The Green Finance Centre was founded this year under the aegis of the Bank of Papua New Guinea, with the aim of creating a framework to facilitate investments in areas such as renewables and climate resilience. Its head Mohinesh Prasad shared the centre’s plans and progress in a speech to the 2024 Business Advantage PNG Investment Conference.
Bank of Papua New Guinea program aims to generate funds for green projects
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23 Oct 2024 by 2 Comments
People moves: BSP, CPL, Great Pacific Gold
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New company secretary for BSP Financial Group, new manager for CPL Foundation, new country manager for Great Pacific Gold.
Papua New Guinea banks report substantial fall in forex waiting times
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15 Aug 2024 by 2 Comments
Waiting times on foreign exchange orders have been falling substantially on central bank interventions and other factors, senior representatives of BSP Financial Group, Kina Bank and Westpac Papua New Guinea reveal to Business Advantage PNG.
People moves: Kina Securities Limited, BSP Financial Group, POMCCI
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New Director for Kina Securities Limited, changes in BSP’s executive management team, new CEO for the Port Moresby Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
People moves: BSP and Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency
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New BSP Financial Group secretary, historic appointment for Pacific Islands FFA.
Breaking new ground: Tuhava Town shows the way for land use in Papua New Guinea
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2 Jul 2024 by 2 Comments
The ambitious housing development from Rhodes PNG Limited is a “first of its kind” land-use model that aims to deliver affordable housing to the country’s rising middle class.
Papua New Guinea businesses still face serious forex delays, despite interventions
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23 May 2024 by 1 Comment
PNG banks and businesses tell Business Advantage PNG of considerable variation in wait times for foreign exchange, as the country’s central bank acknowledges the economic damage caused. We look at the prospects for improvement.
Papua New Guinea’s banks embrace a digital future
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18 Apr 2024 by 1 Comment
Banks and finance firms are rolling out digital products to take advantage of increased connectivity across Papua New Guinea, where about 75 per cent of the population remain unbanked. Business Advantage PNG talks to the key players find out what’s coming.
‘Cautiously optimistic’: BSP CEO sees improved conditions as Papua New Guinea’s resources projects ramp up
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28 Feb 2024 by Leave a Comment
How does Papua New Guinea’s largest bank see the outlook for business this year? In this exclusive interview with Business Advantage PNG, BSP Financial Group’s CEO Mark Robinson assesses the trends, risks and opportunities, and how factors such as foreign exchange and a devaluing kina will play a part.
State of Emergency declared to ‘maintain and stabilise’ Papua New Guinea’s fuel supply
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2 Aug 2023 by 2 Comments
In direct response to the ongoing disruption of fuel supplies in Papua New Guinea, Petroleum Minister Kerenga Kua has declared an extraordinary 30-day State of Emergency.
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