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Special report from the 2025 PNG Investment Conference

14 Aug 2025 by Leave a Comment
Speakers at this year's 2025 Business Advantage PNG Investment Conference touched on a range of key themes, including the need to strengthen the country’s institutions and its ‘human capacity’, and provided updates on key projects such as PNG Power’s turnaround plan, major resources projects and the strategies of leading banks and financial institutions.
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Four questions with the new CEO of PNG Power, Paul Bayly

30 Jul 2025 by Leave a Comment
Paul Bayly was appointed to the hot seat as chief executive officer of PNG Power Ltd (PPL) in March 2025. Ahead of his appearance at the 2025 PNG Investment Conference, the New Zealand national sits down with Business Advantage PNG to share how he plans to address the challenges facing the state-owned utility.
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Papua New Guinea SOE reforms show progress, but work remains: ADB expert

29 Jul 2025 by Leave a Comment
Papua New Guinea has taken positive steps to improve the performance of its state-owned enterprises, but further reforms are needed to deliver lasting gains, Laure Darcy, one of the Asian Development Bank’s leading SOE experts for the Pacific, tells Business Advantage PNG.
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Green Finance Centre head on increasing potential for sustainable lending in PNG

16 Jul 2025 by Leave a Comment
The Bank of Papua New Guinea's Green Finance Centre was established in 2024 to encourage financial institutions to fund sustainability-related projects. The centre’s head Mohinesh Prasad shares the progress being made on green finance – and its potential to boost PNG's economy.
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Bougainville Copper Limited CEO shares plans for Panguna mine redevelopment

14 Jul 2025 by Leave a Comment
The Autonomous Bougainville Government now has majority control of Bougainville Copper Limited (BCL) and the Panguna mine after the PNG government formally handed over its share in June. In this interview with Business Advantage PNG, BCL CEO Johnny Auna shares key milestones for the multi-billion dollar redevelopment of the historic copper mine.
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What steps does Papua New Guinea need to take to avoid greylisting?

11 Jul 2025 by Leave a Comment
At this stage, it appears that Papua New Guinea will likely be greylisted by the Financial Action Task Force in early 2026. Zanie Theron, Partner-in-Charge of KPMG’s South Pacific practice, shares what PNG has done so far on greylisting, and the steps the country still must take to address this very serious risk.
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Mobile wallets making moves in Papua New Guinea

9 Jul 2025 by 1 Comment
As more institutions are considering ways to connect to the unbanked population of Papua New Guinea, mobile wallets are emerging as a potential game changer for the sector. Charlotte Armstrong examines the key players in PNG’s mobile money market.
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Papua New Guinean businesses urged to act on cybersecurity

1 Jul 2025 by Leave a Comment
The risks to businesses in Papua New Guinea from cyber crime continue to rise as more business activity is conducted online. Business Advantage PNG gets some timely tips from one of KPMG's top cyber experts on what you can do to protect your business, and also looks at how global payments giant Visa is working to protect online transactions.
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