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Opinion: The Institute of National Affairs reaches a milestone as the voice of reason in Papua New Guinea

4 Apr 2017 by Paul Barker Leave a Comment

The Papua New Guinea Institute of National Affairs celebrates 40 years this year as the country’s leading ‘think tank’, research and public policy advisory service for government and business on key economic issues. Executive Director, Paul Barker, reflects on its history and achievements.
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Analysis: how does Bank South Pacific measure up to Australian banks?

22 Mar 2017 by David James 1 Comment

Sir Kostas Constantinou, the Chairman of Bank South Pacific (BSP), has indicated the bank is considering a listing on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). Looking at some common ways of assessing a bank's suitability for investment, how does Papua New Guinea's largest bank measure up to Australia's banks?
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Opinion: What Papua New Guinea taught me about doing business

28 Feb 2017 by Aarish Shah 13 Comments

Now a Chief Financial Officer based in the UK, Aarish Shah occupied senior executive roles in Papua New Guinea for nearly a decade. Here he reflects on the lessons he learned from running businesses in PNG—lessons that he believes are 'poignantly transferable to life and business anywhere.'
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Opinion: Improving Pacific island worker access to Australia is better than foreign aid

14 Feb 2017 by Jonathan Pryke Leave a Comment

Permitting easier labour movement between Australia and the Pacific Islands would have a more beneficial effect that foreign aid, claim Lowy Institute researchers Leon Berkelman and Jonathan Pryke. They consider two models for how it might work.
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Opinion: complying with Papua New Guinea’s foreign exchange controls

8 Feb 2017 by Stephen Massa 2 Comments

Businesses in Papua New Guinea must have strategies to manage the shortage of foreign currency, says Stephen Massa, Port Moresby Managing Partner of the law firm Dentons. He looks at some approaches but warns that businesses must pay attention to their legal obligations.
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Opinion: Papua New Guinea economy to remain weak but Lae business hopeful of an upturn

19 Jan 2017 by Alan McLay 1 Comment

The Papua New Guinea economy is not likely to improve greatly in the first half of the year, says Alan McLay, President of the Lae Chamber of Commerce. But he believes companies in Lae – PNG's manufacturing and logistics hub – remain hopeful of an upturn and he expects some positive developments with power provision.
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Opinion: Is your business at risk from disruption?

29 Nov 2016 by Andrew Wilkins Leave a Comment

Businesses often don't realise that they are vulnerable to attacks from disruptive new players until it is too late. Andrew Wilkins considers some of the strategic issues created by creative disruption.
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Opinion: Increased MP funding in Budget squeezing out spending on core services says ANU’s Stephen Howes

22 Nov 2016 by Stephen Howes Leave a Comment

The Papua New Guinea government, faced with falling revenue, cut back sharply on core services in the 2017 Budget says Stephen Howes, Director of the Development Policy Centre at the Australian National University. But MP funding is at five times its 2012 level.
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Opinion: how the digital world is taking over business

7 Nov 2016 by Robert Hamilton-Jones Leave a Comment

Marketing never stays still. Robert Hamilton-Jones returns to the city of his birth to find out how digital technology is raising customers' expectations to new heights.
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Opinion: Business development in Papua New Guinea hampered by ‘man-made constraints’ says Charles Yala

25 Oct 2016 by Charles Yala 1 Comment

Man-made constraints to business are the real obstacles to business development, according to Dr Charles Yala, the Director of the National Research Institute. In an address to the Australia-PNG Alumni Conference, Dr Yala said the country’s leaders need to ‘think outside the box’ and harness ‘our natural beauty and landscape’.
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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 […]

Opinion: The Institute of National Affairs reaches a milestone as the voice of reason in Papua New Guinea

Analysis: how does Bank South Pacific measure up to Australian banks?

Opinion: What Papua New Guinea taught me about doing business

Opinion: Improving Pacific island worker access to Australia is better than foreign aid

Opinion: complying with Papua New Guinea’s foreign exchange controls

Opinion: Papua New Guinea economy to remain weak but Lae business hopeful of an upturn

Opinion: Is your business at risk from disruption?

Opinion: Increased MP funding in Budget squeezing out spending on core services says ANU’s Stephen Howes

Opinion: how the digital world is taking over business

Opinion: Business development in Papua New Guinea hampered by ‘man-made constraints’ says Charles Yala

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