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Papua New Guinea plans industrial zone and resource regime overhaul

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What happened

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Richard Maru, International Trade and Investment Minister, announced plans for Papua New Guinea to build Special Economic Zones and develop a maritime industrial zone in Madang. These policies include changing the regulatory regime for resource projects, ending concessionary borrowing, and moving to production sharing with free-carried equity for the state.

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Why it matters

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The government aims to improve Papua New Guinea's economic level to match countries like New Zealand, citing issues such as a weak kina and high unemployment. The plan also involves starting downstream processing in-country and stopping the export of raw logs, fish, and minerals.

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Who's involved

  • Papua New GuineaThe country implementing the new economic and industrial policies.
  • Richard MaruThe International Trade and Investment Minister announcing the policy agenda.
  • governmentThe governing body responsible for implementing the new regulatory regime.

Who could feel it

Possible knock-on effects

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  • Papua New GuineaSpeculative

    National policy shifts could affect the country's revenue streams by changing resource ownership laws and promoting downstream processing.

  • stateSpeculative

    Regulatory action changing resource ownership laws could affect the state's equity and revenue.

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