The highly anticipated Papua LNG project is expected to reach a final investment decision in early 2026. This week, senior representatives of project lead TotalEnergies and the PNG government signalled that an FID is drawing closer.
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Editorial: Papua LNG investment decision moves into ‘line of sight’
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9 Oct 2025 by Leave a Comment
IMF’s departing Papua New Guinea representative lauds country’s economic progress [video]
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On the eve of his departure from Papua New Guinea, the International Monetary Fund’s Resident Representative to the country, Sohrab Rafiq, reviews the impact of the IMF’s program in PNG with Andrew Wilkins.
Business and government gather to discuss ‘The Next 50’ at Papua New Guinea’s Petroleum and Energy Conference
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2 Oct 2025 by Leave a Comment
PEC 2025 promises opportunities for knowledge-sharing, networking and collaboration in one of the region’s most dynamic energy markets. We preview the event taking place in Port Moresby on 8 and 9 October.
Port operator invests heavily as Papua New Guinea’s economy strengthens
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30 Sep 2025 by Leave a Comment
ICTSI South Pacific operates the international shipping terminals at Lae and Port Moresby (Motukea). In this interview with Nadav Shemer Shlezinger, CEO Robert Maxwell shares how it is investing for PNG’s resources pipeline and anticipated economic growth.
Leading Australian energy analyst on Papua New Guinea and the global LNG market [video]
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23 Sep 2025 by Leave a Comment
Saul Kavonic, Head of Energy Research at MST Financial, provides his outlook for the global LNG market and shares why Papua New Guinea is such a critical part of global supply, in this recorded interview with Business Advantage PNG.
Steamships MD reflects on Papua New Guinea at 50 [video]
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12 Sep 2025 by Leave a Comment
With Papua New Guinea celebrating 50 years since Independence, Chris Daniells, Managing Director of one of the country’s largest and longest-established conglomerates, Steamships Trading Company, reflects on the company’s past, present and future.
Papua New Guinea’s 50 years of economic achievement
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12 Sep 2025 by Leave a Comment
As Papua New Guinea celebrates its 50th anniversary, Business Advantage PNG takes a look at some of the key economic events in its history and key players in business and commerce that have played an important role in its development.
Editorial: Some reasons to be cheerful
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28 Aug 2025 by Leave a Comment
While doing business in Papua New Guinea is never without its challenges, there have been some positive developments regarding some of the most-persistent business impediments.
Special report from the 2025 PNG Investment Conference
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14 Aug 2025 by Leave a Comment
Speakers at this year’s 2025 Business Advantage PNG Investment Conference touched on a range of key themes, including the need to strengthen the country’s institutions and its ‘human capacity’, and provided updates on key projects such as PNG Power’s turnaround plan, major resources projects and the strategies of leading banks and financial institutions.
Ivan Fong, CEO of Vodafone PNG’s parent company, on growth plans
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5 Aug 2025 by 1 Comment
Fiji’s Amalgamated Telecom Holdings Limited (ATH) has operations across the Pacific, including Papua New Guinean subsidiary Vodafone PNG. Its CEO Ivan Fong talks to Business Advantage PNG about profits, growth and big guns like Google and Starlink.
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