Business Advantage International’s PNG 100 CEO Survey of chief executives of Papua New Guinea’s biggest corporations has found that many business leaders struggled to meet their expectations for profits in 2015. Only 4 per cent exceeded what they expected. But despite the tough times last year, the mood is cautiously optimistic.
ANZ appoints Pacific Regional Executive, new Government Ministers, a new board member at MiBank, Newcrest appoints a new External General Manager and a new Director-General at the Melanesian Spearhead Group.
Government tells Chinese company to start building Madang’s Pacific Marine Industrial Zone, new Tourism Minister unimpressed with Tourism Promotion Authority and second LNG ship is named Kumul. Your weekly digest of the latest business news.
Lifting the tax credit scheme to five per cent would see a big boost in road building and maintenance, according to the General Manager of West New Britain’s Hargy Oil Palms, Graham King.
Global and domestic factors have combined to slow Papua New Guinea’s economy. However, as Andrew Wilkins discovers, the Pacific nation’s business leaders are still confident about its future prospects.
Papua New Guinea’s growth forecast downgraded by Asian Development Bank, Bank of PNG says growth this year will partly be driven by non-mineral sector activity, plus claims PNG’s global corruption rating will depend on government commitment to accountability. Your weekly digest of the latest business news.
Papua New Guinea’s currency, the kina, has fallen over the last year; many are predicting it will go lower. Business Advantage PNG talks exclusively to two analysts about where the currency is headed and how it will affect business conditions.
ANZ Bank’s regional CEO to retire, senior management changes at Santos
Central bank seeks temporary loan to cover backlog of demand for foreign currency, district grants and non-tax paying companies under fire and kina to fall to its lowest level since 2003 if current rate of depreciation continues. Your weekly digest of the latest business news.
The CEO to the fishing organisation, the Parties to the Nauru Agreement, to step down and Hayward-Jones leaves the Lowy Institute.