After a hiatus over the last two years due to COVID-19, the 2022 PNG Update was held at the...
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Revisiting the Morauta central banking reforms: part two
This is an edited version of the keynote speech delivered by the author at the 2022 PNG Update on...
Revisiting the Morauta central banking reforms: part one
This is an edited version of the keynote speech delivered by the author at the 2022 PNG Update on...
Latest Port Moresby ban doomed to failure
The National Capital District Commission (NCDC) has introduced a ban targeting the sale of cooked...
An ominous warning for PNG
“When we don’t have any of these copper and gold mines anymore, where are we headed?” This quote is...
PNG’s minimum wage
The urban minimum wage has been an important part of Papua New Guinea’s economic history. In the...
Parties in PNG’s elections
Party politics in Papua New Guinea are complex and often appear incomprehensible. In this post I...
Does Bougainville need a new anti-corruption law?
Recently, Bougainville President Ishmael Toroama announced his government’s intention to enact a...
A struggling state, a changing society: Ron May’s writings...
By the late 1990s it was clear that early hopes for post-independence Papua New Guinea had been...
Will James Marape become the third PNG PM to complete a full...
Two factors favoured James Marape going into the 2022 national elections and helped ensure his...