01625cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF002521 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451831658 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Papua New Guinea : Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2003. 1 online resource (76 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 Selected Issues paper and Statistical Appendix surveys the main reasons for Papua New Guinea's disappointing economic performance, highlighting the key impediments to growth in each of the main sectors of the economy. The paper outlines the structural reforms that could help reduce these impediments, so that Papua New Guinea makes progress toward poverty alleviation and the restoration of sustainable development. The paper also describes the evolution of Papua New Guinea's external debt structure, and assesses the sensitivity of debt dynamics to a number of shocks. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2003/176 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2003/176/002.2003.issue-176-en.xml IMF e-Library