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Kumul Minerals MD on Wafi-Golpu, Porgera and regional consolidation [video]

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Sarimu Kanu, Managing Director at Kumul Minerals Holdings, speaks with Business Advantage PNG about negotiations over the Wafi-Golpu copper-gold project, the latest developments at the Porgera and Ok Tedi mines, and plans to consolidate stranded gold assets.

Innovation PNG Awards winners announced

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The winners of Papua New Guinea’s major awards for innovation were announced at a special Gala Dinner on 27 March, on the eve of the 2025 Innovation PNG Conference and Expo at the Stanley Hotel, Port Moresby.

MRDC’s managing director lays out investment strategy

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This year, Mineral Resources Development Company (MRDC) will mark 50 years as the manager of the benefits paid to landowners and provinces from Papua New Guinea’s resources projects. In this exclusive interview with Business Advantage PNG, Managing Director Augustine Mano provides an update on the flagship Star Mountain Plaza project and other investment plans.

Deloitte PNG head on how technology is driving growth in Papua New Guinea’s finance sector [video]

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Herbert Maguma, Managing Partner at Deloitte PNG, speaks with Business Advantage PNG about how investments in digital channels and AI are reshaping Papua New Guinea’s financial services sector. He also goes into detail about the likely impact of a financial greylisting on the PNG economy.

The 2025 PNG 100 CEO Survey: the results

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Since 2012, the data collected by the PNG 100 CEO Survey has revealed trends in business confidence among Papua New Guinea business leaders. So, how confident are businesses in 2025?

Building for the future: Steamships MD on developments across Papua New Guinea

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Chris Daniells became the managing director of Steamships Trading Company in July 2024. In this interview with Business Advantage PNG, he shares progress on multiple Port Moresby projects and explains why Steamships is also bullish on Mount Hagen.

Q&A with Johnpaul Houston, CEO of Port Moresby Nature Park

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The newly appointed CEO of Port Moresby Nature Park shares his thoughts about the park and its future in this exclusive interview with Paradise, Air Niugini’s in-flight magazine.

BSP’s CEO on plans to modernise Papua New Guinea’s largest bank [video]

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Mark Robinson, Chief Executive Officer of BSP Financial Group, sat down recently for a wide-ranging interview with Business Advantage PNG, in which he shared the bank’s digital transformation plans and its efforts to attract more Papua New Guineans to formal banking.

How Steamships Logistics is preparing for PNG’s next wave of resources projects [video]

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Nick Fisher, Chief Executive Officer of Steamships Logistics, tells Business Advantage PNG how his firm is preparing for a Papua LNG final investment decision, and takes us inside plans to ensure Papua New Guinea has enough qualified seafarers to support the growth of the shipping sector.

Editorial: Major businesses eye investments in regional Papua New Guinea

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Interviews conducted for the annual Business Advantage PNG print magazine, to be launched in March, reveal a newfound appetite for investments outside of Papua New Guinea’s capital.