Industry sectors

Digging deeper: resources sector’s contribution undervalued in Papua New Guinea

19 Oct 2020 by David James Leave a Comment

The contribution of the resources sector to the Papua New Guinea is being greatly under-estimated according to Maygen Turliu, Director of Tax & Business Services for Deloitte PNG. What appears in Treasury’s Budget is less than a third of its actual contribution.
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Metal mayhem: Barrick set to re-open Porgera; Chairman quits Kumul Minerals

19 Oct 2020 by David James 1 Comment

In a surprise development, the Porgera gold mine looks set to re-open, ending a period of intense disagreement between Papua New Guinea's government and Barrick Niugini, the mine's operator.
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No shore thing: Twinza and Papua New Guinea deal still uncertain

14 Oct 2020 by David James Leave a Comment

The Papua New Guinea government hopes that its 'in-principle' agreement with Twinza Oil over the Pasca A offshore oil field in the Gulf of Papua will be a template for new oil and gas projects. But the project isn't across the line just yet.
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Appetite for change: best practice tips for Papua New Guinea ecommerce

14 Oct 2020 by Paul Chai 3 Comments

Small businesses could be up and running with an ecommerce site in as little as a month, if they follow the advice of Robert Webber and Kaye Iling, the brains behind Food Pro PNG’s recent ecommerce launch.
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‘Another 20 years wasted’? Ramamurthy says the stakes are high for internet reform in Papua New Guinea

12 Oct 2020 by Paul Chai 2 Comments

It is critical Papua New Guinea does not squander the opportunities provided by the Coral Sea Cable System, says the Chair of the Business Council of PNG’s Internet Working Group, Sundar Ramamurthy.
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Harder than expected: introducing Papua New Guinea’s new resources laws

1 Oct 2020 by David James 1 Comment

The Marape government’s proposed introduction of a new Organic Law for mining, and oil and gas projects will do away with Papua New Guinea’s ‘robust’ legal regime, according to Vaughan Mills, Head of PNG Practice for Corrs, Chambers Westgarth.
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Tickets without queues: Ticket Bilum solves ticketing dilemma in Papua New Guinea

30 Sep 2020 by Gabriella Munoz Leave a Comment

Want to buy tickets to see your favourite rugby team but can’t afford to spend two hours queuing to get seats? The Papua New Guinean app Ticket Bilum comes to the rescue. Its owner, Tidman Ikosi, talked about the app’s inception, its future and COVID’s silver lining during an ecommerce forum.
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‘Economic lifelines’: Connect PNG outlines key road projects to help boost Papua New Guinea’s COVID recovery

30 Sep 2020 by Paul Chai 4 Comments

Connect PNG has a five-year plan to establish a single, unbroken highway network for Papua New Guinea. David Wereh, Secretary of the Department of Works and Implementation, takes Business Advantage PNG through the challenges.
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‘SMEs are hurting’: ANZ’s Mark Baker on the bank’s post-COVID challenges in Papua New Guinea

28 Sep 2020 by David James 2 Comments

Renegotiating terms or refinancing are proving to be the best way to deal with the shock caused by COVID-19 according to Mark Baker, Managing Director of ANZ Bank Papua New Guinea. In an exclusive interview he tells Business Advantage PNG that improving confidence is the big challenge.
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Five questions with economist Chris Richardson, keynote speaker at the 2025 PNG Investment Conference
With tariffs, military conflict and geopolitics at play, it’s already been an extraordinary year for the global economy. Business Advantage PNG speaks with eminent economist Chris Richardson, who will be keynote speaker at this year’s Papua New Guinea Investment Conference in August, for his views on what it all means for business. BAPNG: As an […]
From the desk of the Innovation PNG Conference Program Director
Papua New Guinea can become an innovation nation. Innovation, simply put, is the solving of problems by using new ideas, methods and tools. PNG has a great example from its own history. Some 9000 years ago in the Waghi Valley, near what is now Mt Hagen, people first decided to drain and divert water in […]
“Business Advantage Fiji” to showcase Fiji’s economy
A new international publication aimed at promoting Fiji as a business and investment destination will be published in mid-2025. Business Advantage Fiji, the latest in a respected series of international guides to Asia-Pacific economies, will be published in July 2025 by leading regional business media company, Business Advantage International. Written by professional business journalists, the […]

Industry sectors

Digging deeper: resources sector’s contribution undervalued in Papua New Guinea

Metal mayhem: Barrick set to re-open Porgera; Chairman quits Kumul Minerals

No shore thing: Twinza and Papua New Guinea deal still uncertain

Appetite for change: best practice tips for Papua New Guinea ecommerce

‘Another 20 years wasted’? Ramamurthy says the stakes are high for internet reform in Papua New Guinea

Harder than expected: introducing Papua New Guinea’s new resources laws

Tickets without queues: Ticket Bilum solves ticketing dilemma in Papua New Guinea

‘Economic lifelines’: Connect PNG outlines key road projects to help boost Papua New Guinea’s COVID recovery

‘SMEs are hurting’: ANZ’s Mark Baker on the bank’s post-COVID challenges in Papua New Guinea

Ringing in the changes: SIM registration the biggest challenge to bmobile’s ecommerce future in Papua New Guinea

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Five questions with economist Chris Richardson, keynote speaker at the 2025 PNG Investment Conference

Economic update: Will 2025 be Papua New Guinea’s golden year?

Industry update: Papua New Guinea’s mining and gas project pipeline starts to flow

Exclusive: Barrick CEO Mark Bristow’s vision for Porgera gold mine

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