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Highlands Pacific shifts strategy to focus on controlling projects in Papua New Guinea

6 Jun 2017 by Leave a Comment
Highlands Pacific is expanding its focus from large projects and exploration, to controlling interests in smaller projects offering near term returns. Highlands Pacific Managing Director, Craig Lennon, tells Business Advantage PNG it is a response to market changes.
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Papua New Guinea economy stabilising, but financial stresses remain says Bank of PNG

5 Jun 2017 by 1 Comment
The Papua New Guinea economy is gradually stabilising as it adjusts to the impact of the PNG LNG project, according to the Bank of PNG's latest Monetary Policy Statement. Real economic growth is predicted to be 2.8 per cent, the kina has been steady, and the 2016 balance of payments was in surplus. But there are financial stresses, as David James reports.
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Commodities stable but LNG weak: a monthly review of Papua New Guinea’s commodities and financial markets

31 May 2017 by Leave a Comment
Commodity prices were reasonably stable over the month and precious metals strengthened. But the weakness in Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) prices continued. Business Advantage PNG’s monthly review of Papua New Guinea commodity and financial markets.
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In brief: Bank South Pacific expands into Cambodia, and other business stories

30 May 2017 by Leave a Comment
BSP enters a joint venture deal in Cambodia, management restructure planned for PNG Power, and government shelves GST rise. Your weekly digest of the latest business news.
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Excess kina liquidity may open up opportunities for local companies in Papua New Guinea

24 May 2017 by Leave a Comment
The lack of availability of foreign exchange is creating imbalances within the Papua New Guinea financial system, according to a report by Kina Securities. It says there is a build up of liquidity in kina, which may have implications for the financial strategies of domestic companies.
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In brief: Government seeking Budget support of US$500 million, and other business stories

23 May 2017 by 1 Comment
Government seeking Budget support from World Bank, LNG partners seek huge savings by co-operating, Ok Tedi performing well after seven months. Your weekly digest of the latest business news.
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A revitalised dairy industry aims for cheaper products on Papua New Guinea’s supermarket shelves by October

23 May 2017 by Leave a Comment
The first of 500 cows arrive in Papua New Guinea from New Zealand this week, (25 May) as a commercial-scale dairy industry gets closer to production in Central Province. And the CEO of Innovative Agriculture Industries, Ilan Weiss, says milk products will be on local supermarket shelves by October.
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Kumul Telikom rolling out 4G network across Papua New Guinea, says Chairman

23 May 2017 by 4 Comments
Kumul Telikom Chairman Mahesh Patel says the Papua New Guinea telco is close to rolling out its 4G services. He tells 'Business Advantage Boardroom', which aired on national broadcaster EMTV, that the merger of bmobile, DataCo and Telikom PNG is necessary to make the state- owned enterprise efficient and manage the technological challenges.
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PM O’Neill calls for greater intervention to strengthen Papua New Guinea industry

17 May 2017 by 1 Comment
The Prime Minister Peter O'Neill has outlined a plan of greater government involvement in Papua New Guinea's industrial development. In a speech to the Australia Papua New Guinea Business Forum & Trade Expo in Port Moresby O'Neill described the need both to broaden the industry base and to move some industries up the value chain.
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