PNG & Pacific News

GOROKA/ROME, 05 MARCH 2026 (IFAD)— The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is proud to co-finance the Government of Papua New Guinea’s AgriConnect Action Plan, launched with the World Bank, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and other like-minded partners in Goroka Wednesday. AgriConnect is a global initiative aimed at transforming small-scale farming into an […]

By Michael Kabuni PORT MORESBY, 04 MARCH 2026 (PACIFIC SECURITY COLLEGE) —- A decade after Papua New Guinea was removed from the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) ‘grey list’, the country is back on it. Assessments by the Asia Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG) in 2023 (report published in 2024) identified significant weaknesses in

SYDNEY, 04 MARCH 2026 (RNZ PACIFIC) — Analysts are warning fuel prices are expected to jump in the Pacific following the Israeli and U.S attacks on Iran, and the subsequent response by Iran. Iran borders the Strait of Hormuz, which carries 20 percent of the world’s oil and gas supply, and shipments have been suspended