Call centres are big business in Fiji, where the biggest challenge is finding enough workers to meet international demand. Business Advantage Fiji speaks with two of the key players in the country’s business process outsourcing sector.
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A short break can mean a lazy spa day in the capital, a mountain walk through cool forest, a waterfall experience or a quick flight to reef, surf and culture. Kate Webster reports on eight getaways from Port Moresby you could do in a weekend.
Lemach Lavari checks out Mount Hagen’s popular Highlander Hotel, located just off the Highlands Highway.
The second annual Oil Palm Festival of Arts & Culture was celebrated over three days in June at Hoskins Station, with around 1,000 visitors in attendance. Mary Tao reports.
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.