Canadian court upholds appeal against ExxonMobil takeover bid for InterOil, BSP CEO says 2017 Budget reflects prevailing conditions, and Sepik Plains holds high potential for beef industry. Your weekly digest of the latest business news.
In brief: InterOil considers appeal after ExxonMobil takeover rejected, and other business stories
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Opinion: how the digital world is taking over business
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Marketing never stays still. Robert Hamilton-Jones returns to the city of his birth to find out how digital technology is raising customers’ expectations to new heights.
Demand for affordable housing sees price rises, according to Papua New Guinea property survey
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13 Sep 2016 by 3 Comments
Demand for residential houses among the growing urban population, especially in Port Moresby, has increased but the supply of quality and affordable houses has seen prices rise ‘exhorbitantly’, according to a new survey of the housing market by consultancy Niugini Land and Property.
Saving key to improving credit to Papua New Guinea business, say top bankers
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The greatest challenge facing Papua New Guinea’s financial system and businesses is to establish saving in the country’s mostly unbanked population. That is the message from three of the country’s top bankers.
Opinion: Is it time for Papua New Guinea business to get serious about social media?
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6 Sep 2016 by 2 Comments
With an estimated one million Papua New Guineans now connected to a mobile network, is it time for companies to add social media to their marketing strategy? Digital marketing manager Andreia Brodsky outlines what you need to know about this growing marketing channel.
Business Advantage Boardroom, Episode 1: Papua New Guinea’s top bankers discuss the financial services sector
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Papua New Guinea’s top bankers discuss the kina, foreign exchange shortages, finance for business and the future of banking services.
In brief: Trade Minister says Papua New Guinea will break global trade laws with proposed rice plan, and other business stories
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Trade Minister Maru says he will recommend the government abandon its proposed rice policy, Bougainville landowners want government to hold its BCL shares, and Fiji says there are no bans on PNG imports. Your weekly digest of the latest business news.
Top bankers set the record straight on Papua New Guinea’s foreign exchange shortage
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31 Aug 2016 by 2 Comments
Papua New Guinea’s top two bankers, Loi Bakani, Governor of the Bank of Papua New Guinea and Robin Fleming, Chief Executive of Bank South Pacific, have asserted that the kina is not ‘controlled’. The shortage of foreign exchange is rather due to supply demand imbalances—but there is light at the end of the tunnel.
In brief: BSP in joint venture with Kumul to expand insurance subsidiary, and other business stories
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A new insurance joint venture, an ultimatum on corned beef trade ban, plans to limit rice imports. Your weekly digest of the latest business news.
People moves: Bank South Pacific, Coffee Industry Corporation and Australian Government
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20 Jul 2016 by Leave a Comment
A new board member at Bank South Pacific, and a new CEO for the Coffee Industry Corporation
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