01712cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF005733 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451831764 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Papua New Guinea : 2008 Article IV Consultation; Staff Report; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Papua New Guinea. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2009. 1 online resource (63 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 2008 Article IV Consultation highlights that GDP per capita for Papua New Guinea remains low. An unattractive investment environment, primarily owing to weak infrastructure, problems with governance, and high crime curtails development. Executive Directors have commended the authorities for saving the bulk of recent windfall mineral revenues and repaying public debt to improve the external debt position. They have also acknowledged the authorities' policy of slowing exchange rate depreciation to moderate inflationary pressures. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2009/112 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2009/112/002.2009.issue-112-en.xml IMF e-Library