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Around the world: PM’s Australian visit/mining conference/cruise/ASEAN

17 Dec 2012 by Leave a Comment
PM’s Australian visit PNG’s Prime Minister Peter O’Neill’s visit to Australia earlier this month, which included speeches to the National Press Club and Lowy Institute, received good coverage in the Australian press. He was also interviewed on Radio Australia’s Pacific Beat. Also widely covered was Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr’s call for a stronger regional role for PNG. PNG Mining Conference […]
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Dates set for 2013 PNG Advantage Conference

17 Dec 2012 by
The Papua New Guinea Advantage 2013, PNG’s second annual international investment summit, will take place on 9 and 10 September 2013 at the Gateway Hotel, Port Moresby. Save the dates. The event will again be co-hosted by the Port Moresby Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Business Advantage International.
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Five things we learned at the PNG Mining Conference

15 Dec 2012 by Leave a Comment
The 12th Papua New Guinea Mining and Petroleum Investment Conference was held last week in Sydney, Australia. The event was hosted by the PNG Chamber of Mines and Petroleum. 1. Resources have never been bigger in PNG As PNG’s new Mining Minister Byron Chan observed, mining was responsible for 71% of PNG’s export receipts in 2011. The 1350 […]
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Mining conference: first chance for industry to meet new government

21 Nov 2012 by
Senior figures in Papua New Guinea’s new government will come face-to-face with members of the country’s largest industry for the first time at the Papua New Guinea Mining and Petroleum Conference (3–5 December) in Sydney, Australia. ‘It’s the perfect venue for the new O’Neill Government to present itself internationally and to provide the industry with […]
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People moves: executive moves and changes relevant to Papua New Guinea

21 Nov 2012 by
Mohan new Pacific CEO at ANZ Vishnu Mohan, ANZ’s former CEO PNG & Pacific North West Region, who relocated to Fiji earlier this year, is now head of the bank’s Pacific operations, which span 12 countries. ANZ announced in late October that Mohan would take over as CEO Pacific from 1 November 2012, in addition […]
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Around the World: royal visit/Ross Garnaut/aviation

21 Nov 2012 by Leave a Comment
Royal visit The recent visit to PNG by the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall generated plenty of interest in the UK media. The Telegraph previewed the visit with one of the better travel articles we’ve seen on PNG and followed up with an excellent online photo gallery. PNG was also featured in Lonely Planet Founder Tony […]
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‘Made in PNG 2012’ out now

24 Oct 2012 by Leave a Comment
Magazine showcases Papua New Guinea’s produce and producers The second edition of Made in PNG, the magazine that focuses on Papua New Guinea’s non-mineral produce has just been released. Published by Business Advantage International in partnership with the Manufacturers Council of PNG, the magazine covers not only manufacturing but also agribusiness, fisheries and forestry. Its content […]
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PNG Investment Summit an ‘unqualified success’

22 Oct 2012 by Leave a Comment
The Papua New Guinea Advantage 2012, PNG’s inaugural international investment summit held on 10 and 11 September, was an unqualified success according to its organisers. Numbers at the event exceeded expectations, with over 300 delegates attending over two days to hear 35 expert speakers—including PNG’s Public Enterprises Minister Ben Micah, high profile business journalist Michael Pascoe and […]
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The Pacific Marine Industrial Zone: an update

1 Sep 2012 by Leave a Comment
Work on the flagship project of Papua New Guinea’s fisheries industry, the Pacific Marine Industrial Zone (PMIZ) in Madang, is progressing steadily, with the presentation of the design concept in early 2012. While National Fisheries Authority Managing Director Sylvester Pokajam concedes ‘it has been slow going,’ he also says it has been important to get […]
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PNG’s manufacturers: adding value, adding skills

1 Sep 2012 by Leave a Comment
Despite being overshadowed by the natural resources sector, manufacturing adds tremendous value to the Papua New Guinea economy, as Rod Myer discovers. With PNG experiencing economic growth of above five per cent in recent years and manufacturing employing up to 25% of the nation’s formal workforce, the country’s factories are perhaps the unsung heroes of […]
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