01761cas a2200289 a 4500 AALejournalIMF022457 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9798400201271 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Asia and Pacific Dept. Papua New Guinea : Request for a Staff-Monitored Program; and Staff Report. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2022. 1 online resource (83 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 Papua New Guinea (PNG) is a fragile state, vulnerable to recurrent shocks. A third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic is straining the healthcare system. Widespread vaccine hesitancy has contributed to very low uptake of the vaccines with about only 2 percent of the population fully vaccinated. Real GDP is estimated to rebound modestly to grow by 1.7 percent in 2021 after the downturn in 2020. Elections are due to take place in June 2022, and the formal campaign period will commence by end-April. Mode of access: Internet International Agreements and Observance imf International Organizations imf Monetary Policy imf Colombia imf IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2022/055 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2022/055/002.2022.issue-055-en.xml IMF e-Library