An entrepreneur who has gone from a career in teaching to being appointed to the board of the National Petroleum Company, potentially one of the the most important companies ever established Papua New Guinea. We trace the remarkable journey of Larry Andagali, Managing Director of landowner company Trans Wonderland Limited. A teacher by training, Larry Andagali’s […]
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National Petroleum Company to be largest in Pacific: Minister
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27 Feb 2013 by
The Papua New Guinea Government has revived the National Petroleum Company of PNG (NPCP).
Interview: David Purcell, Ela Motors
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27 Feb 2013 by
Vehicle sales are an important barometer of economic activity; so what is Papua New Guinea’s largest car dealer reporting?
The PNG 100 CEO Survey 2013
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13 Feb 2013 by
At a time when some are wondering if PNG’s boom is coming to an end, its largest companies still have an appetite for investment, according our exclusive annual survey. In last year’s edition of Business Advantage Papua New Guinea, we launched a unique survey for PNG: the PNG 100 CEO Survey. Designed to gauge business […]
How will PNG’s and the Pacific’s economy fare in 2013?
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29 Jan 2013 by
Business Advantage PNG spoke with the region’s three most senior bankers to get their thoughts on the year ahead. ‘There will be some slowness in the year ahead based on global economic factors, but on the whole I’m reasonably positive,’ says ANZ’s CEO Pacific, Vishnu Mohan (pictured below). ‘I think the good news for the […]
Five things we learned at the PNG Mining Conference
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15 Dec 2012 by Leave a Comment
The 12th Papua New Guinea Mining and Petroleum Investment Conference was held last week in Sydney, Australia. The event was hosted by the PNG Chamber of Mines and Petroleum. 1. Resources have never been bigger in PNG As PNG’s new Mining Minister Byron Chan observed, mining was responsible for 71% of PNG’s export receipts in 2011. The 1350 […]
Mining conference: first chance for industry to meet new government
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21 Nov 2012 by
Senior figures in Papua New Guinea’s new government will come face-to-face with members of the country’s largest industry for the first time at the Papua New Guinea Mining and Petroleum Conference (3–5 December) in Sydney, Australia. ‘It’s the perfect venue for the new O’Neill Government to present itself internationally and to provide the industry with […]
The O’Neill Government: the first three months
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21 Nov 2012 by Leave a Comment
With the new O’Neill Government’s first National Budget released just yesterday, Paul Barker assesses the prospects for business under PNG’s new Government. Since its election in August 2012, the Government led by Prime Minister Peter O’Neill has sent a mixed bag of messages to business, while its policy positions are being consolidated. However, the Prime […]
PNG’s manufacturers: adding value, adding skills
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1 Sep 2012 by Leave a Comment
Despite being overshadowed by the natural resources sector, manufacturing adds tremendous value to the Papua New Guinea economy, as Rod Myer discovers. With PNG experiencing economic growth of above five per cent in recent years and manufacturing employing up to 25% of the nation’s formal workforce, the country’s factories are perhaps the unsung heroes of […]
Improving PNG’s business environment
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1 Sep 2012 by Leave a Comment
![Traffic through PNG's ports rose by 46% in 2011 [source: PNG Ports]. Pic: Pacific Islands Trade and Invest](https://i0.wp.com/www.businessadvantagepng.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/DAY1-MORESBY098.jpg?fit=300%2C155&ssl=1)
Many of the success stories in this publication have occurred against significant odds. Papua New Guinea’s producers face many challenges in developing their businesses, although things are looking up. As a developing country, Papua New Guinea lacks much of the infrastructure that businesses in developed nations take for granted: ubiquitous and well-maintained roads, reliable power […]
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