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Improving PNG’s business environment

1 Sep 2012 by Leave a Comment
Many of the success stories in this publication have occurred against significant odds. Papua New Guinea’s producers face many challenges in developing their businesses, although things are looking up. As a developing country, Papua New Guinea lacks much of the infrastructure that businesses in developed nations take for granted: ubiquitous and well-maintained roads, reliable power […]
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PNG’s infrastructure challenge

1 May 2012 by Leave a Comment
Papua New Guinea requires significant investment in infrastructure. Deloitte’s Lutz Heim examines the opportunities and challenges in this sector. PNG’s infrastructure needs a substantial and urgent upgrade, in anticipation of increased stress and after a number of years of underinvestment, particularly during the lean years before 2004, and this is recognised by government and business […]
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Connecting Western Province to the world

1 Mar 2012 by
An ambitious and transformative project has commenced to bring 21st century communications to the rural areas of Western Province for the first time. Western Province is remote, even for Papua New Guinea, and its sparsely distributed population and business community has, until recently, faced particular challenges in communicating not only across province but with other […]
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Landowner company diversifies

1 Mar 2012 by 2 Comments
Mineral Resources Star Mountains (MRSM) is Western Province’s own example of the new breed of landowner company playing an increasingly entrepreneurial role in the nation’s economy. MRSM represents the economic and social interests of the Ok Tedi Mine Landowner Groups, on whose land Ok Tedi’s operations are located. As a royalty, they receive 2.5% of […]
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Tabubil: A college town in the clouds

1 Mar 2012 by Leave a Comment
Built to support the Ok Tedi mine, the town of Tabubil is in many ways a model town for Papua New Guinea. In spite of its remote location in the misty Star Mountains, its roads and houses are well-maintained; it has reputable and well-resourced hospital, international school and small international airport; its utilities are reliable, […]
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Western Province: a sustainable future

1 Mar 2012 by Leave a Comment
Business Advantage interviewed David Sode, Chief Executive Officer of PNG Sustainable Development Program Ltd, to discover more about its Western Province strategies. Founded in 2002, PNG Sustainable Development Program Limited (‘PNGSDP’) was created to support sustainable development through initiatives that benefit the people of Papua New Guinea, and especially the people of the Western Province. […]
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Case study: Hornibrook Ngi

1 May 2011 by Leave a Comment
Papua New Guinea’s largest steel fabricator, Hornibrook NGI, provides of a wide range of products and services to the country’s mining and petroleum industry. Hornibrook’s 6,400 square metre workshop in Lae has manufactured processing tanks for Tolukuma, conveyors for Porgera, pipe spooling for Kutubu, and what Managing Director Mal Lewis calls ‘probably our biggest job: […]
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Papua New Guinea’s ICT evolution

1 May 2011 by Leave a Comment
Information and communications technology (ICT) reform in Papua New Guinea is not only delivering cheaper prices and stronger competition: it is also helping businesses devise a new generation of innovative services. As most companies that do business there will tell you, while it can be very rewarding, Papua New Guinea is a demanding environment in […]
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Mainland Holdings: A diversified business with bite

1 May 2009 by 10 Comments
One of Papua New Guinea’s more colourful enterprises, Mainland Holdings, operates the world’s largest saltwater crocodile farm. But, as Business Advantage discovered on a recent visit to its Lae base, that is just one business unit in a rapidly-increasing portfolio. Looking at Mainland Holdings today, it’s hard to believe that this company began as a […]
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