People moves: InterOil, Cabinet appointments, PNG Microfinance

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A new Chairman at InterOil, a new Transport Minister and Community Development Minister, and a new board Chairman for PNG Microfinance.

Reaching out to the unbanked

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Papua New Guinea’s strong financial services sector is becoming ever more sophisticated in servicing both the mass-market and premium ends of the market. ‘PNG continues to have a very, very strong banking sector. We are very lucky here to have the banks that we do. Investors want that, and they often don’t expect that there’s […]

PNG Microfinance: lubricating the wheels of commerce

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PNG Microfinance Ltd plays a vital role in the economy of Papua New Guinea’s Western Province by mobilising savings and providing financial services to many small businesses that are not able to meet the lending criteria of the major banks. Although it operates nationwide, it has a particular focus on Western Province, where it has […]

Tapping into rubber

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North Fly Rubber is the Western Province’s leading exporting agribusiness. With further investment occurring, the sector has potential to grow further. The development of sectors such as commercial agriculture and eco-tourism can provide a sustainable income for even Western Province’s most remote communities. In this context, the progress being registered by the smallholder rubber sector […]