People moves: South Pacific Brewery, Airways Residences

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South Pacific Brewery elects a new Chairman, plus a new GM for Airways Residences.

In brief: Shopsmart PNG signs deal with Steamships and other business stories

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Steamships partners with Emstret Holdings to help SMEs deliver its products, NDB still to loan out to SMEs, and K1 million for the honey sector. The business news in brief.

Papua New Guinea’s BSP Financial Group lists on ASX

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BSP Financial Group, the Pacific’s largest bank, finally listed on the Australian Securities Exchange yesterday. The move creates a new market for its existing shares and positions the bank to tap into new sources of capital in the future.

In brief: Papua New Guinea’s BSP approved for ASX listing and other business stories

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BSP Financial Group Limited receives approval to list on the ASX; a new State Negotiating team to be reappointed to the P’nyang gas project, and Joint post-referendum talks between government and Bougainville fruitful. The business news in brief.

Inside view: satellite technology a ‘game changer’ for Papua New Guinea

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Global telecommunications company Speedcast has been working in Papua New Guinea for over 12 years. Tony Waters, Senior Sales Director, says the advances in satellite communication could mean high-speed internet access at a good price for the country’s 22 provinces.

In brief: Bougainville and Papua New Guinea government in post-referendum talks and other business stories

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Papua New Guinea’s National Government and Bougainville continue post-referendum talks, Bank South Pacific signs MoU with the Department of Finance for an online payment solution and Newcrest pledges zero carbon emissions by 2050. The business news in brief.

People moves: Chinese Embassy, Qantas, Oil Search, Bougainville, PNG Institute of Directors

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The Embassy of the People’s Republic of China gets a new head, Qantas welcomes new Regional Manager, Oil Search appointment for the PNG Orchids, Autonomous Region of Bougainville names key post-referendum figure, and new Fellow inducted into the Institute of Directors.

PNG Air’s board pursuing plan to keep Papua New Guinea’s second domestic airline ‘viable’

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It will take ‘the next two to three years’ before PNG Air, Papua New Guinea’s second domestic airline, can foresee a return back to pre-COVID levels of business activity, according to statement issued to Papua New Guinea’s stock exchange yesterday.

In brief: PNG Power and Bougainville partner to develop energy sector and other business stories

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Bright future for Bougainville’s power industry, BSP reduces equity required to get SME loan and new terminal at Momote Airport. The business news in brief.

Electricity for auction in Papua New Guinea – but at what price?

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The vision for reforming Papua New Guinea’s power sector is becoming clearer, with power auctions likely to play a major role in driving down electricity prices and helping the country meet its future electricity needs.