In a recent survey of 96 employed women conducted by academics from the University of Papua New Guinea’s (UPNG) School of Business and Public Policy, 71% of respondents in Port Moresby reported encountering “discrimination and harassment” (hereafter referred to as workplace harassment) at their...
In late 2021, following the first phase of a review of the 2000 Central Banking Act (CBA) by an independent advisory group, the Papua New Guinea parliament unanimously amended the CBA. Among other things, the amendments broadened the objectives of the Bank of PNG (BPNG) away from an exclusive focus...
The Papua New Guinea (PNG) parliament passed several important bills in its October 2023 sitting. One such bill was a supplementary budget of K771 million. The government plans to spend its windfall revenue from increased tax revenue and high commodity prices on five priority areas: health and...
Papua New Guinea continues to have a low share of jobs under both the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) and New Zealand’s Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) schemes. From the total 48,000 visas issued under the schemes in 2022-2023, the ‘big three’ Pacific Island countries of Vanuatu...
I am Joseph Tuan Viet Cao, a Catholic priest in Papua New Guinea. I am working in the Holy Name of...
On the occasion of Bill Hayden’s state funeral, we thought it would be interesting to publish a few...
With the aim of restoring confidence and discipline in the constabulary, PNG Prime Minister James...
The last three decades of goldmining in Porgera (1989-2019) have been wasted, with little to show...
As the exchange rate and monetary policy landscape continues to shift in PNG, so too does the Bank...
There is no doubt that climate finance is urgently needed around the world. Despite this, progress...
