Documents & Reports
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Navigating turbulent waters : addressing looming policy challenges for revived growth and improved living standards (English)
Papua New Guinea's (PNGs) economy has slowed from the very strong growth rates of recent years, as construction of the PNG liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility nears completion and export prices weaken...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 83242 Document Date: December 4, 2013 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Bulman,Timothy John,Suri,Vivek,Bailey,Laura E.,Shetty,Sudhir,Adelman,Melissa Ann,Cairns,Alan Thomas,Gibson, John,Knight,David Stephen,Irava, Wayne,Narimatsu,Junko,Sharma,Manohar,Somanathan,Aparnaa,Sur,Mona
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From the last days of the boom to lasting improvements in living standards (English)
In 2012 PNG's economy enjoyed what it is likely to be the last year of strong growth for most sectors of PNG's economy in this economic cycle. Construction of PNG-LNG and various spin-off investments...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 75435 Document Date: January 1, 2013 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Bulman,Timothy John
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The challenge of transforming today's boom into better living standards for tomorrow (English)
Papua New Guinea (PNG's) strong economic expansion continued into early 2012, but the forces propelling this growth are likely to have peaked. The moderation in growth and expanded supply capacity will...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 72446 Document Date: January 1, 2012 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Bulman,Timothy John
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Enjoying the opportunities and facing the challenges of resurgent commodity prices (English)
Resurgent commodity prices are benefiting Papua New Guinea's economy. The economy expanded at its fastest pace since the early 1990s, as investors built the infrastructure to access the country's rich...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 61839 Document Date: April 1, 2011 Disclosure Status: Disclosed