As Papua New Guinea moves into an era driven by technology, both business and the role of women in business are being transformed, Mollina Kapal tells Business Advantage PNG.
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Treasurer Charles Abel said the rise of China is creating opportunities for Papua New Guinea. But he also pointed to potential risks and a need to develop PNG’s relationship with Australia.
Papua New Guinea has some irresistible experiences, which are well worth exploring if you like adventures writes Ben Groundwater.
According to the Asian Development Bank’s May 2018 update, contracts for the US$800 million (K2.5 billion) multi-tranche funding to rehabilitate Papua New Guinea’s 430km highlands highway will be awarded between August and September.
Steamships sells Laga to Paradise, Credit Corp profit falls, and Papua Niugini Freezers begins exports to Solomon Islands. Your weekly digest of the latest business news.
Stephen Howes, Director of the Australian National University’s Development Policy Centre, has analysed the results of Business Advantage International’s long-standing annual PNG 1OO CEO Survey. He has drawn some insightful conclusions.
A new chair at Fincorp, an acting chair at Credit Corp
Improved access to finance could the rapid development of solar power, according to Jon Pittar, Managing Director of solar provider, Solar Solutions PNG. If the government is to achieve its energy goal of giving access to power to 70 per cent of the population by 2030, he believes solar-powered systems must be provided to rural communities.
There is growing concern in Papua New Guinea’s mining industry that changes to the Mining Act will discourage investment in the sector. The Executive Director of the PNG Chamber of Mines and Petroleum, Professor Albert Mellam, has said the mining sector is ‘strongly opposed’ to the revised Act.
Gas prices rose sharply, but oil and copper were down. Business Advantage PNG’s monthly review of Papua New Guinea commodities and financial markets.