PNG Update, 12 - 13 June 2014

Hosted by the University of Papua New Guinea School of Business and the Development Policy Centre, ANU, the 2014 PNG Update was held in Port Moresby on 12-13 June at the University of Papua New Guinea.

The Update discussed and debated the latest economic and social developments in PNG. The conference presented papers from academics and practitioners on the following topics:

• PNG’s economic outlook
• Strategies to convert the resource boom into development
• Social issues in a booming economy
• Facilitating broad economic development – agriculture, fisheries, tourism etc
• SMEs and economic competitiveness

The Update was supported by the Asian Development Bank’s Pacific Economic Management Technical Assistance and Asia and the Pacific Policy Studies Society.

You can access podcasts, papers and presentations here

Pacific Update, 16 - 17 June 2014

The 2014 Pacific Update was held at The Australian National University on 16-17 June 2014.

The 2014 Pacific Update consisted of two days of panel discussions, including country updates from around the Pacific and panel sessions on: aid to the Pacific; regionalism and the Pacific Plan Review; fisheries management; and skills and labour mobility.

The 2014 Pacific Update was presented by the Development Policy Centre at Crawford School of Public Policy, The Australian National University, and supported by the Asian Development Bank’s Pacific Economic Management Technical Assistance and Asia and the Pacific Policy Studies Society.

You can access podcasts and presentations here