It is estimated that at the end of 2010 the great majority of our people, those in the non-mineral sectors will be 20% better off from where they were at the beginning of 2007.
Despite the Global financial Crisis and meltdown in 2008 and the slow recovery from it in 2009 and 2010, the Papua New Guinea economy continued to grow and performs exceptionally well. We managed to avoid all the financial problems and at the same time have the best and longest stretch of growth in economic activity from the time of independence.