“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.