Boardroom Briefing: PNG-Chinese business stars, women starting more businesses in Australia and the new Asian business powerhouse

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Media highlights PNG-Chinese businesses, the prominent role of women in Australian startups, and should PNG making more of its connections with the Philippines? Readings from around the world on business, leadership and management.

LNG price tumbles further, while gold and cocoa rise

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Oil and gas prices both fell this month, with LNG dropping particularly sharply, while gold and cocoa are holding their own in a tough market for commodities.

People moves: Kumul Consolidated Holdings, Credit Corp, Harmony Gold, Australian High Commission, Parliament, Fiji High Commission

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New MD for Kumul Consolidated Holdings, Credit Corporation creates a new role, new executives at Harmony Gold, new Australian and Fijian High Commissioners, and one of PNG’s permanent parliamentary committees gets a new chair.

Privatisation on the agenda for Papua New Guinea’s state-owned enterprises?

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Minister for State Enterprises Sasindran Muthuvel has revealed his plans to reform Papua New Guinean’s under-capitalised state utilities and telecommunications businesses. The future could involve partial privatisation, he says.

In brief: International Monetary Fund approves Papua New Guinea’s request and other business stories

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Papua New Guinea gets help from the International Monetary Fund, Minister for Petroleum explains P’nyang license and the ‘Whistleblower Act’ passes unanimously. The news you need to kickstart your week.

Boardroom briefing: overlooked SME marketing tool, cheaper power on the way and networking done right

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LinkedIn could be the tool you need for your SME marketing, Australia set to announce investment in Papua New Guinea power infrastructure and how to ace a networking event. Readings from around the world on business, leadership and management.

In brief: good news for Wafi-Golpu and other business stories

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Wafi-Golpu Joint Venture partners receive ‘green light’ to engage in discussions with the State of Papua New Guinea, petroleum licences owe over K10 million and Gerehu to NiuPower gas plant transmission lines completed. The business news you need to kick-start your week.

People moves: ExxonMobil, Digicel PNG Foundation

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ExxonMobil announces a new Vice-President of Investor Relations and Corporate Secretary and Digicel PNG Foundation welcomes new members to its Board of Directors.

Boardroom briefing: no more IPOs boys’ club, shipping index sinks, and digital marketing tricks

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Goldman Sachs bans all-male IPOs, coronavirus hits international shipping and how SMEs can market better.

People moves: Pacific Tourism Organisation, National Airports Corporation, ACP Group

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The Pacific Tourism Organisation announces a Finance and Corporate Services Manager, new Board of Directors for the National Airports Corporation and the ACP Group appoints a Chairperson of the Committee of Ambassadors.