In brief: Papua New Guinea to issue visas on arrival from next year for Australian tourists, but not business people, and other business stories

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19 Nov 2015 by Business Advantage PNG Leave a Comment

Visas on arrival to be available for Australian tourists, Morobe Governor to suspend trading licences for shops using street vendors, and corruption cases net K25 million for government coffers. Your weekly digest of the latest business news.

Filed Under: In brief, News Tagged With: Air Niugini, Bmobile Vodafone, Department of Personnel Management, Era Resources, InterOil Corporation, Investigation Taskforce Sweep, Kina Group, Lae Chamber of Commerce, Marengo Mining, Maybank, National Airports Corporation, PNG Air, Telikom PNG, tourism, visas

People moves: Electoral Commission, Era Resources, APEC

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19 Nov 2015 by Business Advantage PNG

A new Electoral Commissioner, board appointments at Marengo Mining and Cabinet appoints an APEC Ambassador

Filed Under: News, People moves Tagged With: APEC, Era Resources, Marengo Mining, PNG Electoral Commission

In brief: Treasurer says Papua New Guinea government showing responsible fiscal management, and other business stories

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21 Oct 2015 by Business Advantage PNG

Treasurer Patrick Pruaitch denies Budget blowout, Kumul Petroleum to evaluate methanol plant and small rise in inbound tourism. Your weekly digest of the latest business news.

Filed Under: In brief, News Tagged With: BSP Financial Group, Department of Works, InterOil Corporation, Kumul Petroleum, Marengo Mining, Niugini Organics, Oil Search Ltd, Papua New Guinea Chamber of Mines and Petroleum, PNG Tourism Promotion Authority, Santos, Woodside Petroleum

In brief: Hope that SABLs leases will be return to landowners soon, and other business stories

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7 Oct 2015 by Business Advantage PNG Leave a Comment

Chief Secretary indicates SABL leases will be returned soon, and Woodside CEO says Oil Search bid his ‘full price’. Your weekly digest of the latest business news.

Filed Under: In brief, News Tagged With: Anglo American, Bank of Papua New Guinea, Covec (PNG), Curtain Bros, Fiji, Highlands Pacific, Kina Group, Marengo Mining, Mineral Resources Authority, National Fisheries Authority, Pacific Islands Trade and Invest, PNG Ports Corporation, Woodside Petroleum, World Bank

In brief: Highlands Pacific makes nickel discovery at Sewa Bay, and other business stories

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19 Aug 2015 by Business Advantage PNG Leave a Comment

Sewa Bay shows potential for Highlands Pacific, El Nino weather conditions to continue into 2016, and import ban on fruit and vegetables. Your weekly digest of the latest business news.

Filed Under: In brief, Latest news, News Tagged With: Barrick Gold, Highlands Pacific, International Energy Agency, InterOil Corporation, Kokoda Track, Marengo Mining, Nambawan Super, Newcrest Mining, PNG Power Ltd, Santos, Zijin Mining

In brief: promise to complete key highway within 30 months and other business stories

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12 Mar 2015 by Business Advantage PNG

PM promises to upgrade Gulf-Southern Highlands Highway, a ban on foreigners buying land, and a possible chocolate factory for East Sepik. Your weekly digest of the latest business news.

Filed Under: In brief, News Tagged With: Air Niugini, Barrick Gold, BSP Financial Group, Business Coalition for Women, Gulf Province, Independent Consumer and Competition Commission, K92 Holdings International Ltd, Marengo Mining, Nambawan Super, Oil Search Ltd, Origin Energy, Petromin Holdings, Santos, Standard & Poor’s (S&P)

People moves: Airlines PNG, InterOil, Marengo Mining, Digicel

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14 Jan 2015 by Business Advantage PNG

A new chairman at Airlines PNG, two new directors at InterOil, Interim Secretary appointed at Marengo Mining

Filed Under: News, People moves Tagged With: InterOil Corporation, Marengo Mining, PNG Air

In brief: Pruaitch delivers record Budget and other business stories

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19 Nov 2014 by Business Advantage PNG

Record 2015 Budget and higher deficit, Sime Darby happy with 51% of New Britain Palm Oil and Marengo Mining raises funds for drilling program. Your weekly digest of the latest business news.

Filed Under: In brief, Latest news, News Tagged With: Frontier Resources, InterOil Corporation, Kina Petroleum, Marengo Mining, PNG Air, PNG Games, R D Tuna Canners, Sime Darby, UBS, Wood Mackenzie

In brief: PNG Ports Corporation completes Lae extension, and other business stories

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5 Nov 2014 by Business Advantage PNG

The extension project at Lae Port reaches a conclusion, PanAust feasibility study at Freida River on target, National Executive Council endorses PNG Sovereign Wealth Fund. Your weekly digest of the latest business news.

Filed Under: In brief, Latest news, News Tagged With: Indochine Mining, Marengo Mining, National Executive Council, Newcrest Mining, Pacific Financial Inclusion Programme, PanAust, PNG LNG, PNG Ports Corporation, Wood Mackenzie, World Bank

People moves: Pacific Islands Forum, Indochine, Marengo Mining

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6 Aug 2014 by Business Advantage PNG Leave a Comment

Papua New Guinean to head up Forum secretariat, major board changes for Indochine Mining, and new senior executives at Marengo Mining.

Filed Under: Latest news, News, People moves Tagged With: Indochine Mining, Marengo Mining, Pacific Islands Forum

Economic update: Papua New Guinea’s decade of growth begins

As part of extensive in-country research for the newly-released 2024 edition of the Business Advantage PNG annual magazine, our … [Read More...]

Restaurant review: Lucky Lucky, Port Moresby

Port Moresby’s flourishing dining scene now features a Thai restaurant – and it’s a good ’un. Lucky Lucky launched in late … [Read More...]

Papua New Guinea’s banks embrace a digital future

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A closer look at Papua New Guinea’s new international airport, Nadzab Tomodachi

The major redevelopment of the airport that serves PNG’s second city, Lae, means the country now has a second airport – Nadzab … [Read More...]

CEO Survey suggests PNG business is less bullish, but still planning to invest
The 2024 results of Papua New Guinea’s annual business confidence survey, the PNG 100 CEO Survey, are out. Since 2012, the data collected by the PNG 100 CEO Survey has revealed trends in business confidence among PNG’s business leaders. Analysis of the survey data by Westpac has led to the creation of PNG’s first business […]
Whatever the size of your organisation, your brand matters
International branding expert Sergio Brodsky told delegates at the recent Innovation PNG 2023 conference why their organisation’s brand matters – and there’s a lot more to it than just your logo. The post Whatever the size of your organisation, your brand matters appeared first on Business Advantage International.
Major digitisation announcements at Innovation PNG
Last week’s 2023 Innovation PNG conference showcased some of Papua New Guinea’s best and brightest. It also featured the announcement of some significant new initiatives to stimulate the digitisation of the country’s economy. A full-day program featured four international keynote speakers presenting in person, including senior representatives from KPMG, Mastercard and Konica Minolta, augmented by […]