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The 2025 PNG 100 CEO Survey: the results
Since 2012, the data collected by the PNG 100 CEO Survey has revealed trends in business confidence among Papua New Guinea business leaders. So, how confident are businesses in 2025?
Papua New Guinea retailers shift focus in response to tight market
Retail sales have flattened in Papua New Guinea in the past year. As a result, major retailers are shifting their focus to meet changing customer expectations, as CEOs reveal to Business Advantage PNG.
Interviews
Building for the future: Steamships MD on developments across Papua New Guinea
Chris Daniells became the managing director of Steamships Trading Company in July 2024. In this interview with Business Advantage PNG, he shares progress on multiple Port Moresby projects and explains why Steamships is also bullish on Mount Hagen.
BSP’s CEO on plans to modernise Papua New Guinea’s largest bank [video]
Mark Robinson, Chief Executive Officer of BSP Financial Group, sat down recently for a wide-ranging interview with Business Advantage PNG, in which he shared the bank’s digital transformation plans and its efforts to attract more Papua New Guineans to formal banking.
Editorial
Editorial: Major businesses eye investments in regional Papua New Guinea
Interviews conducted for the annual Business Advantage PNG print magazine, to be launched in March, reveal a newfound appetite for investments outside of Papua New Guinea’s capital.
Economy/investment
2025: what can Papua New Guinea business expect from the year ahead?
LNG, forex and fuel supply remain in focus, while new listings and privatisation are on the agenda. Business Advantage PNG looks to the year ahead and considers what Papua New Guinea-focused businesses can expect in the coming 12 months.
Opinion and analysis
What does the 2025 PNG 100 CEO Survey tell us?
This year’s PNG 100 CEO Survey reveals a positive shift in sentiment among Papua New Guinea business leaders, although longstanding impediments remain. Justin Smirk, Westpac Senior Economist, provides his analysis of this year’s survey results.
People moves
People moves: PNG Ambassador to USA, Ashurst
New Papua New Guinean Ambassador to the United States of America, new partner at Ashurst.
LIfestyle
Q&A with Johnpaul Houston, CEO of Port Moresby Nature Park
The newly appointed CEO of Port Moresby Nature Park shares his thoughts about the park and its future in this exclusive interview with Paradise, Air Niugini’s in-flight magazine.
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Latest News
The 2025 PNG 100 CEO Survey: the results
Since 2012, the data collected by the PNG 100 CEO Survey has revealed trends in business confidence among Papua New Guinea business leaders. So, how confident are businesses in 2025?
Papua New Guinea retailers shift focus in response to tight market
Retail sales have flattened in Papua New Guinea in the past year. As a result, major retailers are shifting their focus to meet changing customer expectations, as CEOs reveal to Business Advantage PNG.
Features
ICTSI sees big increase in efficiency at Papua New Guinea’s international ports
Investments in equipment and processes at Papua New Guinea’s Lae and Motukea international container terminals have delivered results. Robert Maxwell, Chief Executive Officer, ICTSI South Pacific, tells Business Advantage PNG about the changes.
Opinion
What does the 2025 PNG 100 CEO Survey tell us?
This year’s PNG 100 CEO Survey reveals a positive shift in sentiment among Papua New Guinea business leaders, although longstanding impediments remain. Justin Smirk, Westpac Senior Economist, provides his analysis of this year’s survey results.
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