Category Archives: Regional & economic cooperation

PNG voices: regional partnerships must be based on respect

Righting perceptions of an asymmetric relationshipbetween PNG and Australia comes down to listening. When Australian...

Getting it together: Pacific engagement still lacks coordination

Showing collective action across countries and sectorsis essential to Pacific development and winning friends. Pacific...

For PNG, Albanese’s visit was about more than just security

Dealing with Australia and keeping a door open to Chinagives James Marape the chance to...

PNG needs a census, not more population estimates

Knowing a true number of residents is crucial to setdevelopment goals – for local government...

PNG economist sceptical about UN report reveal of Papua New Guinea’s 17 million population

A new UN report reveals PNG’s population could be as high as 17 million. (ABC: Eric...

MP slush funds used to maintain power in PNG

The more cash, the more chance of an incumbent ruling party’s success at elections. After winning...

Papua New Guinea: lessons of the last decade in four charts

The focus on development assistance to Pacific Islands countries – spurred on by evident competition...

A failure of the state: PNG lets down its people.

With Covid rampant and only 2 per cent of its population vaccinated, PNG has let...

2021 APFIF Policy Dialogue: Emerging Priorities in the COVID-19 Era

The importance of achieving financial inclusion has gained greater attention recently due to the economic...

Partnership to help the economically vulnerable across Asia Pacific

A collaboration between Griffith Business School, through Griffith Asia Institute (GAI), and the Foundation for Development Cooperation (FDC) aims to...