O'Neill said the $1.2 billion loan from Swiss Bank UBS was a very good deal and warned critics were politically motivated.
"This is a very good deal for Papua New Guinea," O'Neill told Radio Australia.
PAPUA New Guinean Prime Minister Peter O’Neill has defended the government’s controversial loan used to purchase shares in Oil Search – insisting the transaction has already proven to be a good investment.
O'Neill said the $1.2 billion loan from Swiss Bank UBS was a very good deal and warned critics were politically motivated.
"This is a very good deal for Papua New Guinea," O'Neill told Radio Australia.
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