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Papua New Guinea’s manufacturers face tough year [opinion]

30 Jan 2020 by Chey Scovell Leave a Comment

Chey Scovell, CEO of the Manufacturers Council of Papua New Guinea, argues that the country needs to control its costs and kickstart spending if manufacturing is to grow.
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Chamber of Commerce President on what 2020 holds for Lae, Papua New Guinea’s second city [opinion]

21 Jan 2020 by Business Advantage PNG 1 Comment

Papua New Guinea's industrial hub has a lot going for it as it enters the new year, says a quietly confident President of the Lae Chamber of Commerce and Industry, John Byrne.
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Papua New Guinea’s economy needs progress on resources projects [opinion]

14 Jan 2020 by Rio Fiocco 1 Comment

Waiting for the announcement of Papua New Guinea's next resource project is taking a toll on the economy. The President of the Port Moresby Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Rio Fiocco, shares with Business Advantange PNG what this means for businesses of every size.
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Deactivation of mobile phones in Papua New Guinea imminent [analysis]

13 Jan 2020 by Amanda Watson 2 Comments

No phone calls and no text messages could be the future for Papua New Guineans who haven’t registered their SIM cards. Will they get a second chance?
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Opinion: Managing IT risk in Papua New Guinea

4 Dec 2019 by Brendan Merry Leave a Comment

Brendan Merry, Manager Pacific Islands at IT service company Data#3, explains why learning to manage IT risk is one of the most important things businesses can do to be able to fully embrace the technological change coming to Papua New Guinea.
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The clock is ticking on P’nyang negotiations in Papua New Guinea [Opinion]

25 Nov 2019 by Paul Barker 4 Comments

As negotiations between Papua New Guinea's State Negotiating Team and the developers of the P'nyang gas project draw to a head this week, the Institute of National Affairs' Paul Barker reflects on the challenge of reaching an agreement that ensures the country's gas resources deliver tangible benefits.
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Opinion: How to run a professional services firm in Papua New Guinea

13 Nov 2019 by Business Advantage PNG Leave a Comment

KPMG PNG’s Managing Partner Zanie Theron has been delivering professional services in Papua New Guinea for 14 years. Here, she provides her personal take on the challenges in her sector – and the significant opportunities on offer.
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Opinion: Papua New Guinea’s confusing budget debate

14 Oct 2019 by Bernard Yegiora Leave a Comment

Amid claim and counter-claim, the true state of the Papua New Guinean economy is lost amid personality politics, argues Divine Word University's Bernard Yegiora.
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Opinion: Papua New Guinea needs more competition in telecommunications

18 Sep 2019 by Sundar Ramamurthy 3 Comments

Sundar Ramamurthy, Managing Director of Invoc Pty Ltd and former CEO of Bmobile Vodafone and DataNets, explains lower prices are critical if the Coral Sea Cable Network is to be a game changer for internet users in PNG.
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Analysis: How the Papua LNG project should improve PNG’s financial imbalances

4 Sep 2019 by David James Leave a Comment

The go-ahead for the US$10 billion Papua LNG project is likely to do much to alleviate some of the financial imbalances in the PNG economy, including the lack of availability of foreign exchange and the weakness of the currency. David James investigates.
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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 […]

Papua New Guinea’s manufacturers face tough year [opinion]

Chamber of Commerce President on what 2020 holds for Lae, Papua New Guinea’s second city [opinion]

Papua New Guinea’s economy needs progress on resources projects [opinion]

Deactivation of mobile phones in Papua New Guinea imminent [analysis]

Opinion: Managing IT risk in Papua New Guinea

The clock is ticking on P’nyang negotiations in Papua New Guinea [Opinion]

Opinion: How to run a professional services firm in Papua New Guinea

Opinion: Papua New Guinea’s confusing budget debate

Opinion: Papua New Guinea needs more competition in telecommunications

Analysis: How the Papua LNG project should improve PNG’s financial imbalances

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