Will labor mobility be the next major Pacific industry? (Part two)
This is the second of a two-part series. The first one can be read here. What takes place in the Recognized Seasonal Employer (RSE) schemes in the Pacific is part of a global movement of labor force,...
View ArticleWTO: Where are we heading?
Indonesia’s deputy Permanent Representative to the World Trade Organization (WTO), Ambassador Iman Pambagyo, penned an op-ed in the Jakarta Post on 27 May 2015, entitled “WTO: Where are we heading?”...
View ArticleAn update on Pacific-EU trade talks
The European Commission had set out its proposals on trade policy for the next decade with effect from January 2014. EU leaders subsequently articulated these proposals and reaffirmed their commitment...
View ArticleHaving the confidence to change
Returning to Papua New Guinea after twenty years, it is tempting to think that nothing much has changed. Back then the narrative was that the Sandline crisis led to a change in the political landscape....
View ArticleNew law on the informal economy could be a game changer for PNG
On October 19, 2015 the Constitutional Law Reform Commission launched the draft report on the Review of the Informal Sector Development & Control Act 2004 at the University of Papua New Guinea. The...
View ArticleWhat China’s ‘Belt and Road’ initiative means for the Pacific
China’s President Xi Jinping was in New York to attend the summit marking the 70th anniversary of the United Nations in late September 2015. He gave a speech affirming the achievements of the...
View ArticleNew law on the informal economy could be a game changer for PNG (part 2)
On October 19, 2015 the Constitutional Law Reform Commission launched the draft report on the Review of the Informal Sector Development & Control Act 2004 at the University of Papua New Guinea. The...
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Must Melanesia globalise to succeed?
A closely contested grand final saw Vanuatu come away with the trophy for this year’s Melanesian School Debate. Arguing against the motion that Melanesia must globalise to succeed, passionate arguments...
View ArticleDare to dream, but in PNG it’s not enough
There are many people commenting online on the impacts of decisions taken by the current Papua New Guinea government. Many express their feelings about a looming fiscal crisis, these range from fury to...
View ArticleThe world is talking about migration – so should we!
Migration from war-torn Syria is consuming Europe and stories of desperate refugees fleeing from conflicts in the middle east are grist for daily stories in global media, which has put ‘migration’ high...
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