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Managing the boom in mineral revenue in Papua New Guinea

2nd January, 2012
A giant Caterpillar mining truck working at the Ok Tedi copper mine in Papua New Guinea's Western Province. (Photo: AAP)

Author: Mekere Morauta, PNG

Navigating a small economy through the choppy waters of the global economy is never easy.

But it is even harder when facing the peaks and troughs of resource booms and the unpredictable undercurrents of a complex polity. Read more…

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