The Autonomous Bougainville Government now has majority control of Bougainville Copper Limited (BCL) and the Panguna mine after the PNG government formally handed over its share in June. In this interview with Business Advantage PNG, BCL CEO Johnny Auna shares key milestones for the multi-billion dollar redevelopment of the historic copper mine.
Bougainville Copper Limited CEO shares plans for Panguna mine redevelopment
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14 Jul 2025 by Leave a Comment
Papua New Guinean businesses urged to act on cybersecurity
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1 Jul 2025 by Leave a Comment
The risks to businesses in Papua New Guinea from cyber crime continue to rise as more business activity is conducted online. Business Advantage PNG gets some timely tips from one of KPMG’s top cyber experts on what you can do to protect your business, and also looks at how global payments giant Visa is working to protect online transactions.
Local voices, regional vision: how Communications Fiji is redefining media in the Pacific
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30 Jun 2025 by Leave a Comment
As media company Communications Fiji celebrates its 40th anniversary, its founder and Chairman William Parkinson sits down with Business Advantage PNG to reflect on his company’s rise from a single Suva radio station to a media powerhouse in both Fiji and Papua New Guinea.
Papua New Guinea cashing in on higher coffee prices
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11 Jun 2025 by Leave a Comment
All-time high coffee prices are bringing benefits to Papua New Guinean coffee growers and exporters, but also some challenges, as business leaders in the sector tell Business Advantage PNG.
Is Papua New Guinea’s forex crisis finally drawing to an end?
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4 Jun 2025 by 1 Comment
Papua New Guinea’s major banks tell Business Advantage PNG they are now seeing a dramatic fall in foreign exchange backlogs. What’s driving this improved forex availability – and is a permanent solution to this critical business impediment at hand?
Papua New Guinea begins paving the road to digital government
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3 Jun 2025 by Leave a Comment
Papua New Guinea is currently embarked on an ambitious five-year digital transformation plan to improve its government services and lay down digital public infrastructure. We hear from some of the key players on what’s been delivered and what we can expect next.
Award-winning trial just the beginning of Nasfund’s artificial intelligence journey
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21 May 2025 by Leave a Comment
Major Papua New Guinea superannuation fund Nasfund is pioneering the use of artificial intelligence (AI) with award-winning results. CEO Rajeev Sharma talks about the early wins from using the technology and why this is just the beginning for AI – for the fund and PNG businesses more generally.
People Moves: Steamships, PNGX Group, National Banking Corporation, and more
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21 May 2025 by Leave a Comment
Two new appointments at Steamships, new board member for PNGX Group, new head of retail banking at National Banking Corporation, two new partners at Corrs Chambers Westgarth, and three ministerial changes in PNG Cabinet reshuffle.
Shipping volumes steady in face of volatility
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15 May 2025 by Leave a Comment
Leaders in PNG’s shipping sector tell Business Advantage PNG that demand is holding firm. But they acknowledge that high global freight rates and the delay to Papua LNG could get in the way of growth.
Telecommunications rollout speeds up
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7 May 2025 by Leave a Comment
PNG DataCo and major mobile operators Vodafone and Digicel have all invested heavily in infrastructure of late. Meanwhile, the question remains whether Starlink will gain entry into the PNG market in 2025.
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