National Agencies

There are numerous national agencies in Papua New Guinea working across many areas, including capacity-building, finance, health, education and sustainable development. National agencies are publicly funded bodies, commissions, state-owned enterprises or authorities whose establishment is backed by an Act of Parliament. The Constitution of Papua New Guinea labels national agencies ‘governmental bodies’, and defines the term to include a branch, department, agency or instrumentality of the national government or a provincial government, or a body set up by statute or administrative act for governmental or official purposes. Some of the key national agencies in the country include the Bank of Papua New Guinea, the Investment Promotion Authority, the National Fisheries Authority, the Papua New Guinea Business Council and the Papua New Guinea Forest Authority (PNGFA).