PNG’s Independent Consumer and Competition Commission (ICCC) recently undertook a review of the...
Category - Pacific and PNG
Will Sogavare be back as PM after the Solomon Islands elections?
As I said in my last post, wise political scientists avoid making predictions about elections in...
There could be trouble ahead: the 2024 Solomon Islands elections
You could forgive the average Solomon Islander for wondering whether the only thing that ever gets...
Uncharted waters II: an update on politics in Tonga
Tonga’s Crown Prince Tupouto’a ‘Ulukalala recently led a government delegation to the second Japan...
How to enter the Pacific Engagement Visa ballot
Australia is about to launch a new visa that will for the first time create a Pacific quota in...
Squaring a vicious circle: political party laws in Vanuatu
Vanuatu will witness a referendum on two constitutional amendments designed to strengthen the party...
PNG’s development plan implies falling living standards
Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister James Marape launched the country’s current Medium Term...
PNG’s latest revenue projections: defying gravity?
Fiscal consolidation has been a central focus of PNG’s fiscal policy in recent years, with the...
Mobile internet prices falling in Papua New Guinea
After years of high prices for mobile data in Papua New Guinea, consumers are now able to access...
Subnational governance in PNG – poor and worsening
In this third post in a three-part series focusing on subnational government financing in PNG, I...