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Pacific 2020
BCPNG, through members of its Executive Committee, is involved in the production of Pacific 2020, coordinated by the Pacific Branch of AusAID.
This report will be published in late 2005 and assesses long-term development challenges in the Pacific, PNG and East Timor.
Pacific 2020 will provide practical policy options to improve economic growth through reform in key productive and cross-cutting sectors.
A seminar, co hosted by the Institute of National Affairs, National Research Institute and AusAID, was held on the 26th of July. The purpose of the seminar was to inform the PNG Community about the 2020 process: challenges and opportunities for growth.
Together with the 'White Paper', the Pacific 2020 conclusions provide some guidance not only for the programmes for AusAID, but also trade and other relationships between Australia and its Pacific neighbours over the next few of years. Additionally, it will also identify other development partners.
Discussions throughout the seminar, aimed to promote sutainable growth, and a better future for Papua New Guinea. Recommendations were put forward on the following key areas: Investment; Growth Areas of Investment; Business Development; Good Governance, Agriculture and Land.
Mr. Steve Howes, who is the main writer of the Pacific 2020 delivered a detailed presentation on the process and its Pacific-wide conclusions. Mr. Henry Kila delivered a PNG perspective address on behal fof the Business Council of Papua New Guinea.
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