The state of the step-up: Australia’s engagement with the Pacific
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Since winning the election in May 2019, Scott Morrison has maintained his categorical statement that the Pacific islands region… Read More
Region | Papua New Guinea and the Pacific
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TESS NEWTON CAIN | Voting commences in the Bougainville referendum Voting in the Bougainville referendum commenced on November 23rd. The voting… Read More
Exchange rate volatility and trade in Papua New Guinea
MESON TUMSOK, JEN-JE SU, TARLOK SINGH AND PARMENDRA SHARMA | Since the breakdown of the Bretton Woods system of fixed… Read More
Inclusion inspires global financial agenda but how does it fare in the small Pacific Island Countries? The case of Vanuatu
ALISON BAINAURI, AROLD BILL, TRACEY WEST, PARMENDRA SHARMA, NIRODHA HAYAWARDENA AND TINGXI ZHANG The ideology of inclusion is indeed increasingly inspiring and influencing the… Read More
Perspectives:Asia | Mangoro market meri: Women guardians of the mangroves in PNG
Despite a historical and cultural predominance of men in roles of leadership, women are playing a key role in the fight against the large-scale land… Read More
How integrated are financial sectors of the PICs within the region and with Australia?
Despite the abundance of studies, the subject of financial integration continues to captivate the interest of scholars and policy-makers alike. If adequately facilitated, directed and… Read More
Perspectives:Asia | ‘In search of safe ground in the Pacific’
John Rodsted, Adjunct Professor, Queensland College of Art, photographer, author and film maker spoke to us after his recent visit to the United Nations in… Read More
Banking efficiency in Pacific Island countries
Policy makers and researchers have long been interested in the cost, productive, allocative, operational and other efficiencies of industries. For a number of reasons—including the… Read More
Perspectives:Asia | Referenda on Independence in New Caledonia and the Autonomous Region of Bougainville
Professor Ciaran O’Faircheallaigh, Centre for Governance and Public Policy, Griffith University moderated an informative session with Ms Denise Fisher, former Australian Consul-General to New Caledonia, Anthony… Read More
Financial stability: An assessment of Fiji’s banking sector on a global scale
A large and escalating body of theoretical and empirical literature concludes that finance matters for economic growth and poverty reduction. When operating effectively, finance works… Read More
