Papua New Guinea: Third Reviews under Extended Arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility and an Arrangement under the Extended Credit Facility, Request for Extension, Rephasing of Access, and Modification of Quantitative Performance Criteria, and Request for an Arrangement under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Papua New Guinea

International Monetary Fund

No 2024/344, IMF Staff Country Reports from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: This paper presents Papua New Guinea’s Third Reviews under Extended Arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and an Arrangement under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF), Requests for Extension, Rephasing of Access, and Modification of Quantitative Performance Criteria, and Request for an Arrangement under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF). Papua New Guinea’s economic outlook remains positive, with growth expected to increase to 4.5 percent in 2024 and 4.6 percent in 2025 from 2.9 percent in 2023, supported by the resumption of activities at the Porgera gold mine and improvements in access to foreign exchange. Given the country’s high vulnerability to climate change, managing its impact is critical to the success of the authorities’ poverty reduction and sustainable growth agenda. The ECF/EFF and RSF programs will continue to support Papua New Guinea’s reform agenda, focusing on strengthening debt sustainability, alleviating foreign exchange shortages, fostering good governance and building climate resilience, while protecting the vulnerable and promoting inclusive and sustainable growth.

Keywords: RSF reform agenda; PNG government; EFF arrangement; EFF program; RSF arrangement; government plan; PNG agriculture commercialization; Climate change; Climate finance; Global; Pacific Islands; Asia and Pacific (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 143
Date: 2024-12-17
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