01798cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF015617 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781513564357 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Asia and Pacific Dept. Papua New Guinea : Selected Issues. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2015. 1 online resource (32 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 provides an overview of financial access and inclusion indicators, related causal factors, and both current and possible reform priorities for on Papua New Guinea (PNG). The paper presents indicators of financial market depth, development, and access for PNG and compares PNG's performance against that of other countries in the region, at similar levels of development, and beyond. It provides an overview of country-specific challenges facing PNG related to financial inclusion that helps to explain its performance, as well as possible reform priorities in the near term. The government's current initiatives aimed at promoting financial sector development and inclusion and their preliminary results are also discussed. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2015/319 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2015/319/002.2015.issue-319-en.xml IMF e-Library