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Papua New Guinea’s forestry sector confronts China weakness

16 Feb 2016 by Leave a Comment
The Chief Executive of the Papua New Guinea Forest Industries Association, Bob Tate, claims that PNG’s forestry sector is coming under increasing pressure. He points to a drop in demand from China, lower foreign capital investment and moves by the PNG government to lift industry turnover taxes.
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Five questions for James Lau, Managing Director of R H Group

20 Jan 2016 by 3 Comments
Malaysia's diversified Rimbunan Hijab Group is a major investor in Papua New Guinea. Managing Director James Lau talks to Business Advantage PNG about the company's current construction projects, how its retail, agribusiness and forestry subsidiaries are performing, and the economic outlook for 2016.
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Papua New Guinea forest industry leaders call for ‘affordable housing’ project to be completed locally

4 Mar 2015 by 3 Comments
It’s critical for the future of Papua New Guinea's forestry and manufacturing sectors that the Government's planned 40,000 ‘affordable houses’ be built in PNG by local suppliers, industry leaders tell Business Advantage PNG.
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Up to one-third of Papua New Guinea log exports may not be authorised by landowners, says INA

19 Jun 2013 by
Just over one third of Papua New Guinea’s logging exports in 2012 came from Special Agricultural and Business Leases, the majority of which may not have received approval from customary landowners, according to analysis by Paul Barker, Director of the Institute of National Affairs.
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