Chief Secretary says 2017 will be very tough, moratorium on beche-de-mer may be lifted soon, and PNG LNG spends K12 billion on local services. Your weekly digest of the latest business news.
In brief: Papua New Guinea government seeks K974 million loan from ADB and other business stories
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12 Oct 2016 by Leave a Comment
Papua New Guinea’s government is seeking K974 million from the Asian Development Bank, Australia to earn negligible royalties from its oil and gas assets, and Newcrest describes conditions as ‘tough’ in PNG. Your weekly digest of the latest business news.
Entrepreneur: ICT specialist and Kumul GameChangers finalist, Panu Kasar
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6 Oct 2016 by 3 Comments
Perseverance and execution are the keys to being a successful businessperson, according to Panu Kasar, one of the 12 finalists in the Kumul Gamechangers Competition, which is designed to ‘bring to life’ ideas from the private sector. He explains his ideas to Business Advantage PNG.
In brief: Why Papua New Guinea internet costs are so high and other business stories
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6 Oct 2016 by Leave a Comment
A new report outlines ways to improve PNG’s internet services, PNG Power to ask for profits to be reinvested in equipment and PM calls for more PPPs in tourism. Your weekly digest of the latest business news.
People moves: AGL energy, Brian Bell Group
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5 Oct 2016 by Leave a Comment
Peter Botten joins AGL Energy board, Cameron Mackellar becomes Chief Executive at the Brian Bell Group.
In brief: Interoil shareholders approve ExxonMobil takeover, and other business stories
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28 Sep 2016 by Leave a Comment
Eighty per cent of Interoil shareholders approve of ExxonMobil’s takeover bid, PNG economy to grow by two-to-three per cent, and plans for a new shipyard in Madang. Your weekly digest of the latest business news.
In brief: Newcrest sells Hidden Valley stake to Harmony and other business news
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21 Sep 2016 by 1 Comment
Newcrest Mining sells its Hidden Valley stake to Harmony Gold, group marketing of coffee exports to South Korea and an agreement to ban harmful fisheries subsidies. Your weekly digest of the latest business news.
Tributes for Sir Mick Curtain, ‘promoter of Papua New Guinea’s potential’
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21 Sep 2016 by 3 Comments
The late Sir Mick Curtain should be remembered for many of the infrastructure projects in Papua New Guinea that were undertaken over the last 50 years, according to Prime Minister, Peter O’Neill.
Hotel investments transforming Port Moresby into regional conference venue
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21 Sep 2016 by 4 Comments
By the time of the APEC Summit in 2018, Port Moresby could have as many as 2590 high-end hotel rooms, and conference capacity for many thousands. Hoteliers tell Business Advantage PNG that the increase in scale and quality means the capital could become a world-class regional conference venue.
In brief: Maru wants Papua New Guinea-Fiji trade dispute resolved by October, and other business stories
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7 Sep 2016 by Leave a Comment
Trade Minister Richard Maru wants trade issues with Fiji resolved this month, UBS buys into Kina Securities, and ANZ offers debit cards in PNG.
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