Prime Minister James Marape and leading financiers and investors were among the key decision-makers setting out their visions for the Papua New Guinea economy at the 2026 Business Advantage PNG Investment Conference in Brisbane on 10–11 August. Business Advantage PNG reports.
Steamships Trading Company has enjoyed strong growth across its Papua New Guinea logistics operations in the past year – and is actively positioning for the next phase of the country’s development. Its new General Manager of Marine Logistics, Alistair Skingley, tells Business Advantage PNG what’s driving the momentum – and shares details on the ‘transformation program’ that’s simplifying the group’s offering to the market.
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.
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.
Renovations and upgrades are well underway across Steamships Trading Company’s extensive hospitality portfolio, which includes Papua New Guinea’s largest hotel chain, Coral Sea Hotels. The new head of its hospitality division reveals the key changes and explains what’s driving the investment.
While Starlink was approved for use in PNG in late April to much fanfare, the approval of another LEO service – OneWeb – has received relatively little attention. Robbie Huxley, Managing Director of TE PNG, tells Business Advantage PNG why OneWeb’s arrival is such an important moment for Papua New Guinean businesses.
Most larger Papua New Guinean manufacturers are planning to increase their capital expenditure this year, according to the latest PNG 100 CEO Survey. In this deep dive, sector leaders outline their growth strategies to Business Advantage PNG.
CEO steps down at Digicel PNG, new chair for CPL Group, new CFO at Kina Bank, first Solomon Islands country head for Remington Group, CEO appointed at PNG FM, new partner at Dentons.
Business is back and better than ever for Papua New Guinea’s leading retailers after recovering from the post-10 January downturn. As a result, many are now planning substantial investments to support longer-term growth and diversification, as CEOs tell Business Advantage PNG.
Financial institution Heduru Moni Limited, trading as Moni Plus, has been on an impressive growth trajectory in recent years. In this exclusive interview with Business Advantage PNG, its Managing Director Aho Baliki expands on its long-term strategy and shares what it is doing to stand out in Papua New Guinea’s highly competitive finance sector.