01568cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF000474 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451831597 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Papua New Guinea : Background Material. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1995. 1 online resource (56 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This Background Material paper describes developments in the mineral sector of Papua New Guinea during the 1990s. It examines causes and implications of the buildup in fiscal arrears. The paper highlights that one of the notable developments in 1994 was the emergence of large fiscal arrears, which had important effects on monetary and external developments during the second half of 1994 and early 1995. The paper also provides background information on the causes of these arrears and the actions taken by the authorities to settle them. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 1995/080 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/1995/080/002.1995.issue-080-en.xml IMF e-Library