While business confidence is largely sustained in this year’s PNG 100 CEO Survey, there are rising concerns about several business impediments. Westpac Senior Economist Justin Smirk provides his analysis of this year’s survey results.
Six things business needs to know about Papua New Guinea’s economy [analysis]
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14 Sep 2023 by 2 Comments
Westpac’s Senior Economist Justin Smirk has been studying Papua New Guinea’s economy for over 20 years. He recently provided the 2023 Business Advantage Investment Conference with six things businesses should understand about PNG’s economy, as we wait for the next wave of resources investment to begin.
What does the 2023 PNG 100 CEO Survey tell us about business confidence in Papua New Guinea? [analysis]
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14 Mar 2023 by Leave a Comment
The results of the 2023 PNG 100 CEO Survey, Papua New Guinea’s annual business confidence survey, have been released. Westpac’s Senior Economist, Justin Smirk, draws on 12 years of survey results to highlight the changes in business conditions and the issues faced by business.
The 2022 PNG 100 CEO Survey: the return of optimism
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4 May 2022 by Leave a Comment
The PNG 100 CEO Survey captured the depth of the COVID crisis through 2021, and is now charting a return of some optimism in 2022, according to analysis provided by Westpac’s Senior Economist, Justin Smirk.
2021 PNG 100 CEO Survey: a snapshot of the effects of COVID-19 in Papua New Guinea [analysis]
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21 May 2021 by Leave a Comment
The annual Business Advantage/Westpac PNG 100 CEO Survey has captured the depth of the COVID-19 crisis and the sense of uncertainty that exists among businesses in Papua New Guinea. Westpac’s Senior Economist Justin Smirk takes a closer look.
The PNG 100 CEO Survey: Papua New Guinea’s chief executives ‘remain optimistic’
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24 Feb 2020 by Leave a Comment
Westpac Bank’s Senior Economist Justin Smirk identifies five key highlights from Business Advantage’s PNG 100 CEO Survey of chief executives in the country’s biggest companies.
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