In brief: Steamships sells Laga to Paradise, and other business stories

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Steamships sells Laga to Paradise, Credit Corp profit falls, and Papua Niugini Freezers begins exports to Solomon Islands. Your weekly digest of the latest business news.

Kina to acquire ANZ’s retail and commercial/SME businesses in Papua New Guinea

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ANZ Bank and Kina Bank have announced they have entered into an agreement for ANZ to sell its retail and commercial/small-to-medium-sized enterprise (SME) banking businesses to Kina for K24.2 million. Both banks claim the move is in line with their strategies.

Selling Papua New Guinea as a business and investment destination

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September’s Papua New Guinea Investment Conference in Sydney is designed to promote Papua New Guinea as a key business destination in our region. Business Advantage International’s Andrew Wilkins reveals some of the planning that is going into the program.

In brief: PanAust revises up its estimate of the Frieda River project, and other business news

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Value and risk profile for Frieda River project improves, claims excess kina is resulting in more domestic investment, and corruption estimated to have cost Papua New Guinea K1.5 billion last year. Your weekly digest of the latest business news.

In brief: Highlands Highway upgrade funding details still to be worked out, and other business stories

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Prime Minister says funding details of Highlands Highway upgrade yet to be finalised, parliament considering outlawing roadblocks, and Telikom replaces CDMA network. Your weekly digest of the latest business news.