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Crime,Violence Increases Cost of Business in PNG

A WORLD Bank Group report released today says that eight out of 10 businesses in Papua New Guinea suffer substantial losses and security costs as a result of high rates of crime and violence, slowing business expansion and hampering the country’s economic development. More than 80% of 135 companies surveyed said their business decisions are negatively influenced by the country’s law and order issues, with crime increasing the cost of doing business. The expense of