The Pacific demands tuna catch limits, a corruption report injunction lifted, and a call for a national debate on foreign investment laws. Your quick digest of the week’s business news.
Papua New Guinea industry must be more creative, says Asian Development Bank chief
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Papua New Guinea must be more than an exporter of raw materials and must embrace innovation and new technologies to open up new business opportunities, according to the president of the Asian Development Bank, Takehiko Nakao.
Entrepreneurs: Max Puritau, Paradise Spices
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Managing generational change is a big challenge for any business. We meet 26-year-old Max Puritau, who has taken over his parents’ business, Paradise Spices, and is seeing exports soaring.
Registrations open for 2013 Papua New Guinea Advantage investment summit
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Registrations have now opened for the 2013 Papua New Guinea Advantage investment summit, to be held at The Gateway Hotel, Port Moresby, on 9 and 10 September.
Economic update: our annual snapshot of Papua New Guinea’s economy
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Papua New Guinea enters 2013 with a new government in place, a major gas project nearing completion and some ambitious development goals, reports Business Advantage PNG’s Andrew Wilkins.
Around the world: Thai visit, new Vanuatu PM, Fiji elections, weighty Samoa airlink
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he Thai Prime Minister’s visits PNG
Radio Australia interviews the CEO of the Port Moresby Chamber of Commerce David Conn on how the visit went.
Papua New Guinea Government sets challenge for business
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POMCCI’s Chief Executive David Conn identifies the key messages for the local business community from recent speeches from Peter O’Neill & ANZ’s Mike Smith
Port Moresby’s International investment conference set to grow further in 2013
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Plans are already under way to make the 2013 Papua New Guinea Advantage Conference even bigger and better after the success of PNG’s first international investment summit last September. ‘Last year, we set out to create an investment summit of genuinely international standards for PNG,’ said David Conn, Chief Executive Officer of co-host the Port […]
Dates set for 2013 PNG Advantage Conference
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The Papua New Guinea Advantage 2013, PNG’s second annual international investment summit, will take place on 9 and 10 September 2013 at the Gateway Hotel, Port Moresby. Save the dates. The event will again be co-hosted by the Port Moresby Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Business Advantage International.
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