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The economy of Papua New Guinea (PNG) is largely underdeveloped with the vast majority of the population living below the poverty line. [20] However, according to the Asian Development Bank its GDP is expected to grow 3.4% in 2022 and 4.6% in 2023. [21]
The Papua and New Guinea Development Bank (which later became the National Development Bank Limited of Papua New Guinea) commenced operations on 6 July 1967 from an office in Port Moresby. [1] The Bank played a significant role in the economic development of the country immediately prior to and after it achieved independence on 16 September 1975.
Papua New Guinea [note 1] [13] [note 2] is a country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and offshore islands in Melanesia, a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean north of Australia. It has a land border with Indonesia to the west and neighbours Australia to the south and the Solomon Islands to the east.
Cooperation between Papua New Guinea and the European Union is developed in the framework of Cotonou Agreement within the wider ACP–EU development cooperation. [1] While neighboring Australia as the largest donor is the only country which provides direct budget supports, European Union is one of the major other sources of international assistance in the country. [2]
APEC Papua New Guinea 2018 was the year-long hosting of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings in Papua New Guinea. [1] It was the first time Papua New Guinea hosted the APEC meetings. [2] Australia provided a quarter to a third of the cost [citation needed] to host the meetings and also helped with logistics and security (G4S ...
A team from rugby league hotspot Papua New Guinea will enter the National Rugby League from 2028 after officially being granted a license. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his Papua ...
Papua New Guinea has the largest fishery zone in the South Pacific with a zone of 2.4 million square kilometers. [9] [13] Papua New Guinea harvests and exports 14% of the worlds tuna supply, owing in part to agreements with the EU that allow duty free exports. [13] Tuna accounts for 99% of Papua New Guinea's total fish related exports. [13]
Papua New Guinea raw arabica coffee beans. Coffee production in Papua New Guinea is the country's second largest agricultural export, after oil palm, and employs approximately 2.5 million people. [citation needed] It accounts for approximately 1% of world production, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). [1]