The future of one of Papua New Guinea’s highest profile green energy projects, PNG Biomass, appears under a cloud following the move by state-owned utility PNG Power to potentially cancel the power purchase agreement it has with the project.
In brief: Simberi mine suspends operations temporarily and other business stories
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St Barbara has suspended operations of its Simberi project until it is safe to restart, Air Niugini relaxes COVID-19 restrictions for national flights, and global shortage of storage containers might impact Papua New Guinea’s trade. The business news in brief.
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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26 May 2021 by 1 Comment
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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24 May 2021 by 1 Comment
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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19 May 2021 by Leave a Comment
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.
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