PNG’s first privately-built hydro electricity power station has opened in Bulolo, Morobe Province.
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First public-private hydro plant opens in Morobe
6 Mar 2013 by Leave a Comment
‘Simpler and faster’ Papua New Guinea tax system on its way?
5 Mar 2013 by
Electronic submission of tax returns and assessments, and a simpler Papua New Guinea tax system are just two of the measures to be delivered under the Internal Revenue Commission’s (IRC) new 2013 to 2017 corporate plan, launched last month.
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Deloitte PNG opens Solomon Islands office
4 Mar 2013 by
The Papua New Guinea branch of global consulting firm Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu is opening a branch in the Solomon Islands capital, Honiara.
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Lae runs out of land
27 Feb 2013 by Leave a Comment
'There is no more state-owned land left in Lae city,' Morobe Province Administrator Kemasang Tomala told a World Vision meeting in Lae last week, according to The National.
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National Petroleum Company to be largest in Pacific: Minister
27 Feb 2013 by
The Papua New Guinea Government has revived the National Petroleum Company of PNG (NPCP).
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ADB sounds note of caution on Lae port
19 Feb 2013 by
The long-awaited project to expand Lae’s port is ‘ahead of schedule’, according to the Asian Development Bank’s Vice President (Operations 2) Stephen Groff, who visited Papua New Guinea last week to inspect progress. The Lae port contractor, China Harbour Engineering, is expected to complete the project—70% of which is financed by ADB loans—by the end […]
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Pacific Games 2015 offers opportunities for business
13 Feb 2013 by
Papua New Guinea business is set to receive a major boost from supplying the Pacific Games 2015, as Games CEO Peter Stewart explains. On 4 July 2015, 4000 athletes and officials from 22 countries across the Pacific region will assemble in Port Moresby for the Pacific Games 2015. The work to prepare for the quadrennial Games […]
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New Britain Palm Oil’s award: what does it mean?
13 Feb 2013 by
Papua New Guinea’s New Britain Palm Oil Ltd (NBPOL) has been to be ranked as Sector Leader in Agricultural Products in the 2012 Forest Footprint Disclosure (FFD) Annual Review. The award places NBPOL alongside major international companies such as British Airways, L’Oreal, Marks and Spencer and Sainsbury’s Supermarkets, which are named as leaders in their […]
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Vodafone Papua New Guinea?
23 Jan 2013 by
The future of Papua New Guinea’s struggling mobile phone company Bemobile remains undecided, but it does seem increasingly likely that Vodafone Fiji will take over the running of the company. This post from last August on tech site Memeburn provides some useful context for this slow-burning story.
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Papua New Guinea visa/work permit update
23 Jan 2013 by Leave a Comment
Australian government announcement raises hopes of reducing PNG red tape Last November, the Australian government announced a radical overhaul of visa processing for Papua New Guineans visiting Australia, including the introduction of a special electronic visa arrangement. The move, to be implemented in the middle of this year, was welcomed by the Australian Papua New Guinea Business […]
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