Posts by Business Advantage PNG

Canadian company K92 Mining gets lease extension, PNG DataCo announces cables damaged after the September earthquake have been repaired and Kina Bank changes plans because of the raise in corporate tax. Your business news, curated and summarised.

The first National Budget of the returned Marape Government predicts record government revenues and expenditure in 2023, with significant increases in spending on infrastructure, law and order, education and health.

Opening the 16th Papua New Guinea Mining and Petroleum Investment Conference in Sydney, Prime Minister James Marape has warned investors that changes are coming to Papua New Guinea’s resources regime.

Senior resignations at Ok Tedi Mining and Geopacific Resources, while Data#3 appoints new CFO.

Prime Minister James Marape on a free trade agreement with China, invitation to the United States to invest in Papua New Guinea extended, and renewed interest in the Solwara One project.

Next month’s 16th Papua New Guinea Mining and Petroleum Investment Conference in Sydney (5 to 7 December) will mark the event’s return for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic. Business Advantage PNG previews what to expect.

Last week, Queensland Treasurer and Minister for Trade and Investment Cameron Dick visited Papua New Guinea to launch the Australian state’s new Pacific Trade Strategy. Business Advantage PNG caught up with him for an exclusive chat.

Change of leadership at St Barbara.

Meet Jacqui Joseph, Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder of Equal Playing Field, an NGO working  to prevent gender-based violence. Joseph is another Papua New Guinean under 40 making a difference in the community.

IHG (Intercontinental Hotels Group) PNG is represented by the Holiday Inn Suites, Holiday Inn Express and the Crowne Plaza Residences in Port Moresby. We sat down with IHG’s Area General Manager Mauro Leone to see how the group is trading — and what he expects from the year to come.