Economy/Investment

Papua New Guinea’s top five areas for investment, according to the MRDC’s Chief Investment Officer

Papua New Guinea's Mineral Resources Development Company is one of the country's largest institutional investors, with more than K12 billion in assets under management. Its Chief Investment Officer and Deputy CEO John Tuaim revealed five areas where more investment is needed at this month's 2025 Business Advantage PNG Investment Conference.
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Special report from the 2025 PNG Investment Conference

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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Is Papua New Guinea’s forex crisis finally drawing to an end?

Papua New Guinea’s major banks tell Business Advantage PNG they are now seeing a dramatic fall in foreign exchange backlogs. What’s driving this improved forex availability – and is a permanent solution to this critical business impediment at hand?
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Investing in Papua New Guinea: five things to watch in 2025

Special economic zones, green finance, privatisations and more: Business Advantage PNG lists five key focus areas to look out for in Papua New Guinea's investment space this year.
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Economic update: Will 2025 be Papua New Guinea’s golden year?

Business leaders are not quite ready to call it, but there are promising signs as Papua New Guinea celebrates its 50th anniversary of independence. Business Advantage PNG spoke with the country's top CEOs to learn more about current business conditions.
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Papua New Guinea’s 2025 National Budget: what’s in it for business?

In a repeat of last year, the 2025 Budget delivered by Papua New Guinea Treasurer Ian Ling-Stuckey outlines record spending and revenue. It also contains a few policy surprises, including a proposed reduction to the company tax rate paid by commercial banks as well as easing of a key paperwork requirement for obtaining foreign exchange.
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Geopolitical tensions leading to increased donor investment in Papua New Guinea and Pacific: Lowy Institute

Pacific countries like Papua New Guinea are increasingly becoming critical grounds for geopolitical competition, leading to higher investment from international partners, particularly in infrastructure, according to the Lowy Institute's Dr Meg Keen and colleagues.
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