After years of low growth, the Pacific’s largest economy is looking to benefit from new resources and infrastructure investment—plus a dividend from hosting APEC 2018. Business Advantage PNG’s Andrew Wilkins talks with Papua New Guinea’s business leaders about the year ahead.
With only 10 years of estimated current mine life, Ok Tedi Mining is working hard to optimise production and maximise profit at Papua New Guinea’s largest copper mine, says CEO Peter Graham.
In the last part of her three-part series about digital entrepreneurs, Lisa Smyth speaks with two inspiring Papua New Guineans who use blogging to empower their communities.
New World Bank report predicts 5% GDP growth for Papua New Guinea in 2019, consumer protection in financial services, and Bloomberg puts a value on Panguna mine. Your weekly digest of the latest business news.
New chancellor at the University of Natural Resources and Environment, new chairperson announced at ACP Group, changes in NASFUND’s board of directors, new CEO at Digicel PNG Foundation.
Papua New Guinea’s new Large Taxpayer Office (LTO) has now been in operation for three months. Karen McEntee, Tax Partner at KPMG, checks in to see how it is progressing.
The US$8 billion (K26.5 billion) Sepik Development Project at Frieda River will create ‘a new economic corridor’ in PNG’s northwest. Developer PanAust is suggesting it could give employment to about 5000 people during construction and increase Papua New Guinea’s GDP by K90 billion over 40 years.
A bold new menu and an extensive wine list have taken Papua New Guinea’s leading fine-dining venue to the next level.
The global mining industry is still in a ‘big hangover’, says Newcrest Mining’s Chief Development Officer, Michael Nossal. He tells an industry event that improving productivity is now the name of the game, as the industry waits for the interest from investors to return.
Last month, the Papua New Guinea Government tabled the Foreign Investment Regulatory Authority Bill in Parliament. What is the bill designed to achieve and why is the business community concerned? Business Advantage PNG investigates.