New senior appointments at NASFUND, a new director at Steamships, and a new Managing Director at PanAust
In brief: Share restructuring and recapitalisation at Airlines PNG, and other business stories
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Share buyback and recapitalisation at Airlines PNG, lucrative tuna deal signed with United States, and Digicel in talks over buying shares in EMTV. Your weekly digest of the latest business news.
Bemobile gets cash injection as government steps in
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The Papua New Guinea Government has increased its stake in mobile phone company Bemobile, following the collapse of a deal with the Fiji National Provident Fund.
Five things we learned from Papua New Guinea Advantage 2013
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The annual Papua New Guinea Advantage investment summit was held this week in Port Moresby. After two days of discussions, presentations, speeches, dinners and question-and-answer sessions, here are five observations.
In brief: PM takes over Treasurer’s role, first LNG shipments ahead of schedule and Ok Tedi Mining profits plunge
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O’Neill sacks two more Cabinet ministers, Exxon expects LNG exports to start early and Ok Tedi Mining profits plunge 80%. Your weekly digest of the latest business news.
In brief: Nautilus Minerals shareholding saga unresolved and other stories
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The O’Neill government seeks legal advice on the Nautilus ruling and other local and international stories.
Opinion: why Papua New Guinea and Fiji are expanding their friendship
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A curious thing has been happening in the Pacific. Instead of running trade and investment road-shows in Australia, New Zealand or China, two Pacific Island countries have been courting investment from each other, observes Jenny Hayward-Jones.
Around the world: ‘Time’ magazine looks at sorcery killings and other international stories
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Time magazine looks at PNG’s sorcery killings, the Wall street looks at ExxonMobil’s ‘PNG gas grab’, submarine cables link Tonga and Vanuatu to Fiji and new PNG investment in Samoa.
Nasfund turnaround due to improved investment performance: Tarutia
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PNG’s largest superannuation fund, Nasfund, released its annual results earlier this month. Business Advantage PNG spoke with its Chief Executive Officer Ian Tarutia.
PNG and Fiji formalise closer business ties
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If foreign investors have generally been wary of investing in Fiji since the 2006 coup, Papua New Guinea has been the exception. Most notably, in 2009, PNG’s Bank of South Pacific lived up to its name by acquiring Fiji’s Colonial Banking Group and has subsequently invested heavily to strengthen its local presence. A year earlier, […]
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