Commodities prices have been sold off heavily over the past week on worries that the global economy will slow. What does this mean for Papua New Guinea’s agricultural producers?
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Peter Carey will leave the position of General Manager PNG for Coca-Cola Amatil Limited at the end of July.
Market reaction to the proposed move to make New Britain Palm Oil Limited (NBPOL) a subsidiary of Malaysian company Kulim (Malaysia) Berhad has been generally positive, although one observer questions why PNG-based investors aren’t taking advantage of the fall in NBPOL’s share price.
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The newly-appointed head of the Bougainville landowners group is cautiously optimistic that work to re-open the giant Panguna copper and gold mine could begin within two years.
GM of Laga Industries set to leave plus new diplomatic postings.
Cloudy Bay Sustainable Forestry Ltd has achieved another milestone in its drive for sustainable development with the certification by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) for responsible forestry management.
Papua New Guinea’s currency, the kina, has lost around eight percent of its value against the US dollar over the past 12 months. What does this mean for business?
Just over one third of Papua New Guinea’s logging exports in 2012 came from Special Agricultural and Business Leases, the majority of which may not have received approval from customary landowners, according to analysis by Paul Barker, Director of the Institute of National Affairs.