Policies being undertaken in the Pacific are helping businesses move from the informal to the formal sector and generate better jobs.
Rommel Rabanal
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Rommel Rabanal is a regular contributor to the Pacific Department’s quarterly macroeconomic monitoring and surveillance cycle. His other responsibilities include analytical contributions to knowledge products, and periodic capacity building missions to Pacific countries on fiscal and economic analysis.
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SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth; Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
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SDG: Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities; Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions; Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals
To increase sustainability and inclusiveness of growth, resource-rich Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste need to look at ways to improve the quality and efficiency of public spending.