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Tomscoll says government must invest in agriculture if the economy is to survive, government waiting for Chinese funding of PMIZ a year after launch, and O’Neill discusses closer ties with Thailand. Your weekly digest of the latest business news.

Foreign workers: who’s coming to Papua New Guinea and from where?

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The number of foreign workers coming to Papua New Guinea is growing, with an annual net gain of up to 34,000 since 2007. Carmen Voigt-Graf reports that on recent growth rates, The Philippines will soon overtake Australia as the main source of foreign workers.