Review: upgraded Air Niugini Paradise Lounge at Jacksons International Airport

Weary business travellers will be delighted to discover facilities at Port Moresby’s Jacksons International Airport have received quite an upgrade recently, and none more so than Air Niugini’s new-look Paradise Lounge. Business Advantage PNG takes a look.
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Corporate organisations build on success of remote Papua New Guinea health initiatives

Travel times to medical centres in remote parts of Papua New Guinea have been cut from three weeks to as little as three hours as a result of health initiatives introduced by Digicel's PNG Foundation. Business Advantage PNG spoke to Foundation CEO Beatrice Mahuru to find out how this has been achieved.
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PACER-Plus could boost Pacific nations’ incomes by more than US$50 billion a year, says trade adviser

For the last six years, officials from 14 member countries of the Pacific Islands Forum have been negotiating with Australia and New Zealand to set up a free trade agreement, known as PACER-Plus. The Pacific’s Chief Trade Adviser on PACER-Plus is Ghanian-born Australian, Dr Edwini Kessie, who tells Business Advantage PNG that labour mobility and the future of development assistance are two key stumbling blocks.
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Overcoming chronic lack of skilled tradespeople in Papua New Guinea requires more government funding, say industry leaders

An analysis of foreign workers coming to Papua New Guinea since 2000 indicates a chronic lack of skilled tradespeople, according to Lae-based business leaders. While skills training initiatives are under way, an expected surge in mining projects over the next few years highlights the urgency for more skilled workers.
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Bright spots, but challenges remain for Papua New Guinea’s mining sector

Despite some positive developments for the mining sector in Papua New Guinea, the industry continues to face funding challenges for critical exploration activity, the PNG Chamber of Mines and Petroleum's Greg Anderson tells Business Advantage PNG.
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Meet the Pacific’s new man in Beijing

David Morris is the Pacific’s new Trade Commissioner to Beijing. He talks to Business Advantage PNG about the changing nature of China's economy and the trade and investment opportunities for the Pacific Islands that can arise from being part of China's new ‘Maritime Silk Road’.
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Trukai investing tens of millions to produce Papua New Guinea grown rice

Last month, Agriculture Minister, Tommy Tomscoll, told rice companies to start investing and producing rice in country. But, as the CEO of the country's dominant producer tells Business Advantage PNG, Trukai has already committed to invest tens of millions of kina in plantations.
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Holiday Inn Express expands Port Moresby’s hotel market

Holiday Inn Express Port Moresby is the latest in a succession of new hotels opening – or set to open – in Papua New Guinea's capital. Business Advantage PNG asks InterContinental Hotels' Tim Pollock where this three-star property fits in PNG’s hospitality market, and discusses the challenges of running a hotel in PNG.
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