PNG’s infrastructure challenge

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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The inside view: Alan McLay

Lae Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Alan McLay provides a personal view of Papua New Guinea’s agricultural potential. While mineral and gas production are travelling very well at the moment, it has long been realised that agriculture is the real future of Papua New Guinea. Before mining, agriculture provided PNG’s economic backbone, initially with […]
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Earning a social licence to operate

PNG veteran Peter Botten, Managing Director of Oil Search Limited, talks about the importance of engagement at a community level in Papua New Guinea. There are few regions of the world where the operating environment is as complex and dynamic as it is in PNG. While most operators appreciate the importance of maintaining a social […]
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