Should Papua New Guinea’s superannuation system be more like Australia’s? Lachlan Baird, CEO of PNG’s Nambawan Super, argues that such comparisons can be misleading – and he shares why he believes the focus should be on letting PNG’s super funds grow in a way that reflects the unique environment in which they operate.
MRDC subsidiary Dirio Power is best known for its 45MW gas-fired power station in Central Province. But its focus extends well beyond gas – from solar mini-grids across Gulf and Southern Highlands provinces to developing infrastructure for other nation-building projects, as CEO James Nelson tells Business Advantage PNG.
Beyond a unique set of immediate challenges, investors have a growing number of reasons to be optimistic about the outlook for Papua New Guinea heading into the PNG Investment Conference in Brisbane on 10-11 August.
A young IT graduate has built a mobile app that is saving Kokopo Secondary School teachers hours of manual admin work – and he has ambitions to roll it out in schools across Papua New Guinea. His e-Skul PNG platform was one of the standout winners at this year’s Innovation PNG Awards.
M-PAiSA has been such a success that it was recently carved out of parent company Vodafone Fiji into its own regulated entity. Shailendra Prasad, General Manager of operator Digital Financial Services, tells Business Advantage Fiji about the innovations that have driven the mobile wallet’s rapid growth – and what to expect when the M-PAiSA model is rolled out in Papua New Guinea.
CEO appointments confirmed at TISA Bank and the SEZA, while the Papua New Guinea Cabinet undergoes a ministerial reshuffle.
Port Moresby has a thriving market scene where you can find everything from handcrafted items to local food treats. Lemach Lavari reports.
Pieter Steyn has been with KPMG Papua New Guinea since 2018 and became the firm’s Country Managing Partner in July 2025. In this interview with Business Advantage PNG, he shares the signals he is seeing ahead of Papua LNG, growing business opportunities outside of Port Moresby, and why firms are beginning to take ESG seriously.
Port Moresby firm NiuPay has found a way to turn Papua New Guinea’s new strata title law into a working, digital reality. Its Digital Strata Title Platform was one of the winners at this year’s Innovation PNG Awards, with founder James Inglis sharing how it works – and the problems it solves – in his acceptance speech.
Alan Milne was appointed to his second term as CEO of Air Niugini in early 2026, following a previous stint in 2018-2020. In this interview with Business Advantage PNG, Milne speaks about changing market conditions and plans for more planes and new routes, as well as a pending new corporate strategy.