Foreign direct investment in Papua New Guinea is starting to return this year after a ‘huge slump’ over the previous two years, according to Clarence Hoot, Managing Director of the country’s Investment Promotion Authority.
Foreign exchange rationing in Papua New Guinea: six years on
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Rohan Fox, Research Officer at the Development Policy Centre and former Lecturer at the University of Papua New Guinea, analyses PNG’s foreign exchange shortages and rationing, and explains why the problem doesn’t seem to be getting better.
What’s on the agenda for Papua New Guinea business in 2021?
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18 Jan 2021 by 4 Comments
With the Marape government surviving a challenge late last year and vaccines for the COVID-19 virus starting to emerge, Business Advantage PNG considers what business in Papua New Guinea can expect from the year ahead.
Foreign investment in Papua New Guinea falls as Minister flags new laws
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3 Aug 2020 by 6 Comments
Foreign direct investment into Papua New Guinea dropped in the first quarter of 2020, according to Investment Promotion Authority figures. Meanwhile, business expresses concern over proposed changes to PNG’s investment laws.
A review of Papua New Guinea’s proposed legislative reforms
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26 Feb 2020 by Leave a Comment
Proposed legislative reforms related to foreign investment, land, and arbitration in Papua New Guinea.
Forms of investment in Papua New Guinea explained
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26 Feb 2020 by 1 Comment
An introduction to the business structures foreign investors need to know to conduct business in Papua New Guinea, including how to register as a foreign company.
Boardroon Briefing: succession planning, happiness monitors, and the real source of foreign direct investment
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24 Sep 2019 by Leave a Comment
Ensuring a smooth flow in management changes, gauging customer satisfaction and the smoke and mirrors of foreign direct investment. Readings from around the world on business, leadership and management.
Papua New Guinea proposes foreign investment reforms
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6 Feb 2019 by 3 Comments
Last month, the Papua New Guinea Government tabled the Foreign Investment Regulatory Authority Bill in Parliament. What is the bill designed to achieve and why is the business community concerned? Business Advantage PNG investigates.
Ten-fold growth in foreign companies investing in Papua New Guinea
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9 Sep 2015 by Leave a Comment
Figures presented by the Investment Promotion Authority at the PNG Advantage Investment Summit show a ten-fold increase in investment from foreign companies in Papua New Guinea over the past decade.
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