25.02.2015 - Can LNG continue to fuel Papua New Guinea's economic growth?
Although in the future, the stabilisation component of the planned sovereign wealth fund should reduce the short-term budgetary impact of a volatile energy market, this will only work as long as the fund is run transparently and in accordance with the Santiago Principles (as opposed to the furtive accountability of many of PNG's state-owned enterprises). PNG thus needs to avoid accumulating debt through unsustainable deficits or major further borrowing, particularly for activities which are marginal to government functions, such as equity acquisition (except under the auspices of the sovereign wealth fund)...............................................Full Article: Source
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