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  - Population 0.06 mln
  - Population growth 2%
  - GDP $0.15 bln
  - - per capita $3,240
  - - growth rate 4%
  - Cellphone users 1%
  - Internet users 4%

Benchmarking the Performance of State-Owned Enterprises in Papua New Guinea

Benchmarking the Performance of State-Owned Enterprises in Papua New Guinea

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State-owned enterprises (SOEs) play a significant role in the economy of Papua New Guinea (PNG), as they do in other Pacific countries. This study benchmarks the performance of PNG’s SOEs with those of Fiji, the Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, and Tonga; assesses the key drivers of this performance; and identifies successful reform strategies that can guide future policy action. Particular attention is given to the legal, regulatory, governance, and monitoring frameworks of each more...

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Sonia Hossain on September 18, 2012

Rescuing the Pacific and its Tuna

Rescuing the Pacific and its Tuna

greenpeace.org –

Pacific tuna fisheries are undergoing a period of transformation. Led by the Pacific Island Nations (PINs) and increasingly supported by progressive voices within the global tuna industry, change is underway to create fisheries that benefit the Pacific Island Nations and protect the tuna stocks on which they depend. The Pacific Island Nations are reclaiming their waters and reasserting their rights to manage their own resources by calling for the creation of the Pacific Commons Marine Reserves more...

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Sonia Hossain on August 1, 2012

Pacific Energy Update 2012

Pacific Energy Update 2012

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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is working to assist the development of the energy sectors in our 14 Pacific developing member countries through technical assistance and concessional loan/grant financing. ADB is providing support for the rehabilitation and expansion of power sector infrastructure, improvement in electricity access rates, expansion of renewable energy generation, and improving efficiency of energy use. ADB is currently implementing energy sector projects in 11 Pacific countries more...

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Sonia Hossain on June 18, 2012

Assessment of Progress against Commitments in the Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS and the Millennium Development Goals

Assessment of Progress against Commitments in the Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS and the Millennium Development Goals

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The Asia-Pacific High-level Intergovernmental Meeting on the Assessment of Progress against Commitments in the Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS and the Millennium Development Goals was convened in Bangkok from 6 to 8 February 2012. Held in pursuance of Commission resolution 66/10 of 19 May 2010 on a regional call for action to achieve universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support in Asia and the Pacific, the Meeting was also a timely regional response to the High-level more...

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Sonia Hossain on June 4, 2012

Human Trafficking and the Haitian Child Abduction Attempt

Human Trafficking and the Haitian Child Abduction Attempt

socialworker.com –

Child trafficking, under the guise of intercountry adoption, is a form of human trafficking that is often misunderstood by policy makers, governments, the media, and nongovernmental organizations. The aim of this analysis is to bring awareness and attention to child trafficking disguised as intercountry adoption, to provide an analysis of current policies that address human trafficking and intercountry adoption, and to suggest that in order to support more ethical child welfare practices, more...

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Sonia Hossain on May 31, 2012

Asian Development Bank's Support for Promoting Good Governance in Pacific Developing Member Countries

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This study assesses Asian Development Bank's (ADB) support for promoting good governance in Pacific developing member countries (DMCs) from 2000 to 2010. It is an input to the forthcoming evaluation of the Pacific Approach 2010-2014 and provides lessons and recommendations for the next Pacific strategy. ADB support for governance is included in operations for public sector management (PSM) as well as assistance for other sectors that have governance as a thematic classification. The evaluation more...

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licel calderon on March 16, 2012

ADB's Support for Promoting Good Governance in Pacific Developing Member Countries

ADB's Support for Promoting Good Governance in Pacific Developing Member Countries

This study assesses ADB's support for promoting good governance in Pacific developing member countries (DMCs) from 2000 to 2010. It is an input to the forthcoming evaluation of the Pacific Approach 2010-2014 and provides lessons and recommendations for the next Pacific strategy. ADB support for governance is included in operations for public sector management (PSM) as well as assistance for other sectors that have governance as a thematic classification. The evaluation covers grants, loans, and more...

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Michael Diza on February 9, 2012

Pacific Economic Monitor - Dec 2011

Pacific Economic Monitor - Dec 2011

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The 'Monitor' provides an update of developments in Pacific economies and explores topical policy issues. This edition of the Pacific Economic Monitor examines 2011 budget outcomes and 2012 budget plans in ADB's Pacific developing member countries.

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Sonia Hossain on December 14, 2011

Republic of the Marshall Islands; Staff Report for the 2011 Article IV Consultation

Republic of the Marshall Islands; Staff Report for the 2011 Article IV Consultation

Added by Zunia.org on December 3, 2011

Republic of the Marshall Islands: Statistical Appendix

Republic of the Marshall Islands: Statistical Appendix

Added by Zunia.org on December 3, 2011

Commodity Price Cycles: The Perils of Mismanaging the Boom

Commodity Price Cycles: The Perils of Mismanaging the Boom

Added by Zunia.org on December 3, 2011

Cofinancing with New Zealand

Cofinancing with New Zealand

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New Zealand and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in recent years have established a growing cofinancing partnership in the Pacific that is laying the groundwork for further cooperation, particularly in the difficult areas of infrastructure and education in the far-flung islands of the region. This partnership brief, compiled by the Asian Development Bank's Office of Cofinancing Operations, presents key details of ADB's cofinancing activities with New Zealand.

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Sonia Hossain on September 11, 2011

Pacific PSD Quarterly - June 2011

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The Pacific PSD Quarterly is a newsletter on private sector development issues and reforms in ADB's Pacific developing member countries. Issue No. 3 (June 2011) features the ADB-hosted Pacific Leaders' Retreat on State-Owned Enterprise (SOE) Reform and key messages from ADB's updated study on SOEs in the region, illustrates how access to savings services is a key step to greater financial inclusion in the remote villages of Papua New Guinea, and discusses lessons learned from the privatization more...

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Sonia Hossain on July 4, 2011

Finding Balance 2011: Benchmarking the Performance of State-Owned Enterprises in Fiji, Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, and Tonga

Finding Balance 2011: Benchmarking the Performance of State-Owned Enterprises in Fiji, Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, and Tonga

This study reveals the core drivers of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) performance, illustrates how rapid progress can be made in placing SOEs on sound commercial footing, and demonstrates the importance of political will for successful SOE reform.

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Sonia Hossain on March 28, 2011

ADB's Support to Fragile and Conflict-Affected Situations

ADB's Support to Fragile and Conflict-Affected Situations

This special evaluation study assesses the support provided by ADB to countries in fragile and conflict-affected situations (FCAS). It examines ADB's performance in assisting these countries, identifies key lessons learned, draws conclusions, and makes recommendations for ADB's future engagement in this area. Attention to what were then termed "fragile states" first began in 2004. ADB developed an approach to these states in 2007 and presently has 11 developing member countries (DMCs) more...

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Michael Diza on November 16, 2010

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