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Donor Support – 2002

The PNG Government reportedly approved a massive 86m kina budget for the Bougainville Interim Provincial Government. According to a news report, the PNG Government would contribute 28m kina, and donor countries – New Zealand, Australia and the European Union — would provide 58m kina of the budget. Much of the funding was expected to go towards the restoration of peace.¹

1. “Papua New Guinea: ‘Massive’ Bougainville budget approved,” BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, February 10, 2003.