Business Advantage PNG looks to the year ahead and considers what Papua New Guinea-focused businesses can expect in the coming 12 months.
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2022: what can Papua New Guinea business expect from the year ahead?
19 Jan 2022 by Leave a Comment
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Plummeting prices of solar will ‘change the game’ in Papua New Guinea: President
19 Jan 2022 by Leave a Comment
Christian Lohberger, President of the Solar Association of PNG, updates Business Advantage PNG on all matters solar and why the future of Papua New Guinea's renewables sector looks bright.
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‘Thumbs up’: Santos to list on Papua New Guinea’s stock exchange
10 Dec 2021 by 4 Comments
Santos is listing on Papua New Guinea's stock exchange, the PNGX, after its merger with Oil Search received the necessary final approvals. It will immediately become the exchange's largest listing, providing PNG's capital markets with a timely boost.
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Papua New Guinea’s plan to balance the budget [analysis]
8 Dec 2021 by Leave a Comment
Papua New Guinea's 2022 National Budget focuses on health, growth and reducing its deficit by 2027, but can this be achieved? Economists Stephen Howes and Kelly Samof consider the evidence.
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US funding for electrification in Papua New Guinea starts to ramp up
8 Dec 2021 by 2 Comments
The project to connect 70 per cent of Papua New Guinea’s population to electricity by 2030 is making progress, according to senior officials from the United States-funded component, the USAID-PNG Electrification Partnership.
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Oil Search’s shareholders vote overwhelmingly to merge with Santos
7 Dec 2021 by Leave a Comment
Oil Search's shareholders have voted overwhelmingly to approve its merger with fellow petroleum and gas company Santos at a special shareholders meeting. With National Court and ICCC approval also received, the way is clear for the creation of a A$23 billion (K56.88 billion) resources company.
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Papua New Guinea’s 2022 National Budget: what’s in it for business?
1 Dec 2021 by Leave a Comment
The 2022 National Budget is a 'big-spending budget' aimed at stimulating economic growth. At a special online briefing held this week, Business Advantage PNG‘s readers heard from three experts on its likely impact on business.
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Revolutionary road: the ADB’s approach to developing Papua New Guinea’s road network
30 Nov 2021 by Leave a Comment
The Asian Development Bank is pushing ahead with its efforts to fund the development of Papua New Guinea’s road network. There will be about US$2 billion (K7 billion) in its investment pipeline over the next three years.
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Papua New Guinea’s 2022 Budget to address budget repair
24 Nov 2021 by 3 Comments
Papua New Guinea's Treasurer Ian Ling-Stuckey is expected to deliver his third National Budget tomorrow (Thursday), with a major focus on managing the country's K6 billion budget deficit.
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How to do business right in the Pacific [opinion]
22 Nov 2021 by 1 Comment
How should international businesses behave if they want to be successful in the Pacific? asked a recent Austrade survey. Adrian Weeks, Austrade's Senior Trade & Investment Commissioner for Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands, outlines the thought-provoking results.
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