NBPOL claims tariffs, fees and levies are hurting agriculture, SMEs to benefit from government’s stimulus and government owes over K1 billion to businesses. The business news you need to kickstart your week.
In brief: tariffs, fees and levies hurting agriculture and other business stories
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Boardroom Briefing: corporate talent pool widens, Visa to help Asia-Pacific SMEs, and supporting entrepreneurs
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24 Jun 2020 by 1 Comment
Corporates looking further afield for talent post-COVID, Visa aims to help 10 million Asia-Pacific SMEs and one university doubles down on its support for entrepreneurs. Readings from around the world on business, leadership and management.
Setting the standard: Papua New Guinea’s new ‘ecommerce bill’ heading to Parliament
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24 Jun 2020 by 1 Comment
The introduction of Papua New Guinea’s Electronic Transactions Act is just the start of a general online reform agenda in the country.
Boardroom briefing: Big Food looks to local suppliers, ADB predicts a bigger role for PPPs, and really remote working
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3 Jun 2020 by Leave a Comment
Changes in the global food industry may be a good thing, new models required to fund infrastructure post-COVID-19, and lessons from extremely remote jobs. Readings from around the world on business, leadership and management.
Boardroom briefing: Globalisation to ‘reset’, music sharing in Melanesia, and Facebook’s answer to Zoom
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29 Apr 2020 by Leave a Comment
Globalisation due for a ‘reset’, promoting local music sharing in Melanesia, and Facebook gets into video conferencing. Readings from around the world on business, leadership and management.
Papua New Guinean young guns (part 1)
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25 Mar 2020 by 1 Comment
Lisa Smyth meets four young Papua New Guineans who are working to transform their communities with their dynamic business ideas. In part one of this story, meet the man behind apparel brand Barata and the woman who’s building solar-powered walk-in fridges.
Boardroom briefing: the world’s most innovative nations, business start-up advice, and emerging jobs
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10 Mar 2020 by Leave a Comment
A look at the world’s most innovative nations, some top business start-up advice, and emerging jobs. Readings from around the world on business, leadership and management.
Know your customers: lessons from Papua New Guinea’s first cosmetics line
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2 Mar 2020 by Leave a Comment
The Papua New Guinean woman who created the first cosmetics line in PNG say the fashion and beauty industry in the country ‘has only been tapped, there is so much potential to come’.
Boardroom Briefing: PNG-Chinese business stars, women starting more businesses in Australia and the new Asian business powerhouse
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25 Feb 2020 by 1 Comment
Media highlights PNG-Chinese businesses, the prominent role of women in Australian startups, and should PNG making more of its connections with the Philippines? Readings from around the world on business, leadership and management.
Starting up: top tips for new SMEs
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19 Feb 2020 by Leave a Comment
The 2020 Budget outlined an ambition to migrate half of Papua New Guinea’s population to some form of formal business by 2030. So what is required to start your own business?
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