Implications of exchange rate overvaluation and world price shocks for PNG

Paul Dorosh and Angga Pradesha

No 21, Project notes from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Abstract: The large inflow of foreign capital to fund PNG investments in natural gas pipeline and processing infrastructure resulted in a surge in inflation beginning in 2011. Costs of production of tradable goods such as coffee and palm oil rose more (in kina terms) than their output prices, reducing the profitability of these sectors. These price distortions have continued to the present day, as restrictions on access to foreign exchange (mainly through delays in the release of funds) as demand for foreign exchange exceeds supply made available to the public. This policy note reviews PNG’s exchange rate policies and uses an economy-wide simulation model1 to quantify the impacts of these distortions. We conclude with a discussion of policy implications, highlighting the effects of a possible devaluation / depreciation of the kina.

Keywords: capital; exchange rate; policies; prices; valuation; Papua New Guinea; Oceania (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025-08-26
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