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2021 PNG 100 CEO Survey: a snapshot of the effects of COVID-19 in Papua New Guinea [analysis]

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.
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In brief: Bougainville and Papua New Guinea government in post-referendum talks and other business stories

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.
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People moves: Chinese Embassy, Qantas, Oil Search, Bougainville, PNG Institute of Directors

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.
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PNG Air’s board pursuing plan to keep Papua New Guinea’s second domestic airline ‘viable’

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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‘A hint of optimism’: Business Council says Papua New Guinea’s businesses are settling into new normal

There are signs of optimism in the Papua New Guinea business community, according to a survey of market conditions by the Business Council of Papua New Guinea. It suggests that, while the pandemic has exacted a severe financial toll, businesses have now ‘settled’ and are navigating the challenges of the new environment.
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