China has become Southeast Asia’s largest infrastructure financing partner. Yet there is an enormous gap between what Beijing promises and what it has delivered.

Papua New Guinea has had several attempts at decentralising fiscal responsibilities, without much success in improving governance or service delivery. This paper examines the weaknesses in the decentralisation process and how these mechanisms can be strengthened.

How 66 countries or territories in Asia, the G20 and the OECD invest in diplomacy and where they seek to project influence.

Competition among development partners in the region needs to be harnessed to lift standards and development outcomes.