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We have been championing the case for an Independent Commission Against Corruption since 2010 and have urged for the implementation of the recommendations of various Commission of Inquiry, including those into the Department of Finance and the Special Agriculture Business Lease land grab.

Eighty seven percent of Papua New Guinea’s (PNG’s) seven million people live in rural areas. Almost all the rest live in small urban centers, the majority of which have a population of well below 30,000 people. Only Port Moresby and Lae have sizable populations at about 365,000 and 88,000 respectively1. Average national population density is low at about 14 per km2. PNG’s population is characterized by a very diverse number of social groups, with strong local and clan-based affinities and allegiances. There are over 800 distinct languages.

… The Purari Hydropower Project is a public-private joint venture. The governments of …
… PowerPoint presentation on the Inform project. … pptx … …
… The proposed Maritime and Waterways Safety Project (the project) aims to enhance socio-economic opportunities in … safe, efficient and reliable sea transport services. The project provides for: (i) replaced, installed and maintained …

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has supported the Government of Papua New Guinea (PNG) and the PNG Power
Limited to construct a 150-kilometer high voltage transmission line linking the West New Britain Provincial capital
Kimbe and the township of Bialla. The transmission line will connect renewable energy from existing hydropower and
biomass facilities and bring electricity to households, schools, and medical clinics along the alignment.

… The Project will expand the cargo handling capacity of Lae port, … and livelihood improvement; (iii) consulting services in project management, construction supervision, financial …
… aids (navaids) as well as installation of new navaids. The project will enhance the social and economic development in …

This book addresses the economic component of ESD (ecological sustainable development) in the Pacific. It is primarily concerned with the role that conventional economic issues plays in the viability of natural resource and environmental projects in the Pacific. As the success of projects also depends on relevant scientific knowledge and appropriateness of an activity, it is assumed in this book that this knowledge and know-how is already available.

… The project will strengthen the rural health system in selected … health service delivery in rural areas of PNG.1 The project will cover two districts in each of the following …
… that now form part of the PNG Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) project. But it seems that the magistrate ‘mistakenly’ …
… in the hinterland of the Morobe Gold and Silver Project. Its key objectives are to identify areas of risk in … of mine-related benefits. · On present design, the project will be a small to medium sized operation, compared … operations in Papua . Partly as a consideration of the project’s size, this report deals only in passing with the …
… of the Wutung Pilot Border Trade Investment Development Project (PBTIDP) are to remove the infrastructure bottleneck … up and potential businesses promoted in the region. The Project aims to develop WSP into a dynamic growth centre for …
… The Lae Port Development Project – Tidal Basin Phase 1 comprises one basin 400m × …

The economy of Papua New Guinea (PNG) is dependent on trade, exports in particular, which rose from $985 million to $2.5 trillion during 1980–2004. Exports increased from 35% of gross domestic product (GDP) in 1986 to 48% in 2002, even increasing by more than 50% for some years. Imports exhibited moderate growth at about 30% of GDP.