Papua New Guinea has world-class geological potential and has operated a stock exchange for more than 25 years. Yet few mineral exploration companies are listed domestically. David Lawrence, Chairman of national stock exchange PNGX, outlines what could be done to encourage them to raise more of their finance locally.
New directors for PNG Power, new Australian High Commissioner and new CEO for Digicel Foundation.
Exclusive data compiled by Business Advantage PNG reveals where Papua New Guinea’s junior gold and copper miners are getting their capital.
Forex availability in Papua New Guinea has improved greatly in the past 12 to 18 months. However, whether PNG can achieve full currency convertibility will depend on a range of factors, as several of the country’s leading bankers share with Business Advantage PNG.
Nambawan Super CFO and PNG Business Coalition for Women executive director both depart, while ANZ PNG makes two board appointments and the Internal Revenue Commission names four new directors.
The need to provide more funding to tackle two unwanted impediments was behind Treasurer Ian Ling-Stuckey’s Supplementary Budget this month. Meanwhile, the Papua LNG project has a new operator – with shares in the project changing hands.
Mission Aviation Fellowship has been flying in PNG for 75 years, delivering help where needed with medical supplies, emergency evacuations and more. Richard Andrews reports.
Lemach Lavari reports on the Chinatown development that is taking place in Port Moresby, with the first phase due to open in December.
We take a closer to look at some of the key investors driving economic activity in Fiji and their respective investment approaches, starting with BSP Life.
Amalgamated Telecom Holdings (ATH) is the dominant player in Fiji’s telecommunications sector, operating mobile and fixed-line services, broadband and IT services across the Pacific. Business Advantage Fiji sat down with its CEO Ivan Fong to identify how it is achieving record growth in a maturing market.