gas in 2014 when the $19bn PNG liquefied natural gas (LNG) project was completed ahead of schedule and within budget, significantly increasing the size and strength of the economy. The year ahead is likely to see PNG benefit from the further development of its hydrocarbons sector, fuelling the growth of its economy as a whole. The LNG influx also poses challenges, however, in terms of ensuring inclusive growth and productive use of the new revenues. PNG takes pride in being a final frontier of natural and cultural development, but the task ahead is to protect the country’s heritage while becoming part of the global economy.

REPORT

REPORT
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2019
Genre:
ISBN: 9781912518418