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Tag - Informal economy

The informal economy in development

New book: the informal economy in development

by John Conroy
25 January 2021

The Informal Economy in Development

by John D. Conroy
Dec, 2020
Nigel Uyam operating a registration booth in Basamuk, Madang Province, September 2020

SIM card deactivation in PNG and financial inclusion

by Amanda H A Watson and Busa Jeremiah Wenogo
23 October 2020
Crossborder trade: Indonesia and PNG

Cross-border trade: Indonesia and PNG

by John Conroy
8 October 2020
Buai vendors buying buai from rural wholesale suppliers

The daily life of a Port Moresby buai vendor

by Linus digim'Rima and Joshua Apa
27 May 2020
Credit: Bioversity International/Flickr/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

The informal economy under siege

by Busa Jeremiah Wenogo
22 March 2019
Betel nut sellers at work (Credit: Martyn Namorong)

Perseverance as a buai seller

by Martyn Namorong
17 March 2019
Market in Madang, PNG (Tanaka Juuyoh/Flickr/CC BY 2.0)

Organising the disorganised: the proposed Informal Economy Voice Strategy

by Busa Jeremiah Wenogo
29 January 2018
Selling betelnut at market (Taro Taylor/Flickr/CC BY 2.0)

Planning the unplanned: reflections on the PNG Government’s interventions in the informal economy

by Busa Jeremiah Wenogo
14 November 2017
Gerehu market, Port Moresby (UN Women Papua New Guinea/Kim Eaton/Flickr CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

As election looms, PNG political parties should consider supporting informal economy

by Busa Jeremiah Wenogo
17 May 2017
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