Business groups have reacted cautiously to the O’Neill government’s plans to scrap visas on arrival for Australian citizens.
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Cautious reaction to proposed ban on visas on arrival
22 Jan 2014 by 2 Comments
Will Manus Island deal benefit business in Papua New Guinea?
25 Jul 2013 by 1 Comment
Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister Peter O’Neill is adamant that businesses on Manus Island ‘will directly benefit’ from the asylum-seeker deal signed last week by himself and Australian counterpart Kevin Rudd. But some business leaders are sceptical.
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‘Modest’ gas find in Gulf of Papua – Oil Search
25 Jul 2013 by
Oil Search has reported that while it has discovered only ‘modest’ quantities of natural gas during a new exploration campaign in the Gulf of Papua, it will continue drilling in the area.
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In brief: PNG Power price increase postponed and other stories
14 Jan 2014 by Leave a Comment
PNG Power price increase postponed, InterOil timeline to be set and Rabaul needs visas on arrival. Your quick digest of the week's business news.
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Harmony Gold in US$280 million write-down
25 Jul 2013 by
Harmony Gold has become the latest gold miner to write-down its Papua New Guinea assets, as a sharp drops in bullion prices force mining companies globally to reassess the profitability of their mines.
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People moves: Kina Petroleum, MRDC, Marengo Mining and PIPSO
14 Jan 2014 by
A new board member at Kina Petroleum, a new chairman of the Mineral Resources Development Corp., and other new appointments.
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Cairns Chamber of Commerce opens office in Port Moresby
25 Jul 2013 by
The Cairns Chamber of Commerce has opened a branch office in Papua New Guinea's capital city, Port Moresby.
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Carnival and AusAID partner to deliver benefits from Melanesian cruise tourism
25 Jul 2013 by
The luxury cruise line Carnival Australia has signed a three-year deal with AusAID to boost local business tourism opportunities in Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu.
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InterOil teams up with Total to develop Papua New Guinea’s second LNG project
11 Dec 2013 by 10 Comments
InterOil Corporation has announced it is teaming up with France's Total S.A. to develop Papua New Guinea's second LNG gas project at the Elk and Antelope fields in Gulf Province. How will the new project fit into PNG's existing LNG landscape?
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Pacific tourism resilient, despite falling Aus/NZ dollars
17 Jul 2013 by
The Pacific's tourist sector has been resilient to the falling Australia and New Zealand dollars, according to the July ANZ Bank Pacific Monthly update.
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