A simulated gas processing plant has arrived in Port Moresby for use at the new Kumul Petroleum Academy, and is due to begin operating by September.
Simulated gas processing plant for Papua New Guinea’s oil and gas training academy
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Lae’s Unitech undergoes ‘cultural change’ to produce better qualified students
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12 Jul 2017 by 3 Comments
Albert Schram, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Technology (Unitech) in Lae, tells Business Advantage PNG that the institution is undergoing a broad ‘cultural change’. The aim is to create closer ties with business in order to produce better qualified graduates.
Duffy’s prepares to take Papua New Guinea coffee to China
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11 Jul 2017 by 9 Comments
Five years after opening the first of three Duffy’s cafés in Port Moresby, owner and entrepreneur Travers Chue is preparing to expand overseas, marketing not just Papua New Guinea specialty coffee, but premium health products.
Ten-year project to repair and maintain Papua New Guinea’s critical Highlands Highway to start by year’s end, says Wereh
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21 Jun 2017 by 15 Comments
Work on the ‘most critical’ 90-kilometre section of the Highlands Highway will begin later this year, under an ambitious 10-year repair and maintenance program, funded by the Asian Development Bank. Works Secretary David Wereh tells Business Advantage PNG, he is already looking to use the funding model to ‘fix’ 16 High Priority roads in other parts of the country.
CPL eyes expansion, but is waiting on Papua New Guinea’s economic recovery
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6 Jun 2017 by 2 Comments
Papua New Guinea’s largest retailer is still only servicing about 30 per cent of Papua New Guineans, according to Chairman of CPL Group, Mahesh Patel. While it has product and store expansion plans, Patel says CPL is waiting on a general economic recovery before moving forward.
Female entrepreneurs call for improvement in ‘ease of doing business’ in Papua New Guinea
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30 May 2017 by 1 Comment
The Editor of Stella magazine, Amanda Donigi, claims Papua New Guinea risks losing its young entrepreneurs unless business conditions are enhanced. Her comments are echoed by House of Xen founder, Xenia Peni.
A revitalised dairy industry aims for cheaper products on Papua New Guinea’s supermarket shelves by October
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The first of 500 cows arrive in Papua New Guinea from New Zealand this week, (25 May) as a commercial-scale dairy industry gets closer to production in Central Province. And the CEO of Innovative Agriculture Industries, Ilan Weiss, says milk products will be on local supermarket shelves by October.
Papua New Guinea’s banks face high economic risks, reflecting debt and resource reliance, says ratings agency, S&P Global
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The economic risks faced by the three main commercial banks in Papua New Guinea are very high, says ratings agency S&P Global Ratings. But Associate Director Andrew Mayes tells Business Advantage PNG, credit risk is ‘well-managed’.
Papua New Guinea interest rates likely to remain stable and inflation to fall, say research groups
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Interest rates are likely to remain at 6.26 per cent for the rest of 2017, and inflationary pressures are expected to moderate, according to the latest economic analysis by Singapore-based BMI Research, a unit of Fitch Group.
Releasing more land key to increasing Papua New Guinea home ownership
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3 May 2017 by 1 Comment
Demand for housing in Papua New Guinea is strong but there is a shortage of supply, according to the latest survey by Hausples, a Port Moresby-based real estate technology company.
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