In brief: Huawei’s data centre in Papua New Guinea exposed and other business stories

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A report on Huawei’s data centre in Papua New Guinea shows it has security vulnerabilities, the Frieda River project gets a no from the East Sepik Provincial Assembly and new internet prices expected this year. The business news you need to kickstart your week.

Analysis: is phone data getting cheaper in Papua New Guinea?

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There has been much enthusiasm about new undersea internet cables in Papua New Guinea and predicted improvements in internet pricing, but is there a real change? Amanda H A Watson, Picky Airi and Moses Sakai analyse the changes in pricing for the first half of the year.

People moves: Kumul Telikom Holdings

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Kumul Telikom Holdings Limited (KTHL) names an Acting Chief Executive Officer for bmobile.

People moves: K92 Mining, Telikom PNG, NCSL

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K92 Mining welcomes a new board member, Telikom PNG appoints a new Acting CEO and NCSL’s Board of Directors gets a Deputy Chairman.

Cashless conversion: Papua New Guinea gets ready for an ecommerce revolution

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The Coral Sea Cable has landed and the pandemic has forced more businesses to go online, so has ecommerce’s time finally come in PNG? Business Advantage PNG’s latest business briefing asks some of the experts.

Privatisation on the agenda for Papua New Guinea’s state-owned enterprises?

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Minister for State Enterprises Sasindran Muthuvel has revealed his plans to reform Papua New Guinean’s under-capitalised state utilities and telecommunications businesses. The future could involve partial privatisation, he says.

Reasons why superannuation is critical to building a strong organisational culture in Papua New Guinea

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Six Papua New Guinean companies discuss the benefits of superannuation contributions and share with Business Advantage PNG why it can help companies reduce attendance problems and increase loyalty through super.

In Brief: UK’s post-Brexit deal with Papua New Guinea and other business stories

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Post-Brexit deal signed with Papua New Guinea and Fiji, new digital identity scheme and upgrades to Tari Airport in Hela. Your weekly digest of the latest business news.

In brief: Possible rice agreement with the Philippines, and other business stories

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A possible rice deal with the Philippines; developments in gas sales; and landowner issues. Your weekly digest of the latest business news.

In brief: Telikom PNG in pre-APEC upgrade, and other business stories

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Telikom PNG in pre-APEC upgrade, strong result for Highlands Pacific, PM in Davos, Oil Search’s successful 2017, poor roads leading to food wastage, IFC sells BSP shares to Fiji fund, Nautilus trials on track, push to  return artefacts