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Air Niugini and PNG Ports for partial sale: Papua New Guinea zeros in on its state-owned enterprises

17 Sep 2014 by 3 Comments
First Air Niugini, then PNG Power ... then PNG Ports and the National Airports Corporation? The Papua New Guinea government is embarking on a grand plan to reinvigorate state-owned enterprises. But privatisation is not the only option to ensure SOEs function as viable entities.
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Fiji’s return to democracy expected to bring investment opportunities

17 Sep 2014 by Leave a Comment
Foreign investment in the Fiji economy is expected to return, following the first democratic election since the 2006 coup. Tourism, infrastructure and natural resources are three sectors expected to benefit, but economists and business leaders say that will depend on political and policy stability, as Kevin McQuillan reports.
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The quotable 2014 Papua New Guinea Advantage Investment & Infrastructure Summit

11 Sep 2014 by 2 Comments
The Papua New Guinea Advantage Investment and Infrastructure Summit was held in Port Moresby this week. Over two days, delegates heard about Port Moresby becoming ‘the Dubai of the Pacific’, tax incentives in the 2015 Budget and how to develop relationships with Chinese business. Here are some highlights.
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Five questions for Steve Hillyard, Papua New Guinea General Manager at Pronto Software

3 Sep 2014 by Leave a Comment
Businesses in Papua New Guinea want to be able to operate seamlessly in remote locations, and take advantage of the revolution in mobile services, says Pronto Software's Steve Hillyard. Business Advantage PNG speaks with him about how PNG has become the software company's second largest market.
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Bougainville Copper maintains inside running on re-opening Panguna mine

20 Aug 2014 by Leave a Comment
The Bougainville parliament has just passed an interim mining act, paving the way for its troubled Panguna copper mine to re-open. Even though the new act removes the automatic renewal of its lease to continue, Bougainville Copper Limited is still the preferred mine operator, as Kevin McQuillan reports.
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‘Massive decline’ of Papua New Guinea’s music industry, say key players

13 Aug 2014 by 3 Comments
Despite its potential, the Papua New Guinea music industry is doing it tough. Music producers and promoters say it’s been in ‘massive decline’ for the last seven years, and without new laws and government support, that decline will continue.
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Digicel PNG plans television network as it expands its mobile network

16 Jul 2014 by 14 Comments
Mobile phone provider Digicel PNG plans to launch its own multi-station television service later this year. The move is the latest in a series of strategic moves to transform the mobile phone company into a broader based media company in Papua New Guinea.
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