PNG Trade Minister Richard Maru

Fiji trade restriction must be lifted for fair play: Political scientist

“Trade between or among countries is based on win-win situations. Trade reflects the competitiveness and comparative advantage of a country,” says Francis Hualupmomi, a political scientist and a PhD student in Public Policy in the School of Government at the Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.

“And for this to take place and promote economic development and growth, free and open trade guided by rules of the game to ensure fair play is necessary.

“Unfortunately, this doesn’t seem to be the case for the trade relations between PNG and Fiji over certain issues.

Fiji will be arriving in Port Moresby for trade talks

A team of officials from Fiji’s Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism and Biosecurity Authority, will be arriving in Port Moresby over the weekend to meet with officials from PNG to iron out issues that sparked the trade impasse. The issue between PNG and Fiji is over Ox & Palm and other PNG Made products.

This was revealed in a letter dated 21st September, 2016, from Minister Siddiq Koya to PNG’s Minister for Trade, Commerce and Industry, Richard Maru.