How is the 14-day state of emergency (SOE) affecting Papua New Guinea businesses? That all depends on the business you are in. We do a sector-by-sector breakdown.
Business as unusual: Papua New Guinea companies adapt to the State of Emergency
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26 Mar 2020 by 1 Comment
Papua New Guinea in lockdown: what it means for you and your business
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25 Mar 2020 by 2 Comments
After the coronavirus (COVID-19) arrived in Papua New Guinea this weekend, Prime Minister James Marape acted swiftly to shut the country down for 14 days – but what does that mean in practice?
Roads to success: Solomon Islands’ Deputy PM on building new infrastructure
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23 Mar 2020 by Leave a Comment
Manasseh Maelanga, the Deputy Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands, says the Pacific country’s new government has turned its attention to infrastructure. Measures are being put in place to encourage private sector involvement in roads, ports and industrial townships.
Papua New Guinea responds to COVID-19
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18 Mar 2020 by 1 Comment
As Papua New Guinea’s near neighbour, Australia, sees panic buying and mass event cancellations, PNG’s government and state-owned entities are using its global head start to set up a raft of new measures.
Boardroom briefing: the world’s most innovative nations, business start-up advice, and emerging jobs
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10 Mar 2020 by Leave a Comment
A look at the world’s most innovative nations, some top business start-up advice, and emerging jobs. Readings from around the world on business, leadership and management.
Phone wars: Bmobile ready to take on the competition, says CEO
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5 Mar 2020 by Leave a Comment
With lower prices, and more investment in customer service and infrastructure, state-owned telco Bmobile says it is ‘competition ready’ in the face of a dominant existing market leader and a new competitor due later this year.
Oil Search’s Peter Botten: the exit interview
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4 Mar 2020 by Leave a Comment
The departing Oil Search Managing Director tells Business Advantage PNG he remains positive about Papua New Guinea’s economic future, saying that LNG investment can help fund a stronger, more diversified economy. And he has some parting advice.
Boardroom Briefing: ICT community goes green, coronavirus and radical salary adjustments
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3 Mar 2020 by Leave a Comment
The UN releases new global greenhouse goals for the ICT industry, world economy at risk from the coronavirus outbreak of and the company where everyone earns the same. Readings from around the world on business, leadership and management.
Impediments: What’s really holding Papua New Guinea business back?
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26 Feb 2020 by Leave a Comment
Foreign exchange has gone from being a big business problem to becoming a major impediment for all businesses in Papua New Guinea. What does the future hold for this and other challenges facing business?
How to unlock funds to invest in Papua New Guinea’s infrastructure
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26 Feb 2020 by 1 Comment
Commercial banks call for collaboration, communication and an awareness of risk if they are help finance what could be an infrastructure boom in Papua New Guinea.
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