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Papua New Guinea SOE reforms show progress, but work remains: ADB expert

Papua New Guinea has taken positive steps to improve the performance of its state-owned enterprises, but further reforms are needed to deliver lasting gains, Laure Darcy, one of the Asian Development Bank’s leading SOE experts for the Pacific, tells Business Advantage PNG.

Mobile wallets making moves in Papua New Guinea

As more institutions are considering ways to connect to the unbanked population of Papua New Guinea, mobile wallets are emerging as a potential game changer for the sector. Charlotte Armstrong examines the key players in PNG’s mobile money market.

Papua New Guinean businesses urged to act on cybersecurity

The risks to businesses in Papua New Guinea from cyber crime continue to rise as more business activity is conducted online. Business Advantage PNG gets some timely tips from one of KPMG’s top cyber experts on what you can do to protect your business, and also looks at how global payments giant Visa is working to protect online transactions.

Local voices, regional vision: how Communications Fiji is redefining media in the Pacific

As media company Communications Fiji celebrates its 40th anniversary, its founder and Chairman William Parkinson sits down with Business Advantage PNG to reflect on his company’s rise from a single Suva radio station to a media powerhouse in both Fiji and Papua New Guinea.

New initiative paves the way for more Papua New Guinean women to work in trades

Eighteen leading Papua New Guinean businesses have signed up to an initiative led by the International Finance Corporation to provide opportunities for women in traditionally male-dominated jobs, as Business Advantage PNG reports.

Special report from the 2025 PNG Investment Conference

By Business Advantage PNG

Speakers at this year’s 2025 Business Advantage PNG Investment Conference touched on a range of key themes, including the need to strengthen the country’s institutions and its ‘human capacity’, and provided updates on key projects such as PNG Power’s turnaround plan, major resources projects and the strategies of leading banks and financial institutions.

Maru urges ‘new roadmap’ to unlock Papua New Guinea’s economic potential

By Nadav Shemer Shlezinger

Richard Maru, Papua New Guinea’s Minister for International Trade and Investment, outlined the Marape-Rosso government’s wide-ranging plans to transform the economy in the opening speech at the 2025 Business Advantage PNG Investment Conference.

Ivan Fong, CEO of Vodafone PNG’s parent company, on growth plans

By Business Advantage PNG

Fiji’s Amalgamated Telecom Holdings Limited (ATH) has operations across the Pacific, including Papua New Guinean subsidiary Vodafone PNG. Its CEO Ivan Fong talks to Business Advantage PNG about profits, growth and big guns like Google and Starlink.

Four questions with the new CEO of PNG Power, Paul Bayly

By Business Advantage PNG

Paul Bayly was appointed to the hot seat as chief executive officer of PNG Power Ltd (PPL) in March 2025. Ahead of his appearance at the 2025 PNG Investment Conference, the New Zealand national sits down with Business Advantage PNG to share how he plans to address the challenges facing the state-owned utility.