{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdevpolicytalks.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fpng-update-4-economic-policy-challenges-3kSUKoKX","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"PNG Update 4 - economic policy challenges","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/e28833/e28833a3-9f07-45b2-9c80-33ba95d7b772/aa689e34-b685-4e15-9049-fb5ef524ab9e/artworks-000118863857-pak5f9-original.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/aa689e34-b685-4e15-9049-fb5ef524ab9e\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"PNG Update 4 - economic policy challenges\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"The 2013 Pacific and PNG Update provided a forum for the discussion of the latest economic, social and political developments in the region. The Update was hosted by the Development Policy Centre, and supported by: the Asian Development Bank’s Pacific Economic Management Technical Assistance Project; and the Asia and Pacific Policy Studies, the flagship publication of the Crawford School of Public Policy, ANU in partnership with Australian Aid, AusAID.\n\nThe 'Economic policy challenges' panel consisted of:\n\n- Aaron Batten, PNG Country Economist at the ADB, presenting on 'PNG's evolving trade and investment flows' \n- Margaret Callan, Visiting Fellow at the Development Policy Centre, presenting on 'The contribution of mining companies to PNG Development' \n- Billy Manoka, Commissioner and CEO of the PNG Independent Consumer and Competition Commission, presenting on 'Regulation of infrastructure SOEs'\n\nPresentation slides are available from the Devpolicy events page: https://devpolicy.crawford.anu.edu.au/event-extra/past"}