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How should small businesses behave if they want to sell to big business?

13 Oct 2021 by Business Advantage PNG 2 Comments

What sort of behaviours should SMEs cultivate to be successful dealing with larger companies? Business Advantage PNG asked Queensland's Chief Entrepreneur Wayne Gerard and KPMG Australia's Energy & Natural Resources Technology Partner, Barbara-Anne Bensted, who have been on both sides of the deal.
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IFC looking at investment opportunities ‘even more actively’ in Papua New Guinea, says new country head

3 Sep 2021 by Business Advantage PNG 1 Comment

Markus Scheuermaier is the International Finance Corporation's (IFC) new Resident Representative in Papua New Guinea. He shares his thoughts on how the IFC can make the most difference in PNG with Business Advantage PNG.
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SME Corp Chairman looks to drive the creation of SMEs up to 2025

11 Aug 2021 by Carmel Pilotti 3 Comments

Six months into his five-year term, the Chairman of the Small and Medium Enterprises Corporation of Papua New Guinea, John Pora, talks exclusively to Business Advantage PNG about the government body's ambitious plans to develop the SME sector.
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Papua New Guinea’s Digital Government Bill to herald in major e-government reforms

4 Aug 2021 by Business Advantage PNG 1 Comment

With the Digital Government Bill scheduled to be presented to Papua New Guinea's Parliament this month, Steven Matainaho, Secretary of Department of Information and Communication Technology, provides a glimpse of what eGovernment in PNG could look like.
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Safety and reforms could reinvigorate tourism, says PNGTPA

3 May 2021 by Carmel Pilotti 3 Comments

Eric Mossman has stepped into the country’s top tourism job as the Chief Executive Officer of the Papua New Guinea Tourism Promotion Authority (PNGTPA), and he may be the man to lift it out of the COVID-19 downturn.
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Nambawan Super focused on the long term

3 May 2021 by Business Advantage PNG Leave a Comment

Papua New Guinea’s largest superannuation fund, Nambawan Super, is a major domestic investor across the economy. CEO Paul Sayer talks with Business Advantage PNG about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on its investments, and its future plans.
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Five questions for Puma Energy’s Hulala Tokome

14 Apr 2021 by David James Leave a Comment

Puma Energy is Papua New Guinea's largest fuel importer and operates the country's only oil refinery. In this exclusive interview, Puma's PNG Country Manager Hulala Tokome reveals how it is changing its business model in PNG.
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Oil Search’s MD talks about the next wave of gas projects in Papua New Guinea

6 Apr 2021 by Business Advantage PNG Leave a Comment

Oil Search is a key partner in the next wave of gas projects in Papua New Guinea but has faced a tough year. Business Advantage PNG speaks with Managing Director Dr Keiran Wulff on the company’s future in PNG and the rich potential of its gas reserves.
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Motor industry undergoing ‘once-in-century transformation’, says Ela Motors CEO

31 Mar 2021 by Business Advantage PNG Leave a Comment

Toyota Tsusho (PNG) Ltd, better known as Ela Motors, is Papua New Guinea's largest vehicle retailer, with a market share of around fifty percent. Its CEO, Mitsuyoshi Okutsu, discusses the impact of COVID-19, new investment plans and how technology is transforming the motor industry.
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Four questions with Chris Riddell, keynote speaker at 2024 PNG Investment Conference
Chris Riddell, renowned futurist and former Chief Digital Officer at Mars, tells Business Advantage PNG why the chaos of our modern world presents an excellent opportunity for business leaders. Business Advantage PNG (BAPNG): What are the key things business leaders tell you they are worried about as far as the future is concerned? Chris Riddell […]
Registrations are open 2024 Papua New Guinea Investment Conference
Registrations are now officially open for the 2024 Business Advantage Papua New Guinea Investment Conference. The conference will take place in Brisbane, 12 and 13 August, at the premium Plaza Auditorium at Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, South Brisbane. On Day 1 the futurist Chris Riddell, former Chief Digital Officer at Mars will deliver the keynote address. On Day 2 Matt Dri, Secretary, Cyber […]
Papua New Guinea’s premier business magazine to publish a special mining and energy edition
With a strong decade on the horizon for mining and energy in Papua New Guinea, Business Advantage PNG is set to publish its first special edition devoted solely to these sectors. As PNG’s resources sector gears up for an anticipated decade or more of new investment, with an estimated US$50 billion pipeline of projects lined […]

How should small businesses behave if they want to sell to big business?

IFC looking at investment opportunities ‘even more actively’ in Papua New Guinea, says new country head

SME Corp Chairman looks to drive the creation of SMEs up to 2025

Papua New Guinea’s Digital Government Bill to herald in major e-government reforms

Safety and reforms could reinvigorate tourism, says PNGTPA

Nambawan Super focused on the long term

Five questions for Puma Energy’s Hulala Tokome

Oil Search’s MD talks about the next wave of gas projects in Papua New Guinea

Motor industry undergoing ‘once-in-century transformation’, says Ela Motors CEO

We need more competition, says Bank South Pacific CEO

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Report from the 2024 Papua New Guinea Investment Conference

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