Foreign exchange has gone from being a big business problem to becoming a major impediment for all businesses in Papua New Guinea. What does the future hold for this and other challenges facing business?
Impediments: What’s really holding Papua New Guinea business back?
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26 Feb 2020 by Leave a Comment
How to unlock funds to invest in Papua New Guinea’s infrastructure
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26 Feb 2020 by 1 Comment
Commercial banks call for collaboration, communication and an awareness of risk if they are help finance what could be an infrastructure boom in Papua New Guinea.
Papua New Guinea business to benefit from new strata title laws
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19 Feb 2020 by Leave a Comment
Strata titles are the start of a wide-ranging agenda of land reforms to help Papua New Guineans access the value of their land.
Tourism in Papua New Guinea: strategy hitting the mark
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17 Feb 2020 by Leave a Comment
Figures on visitor arrivals to Papua New Guinea indicate that business travel and tourism are growing but there has been a falling interest the MICE market. The number of people coming to PNG for employment increased markedly.
Pawa to the people: how SP Brewery’s Cassava Project is changing lives
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9 Feb 2020 by Leave a Comment
SP Brewery’s use of locally sourced cassava to make its Pawa Punch brew, has been hailed for its sustainability. Corporate Affairs Manager John Nilkare talks about the award-winning project.
Boardroom briefing: the growth of ‘wellness tourism’, oil sector virus threat and plastic bag woes
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4 Feb 2020 by Leave a Comment
Papua New Guinea tourism could benefit from new ‘wellness’ trend, OPEC worries over coronavirus effect and plastic bag woes. Readings from around the world on business, leadership and management.
Papua New Guinea set for e-government revolution
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4 Feb 2020 by Leave a Comment
The first phase of the Papua New Guinea Government’s new ‘State-in-a-Phone’ project aims to give citizens access to an online government information portal before the end of the year. There will also be benefits for business.
Prime Minister Marape confident of a ‘five train’ LNG future in Papua New Guinea
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31 Jan 2020 by Leave a Comment
As talks between ExxonMobil and Papua New Guinea’s State Negotiating Team over the P’nyang gas project reach their nominated ‘walk away’ deadline today, the Prime Minister, James Marape, has said he is confident that LNG will help underpin economic growth in the country for the next decade.
Industry in the dark on Papua New Guinea’s single-use plastic ban
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29 Jan 2020 by Leave a Comment
The CEO of the Manufacturers Council of Papua New Guinea, Chey Scovell, says the impending 31 January deadline on the use of plastic bags is causing confusion for local business.
Rogue traders challenge CPL Group’s growth in Papua New Guinea
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11 Dec 2019 by Leave a Comment
Rising, quite literally, from the ashes of a devastating fire in 2017, retailer CPL Group is back in the black. However, CEO Mahesh Patel tells Business Advantage PNG that rogue retailers and slow government spending have presented challenges to the retailer’s phoenix story.
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