Just when you thought 2020 couldn’t surprise us any more, Papua New Guinea’s politicians delivered a November parliamentary session to remember.
Focusing on what we can control
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29 Oct 2020 by Leave a Comment
Last week, I sat down with the heads of three of Papua New Guinea’s leading companies – Kina Bank, Steamships Trading Company and Paradise Foods – to discuss leadership during COVID-19, among other topics.
‘Take back PNG’ hits the statute books
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25 Sep 2020 by Leave a Comment
Reform is in the air in Papua New Guinea, with the country’s resources sector facing major legislative changes. On the other hand, the government faces its own reform challenges if it is to secure the funding it needs to address its budget deficit.
Learning to live with COVID-19
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21 Aug 2020 by Leave a Comment
With Papua New Guinea’s government deciding that the country must now to learn to live with COVID-19, one could argue that the first chapter of PNG’s encounter with the global pandemic has come to an end.
Blast from the past: Papua New Guinea’s economy in 2020
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6 Mar 2020 by Leave a Comment
The year 2020 looks like being a watershed year for Papua New Guinea, with a number of transformative projects awaiting the green light and a new government seeking to implement an ambitious agenda.
Infrastructure back on the agenda
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3 Mar 2020 by Leave a Comment
Infrastructure has been the subject of heavy discussion in the past month. Unreliable telecommunications and utilities were two of the major impediments identified by our 2020 PNG 100 CEO Survey, and I was able to ask State Enterprises Minister Sasindran Muthuvel about the government’s plans to reform PNG Power, Kumul Telikom and other state-owned enterprises at a special POMCCI breakfast last month.
Beyond P’nyang
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4 Feb 2020 by Leave a Comment
You always have to be prepared for surprises in PNG, but it certainly looks like the ExxonMobil-led P’nyang gas project will not proceed in its current form, following the Government’s withdrawal from negotiations over the gas agreement for the project.
New island resort opens in Papua New Guinea
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13 Jan 2020 by Leave a Comment
New island resort opens in Papua New Guinea
PNG’s date with destiny
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20 Nov 2019 by Leave a Comment
27 November is looming large as a key date for Papua New Guinea, with the date nominated for concluding negotiations between the State and developers over the ExxonMobil-led P’nyang gas project.
Better market intelligence on Papua New Guinea
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4 Oct 2019 by Leave a Comment
In a country like PNG, where even the National Population and Housing Census (due again next year) is problematic, market data and intelligence is hard to come by.
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