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Papua New Guinea: Second Reviews Under Extended Arrangement Under the Extended Fund Facility and an Arrangement Under the Extended Credit Facility, and Request for Modification of Quantitative Performance Criteria-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Papua New Guinea
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International Monetary Fund. Asia and Pacific Dept
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IMF Staff Country Reports
Volume/Issue:
Volume 2024: Issue 231
Language:
English
Publication Date:
18 Jul 2024
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9798400281105.002
ISBN:
9798400281105
ISSN:
1934-7685
Pages:
80
Keywords:
EFF arrangement; PNG kina; Policy discussion; reform agenda; monetary policy reform; Credit; Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT); Asia and Pacific
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This paper presents Papua New Guinea’s Second Reviews under Extended Arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility under the Extended Credit Facility, and Request for Modification of Quantitative Performance Criteria. The authorities should now build on these achievements and sustain their reform efforts toward more resilient, inclusive and sustainable growth. In order to address debt vulnerabilities, fiscal consolidation should continue, while creating fiscal space to meet development and climate adaptation needs and devising contingency plans to anticipate the possible materialization of fiscal risks, including from natural disasters. The program performance recorded over the second review period continues to attest to the authorities’ strong commitment to reforms. They have successfully advanced the implementation of their reform agenda, while overcoming technical and institutional capacity constraints. The program will continue to support Papua New Guinea’s reform agenda, help protect the vulnerable and foster inclusive growth, with a focus maintained on strengthening debt sustainability, alleviating foreign exchange shortages, and enhancing governance and anti-corruption frameworks.
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