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Important amendments to Papua New Guinea’s Companies Act [Analysis]

9 Nov 2022 by Cieran Kelly Leave a Comment

Last month, Papua New Guinea's Parliament certified a revised Companies Act. What does this mean for business in PNG and when will the new amendments come into force? Cieran Kelly, Senior Tax Consultant, Tax, Transactions & Accounting and KPMG, explains.
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Letter from Lae [Opinion]

12 Oct 2022 by John Byrne Leave a Comment

Lae, Papua New Guinea's industrial and logistics hub, is benefiting from substantial new public and private sector investment. The president of its chamber of commerce, John Byrne, provides an update to Business Advantage PNG.
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Analysis: Papua New Guinea’s minimum wage

3 Oct 2022 by Devpolicy Blog 1 Comment

There was a time when Papua New Guinea's minimum wage was regarded as high but how does its compare today with the minimum wages of comparable countries? Economists Stephen Howes, Kingtau Mambon and Kelly Samof provide the answer.
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Analysis: Assessing the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

23 Aug 2022 by Devpolicy Blog Leave a Comment

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank highlights China's collaborative approach, but who's benefiting from the bank? What's its footprint in the Pacific? and what does a 'greener' future look its current and new projects? Devpolicy's Senior Researcher, Cameron Hill, provides an overview.
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Smiles in Suva: the 51st Pacific Islands Forum leaders’ meeting (analysis)

20 Jul 2022 by Devpolicy Blog Leave a Comment

The Pacific Island Forum (PIF) was held last week in Suva. New faces, more journalist and the launch of the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent spell the success of this meeting. Dr Tess Newton Cain and journalist Stefan Armbruster analyse the meeting and what it could mean for the future of the region.
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Opinion: Has Penny Wong given Australia a fighting chance of slowing China’s expansion in the Pacific?

4 Jul 2022 by Jeffrey Walls 2 Comments

Australia's new government has made it clear that its approach to its relationship with the Pacific will have a new type of engagement. Will it give it a chance to fight the influence of China in the region? Political consultant Jeffrey Wall explores.
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Opinion: AmCham Coral Sea to play vital role in opening business opportunities

27 Jun 2022 by Peter Larden Leave a Comment

The newly-created American Chamber of Commerce Coral Sea is designed to play a key role in opening up business opportunities between US companies and Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. Its inaugural President Peter Larden explains how, and why.
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Opinion: Papua New Guinea’s Nasfund 20 years on

8 Jun 2022 by Ian Tarutia Leave a Comment

Nasfund's Chief Executive Officer, Ian A Tarutia, reflects on the superannuation fund's journey and how it has impacted Papua New Guinea.
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Analysis: Papua New Guinea’s ‘stuck’ exchange rate

11 May 2022 by Stephen Howes 3 Comments

Is Papua New Guinea's kina exchange rate stuck? Stephen Howes, Director of the Development Policy Centre and a Professor of Economics at the Crawford School, considers if the kina really is a 'floating' currency and calls for foreign exchange reforms to stimulate PNG's economy.
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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 […]
Futurist Chris Riddell announced as keynote speaker for 2024 PNG Investment Conference
We are delighted to announce that futurist Chris Riddell, former Chief Digital Officer at Mars, will be providing the keynote address on Day 1 of the 2024 Papua New Guinea Investment Conference (12 & 13 August in Brisbane). Chris is a recognised trend spotter, frequent media commentator, and digital expert with unparalleled insights into emerging […]

Important amendments to Papua New Guinea’s Companies Act [Analysis]

Letter from Lae [Opinion]

Analysis: Papua New Guinea’s minimum wage

Analysis: Assessing the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

Smiles in Suva: the 51st Pacific Islands Forum leaders’ meeting (analysis)

Opinion: Has Penny Wong given Australia a fighting chance of slowing China’s expansion in the Pacific?

Opinion: AmCham Coral Sea to play vital role in opening business opportunities

Opinion: Papua New Guinea’s Nasfund 20 years on

Analysis: Papua New Guinea’s ‘stuck’ exchange rate

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