Gender Based Violence (GBV), especially intimate partner violence, is a grave concern in Papua New Guinea, where the rate of violence against women is around 80%. One in two women in the country are victims of intimate partner violence. One long-term measure to address intimate partner violence...
Category - PNG
Cocoa farming in PNG for all generations
Global demand and prices for cocoa have soared in the past few years with the price now the highest it has been in over 44 years – USD6,514 per metric ton as of 27 February 2024. In Papua New Guinea, cocoa ranks third among agricultural export crops, following palm oil and coffee, contributing...
AIFFP oblivious to excessive PNG port charges
PNG’s Independent Consumer and Competition Commission (ICCC) recently undertook a review of the stevedoring and handling market for shipping containers. Its report dated 4 December 2023 found that PNG’s domestic container handling market was competitive, and that there was no need for any...
PNG’s development plan implies falling living standards
Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister James Marape launched the country’s current Medium Term Development Plan (MTDP) in July 2023. It is the fourth in the most recent series of five-year plans, though such plans have been a part of PNG’s governance since independence. This one is Marape’s first...
PNG’s latest revenue projections: defying gravity?
Fiscal consolidation has been a central focus of PNG’s fiscal policy in recent years, with the...
Mobile internet prices falling in Papua New Guinea
After years of high prices for mobile data in Papua New Guinea, consumers are now able to access...
Subnational governance in PNG – poor and worsening
In this third post in a three-part series focusing on subnational government financing in PNG, I...
Subnational government spending in PNG
In a previous post, I discussed how provincial revenue in PNG has performed over time, how...
Uncertainty surrounds PNG’s local government elections
In August 2024, Papua New Guinea will conduct local level government (LLG) elections. The...
Cervical cancer prevention and treatment in PNG
On International Women’s Day 2024, we bring you an edited extract from Dr Pamela Toliman’s...