Rural Residents

Address flow of rural residents

On the release of the publication, PNG NRI states, “Migrants move from rural to urban centres in search of employment opportunities to improve their socio-economic conditions”.

“The growth of the informal economy is attributed to a diverse set of complex intertwining social and economic factors which interact to drive its growth.

“This contributes to leakages in government revenue and consequently has adverse impact on available fund for providing infrastructure and services.”