Moves to reserve small businesses for locals, Court rescinds orders preventing Ok Tedi from dumping waste and BSP records 11% profit increase. Your digest of the week’s business news.
In brief: PNGSDP divests assets, a new trade treaty with Australia and Bougainville to export copra oil
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PNGSDP begins divesting assets, a new trade treaty with Australia and Bougainville prepares to export copra oil. Your weekly digest of the week’s business news.
In brief: Papua New Guinea government to sell 50% stake in Air Niugini and other stories
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5 Feb 2014 by
The Papua New Guinea Government plans to sell its 50% in Air Niugini, PNG Power calls for overseas power investors and tuna industry threatened. Your weekly digest of the week’s business news.
Majestic opening starts fish cannery boost for Lae
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12 Jun 2013 by
Lae is set to become the South Pacific’s main fish processing centre, with the opening of one massive new cannery this week, the commencement of construction for another, with more on the drawing board.
Papua New Guinea’s fisheries boom
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27 Feb 2013 by
The northern coast of Papua New Guinea is experiencing a boom in investment from international companies looking to process fish onshore. Samantha Magick examines why.
Spotlight: Aquaculture
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1 Sep 2012 by 7 Comments
Aquaculture is a potentially important industry for income generation and food security throughout many parts of Papua New Guinea. While exact statistics are difficult to come by, pond culture of carp, tilapia and rainbow trout has increased significantly in recent years. Over 10,000 farmers are engaged in the sector throughout inland areas with the value […]
Sector profile: Fisheries
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1 Sep 2012 by 1 Comment
Fisheries has emerged as one of Papua New Guinea’s most dynamic sectors, following a wave of investment from Asia. In this special feature, Samantha Magick speaks with some of the sector’s key players about its current state and the prospects for further expansion. In 2010, PNG supplied about 17% of the world’s tuna catch, a […]
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