Economy/Investment

Vodafone Bemobile to boost mobile phone competition

17 Apr 2013 by Business Advantage PNG

Mobile phone competition in Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands is about to get tougher, after a deal which will see about US$250m (K550 million) in new funding for PNG’s second carrier, BeMobile, which will see it relaunched as Vodafone BeMobile.
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Economic update: our annual snapshot of Papua New Guinea’s economy

16 Apr 2013 by Andrew Wilkins

Papua New Guinea enters 2013 with a new government in place, a major gas project nearing completion and some ambitious development goals, reports Business Advantage PNG's Andrew Wilkins.
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Fund Papua New Guinea budget deficit locally, urges Bakani

9 Apr 2013 by Business Advantage PNG

The Governor of the Bank of Papua New Guinea, Loi M Bakani, has urged the Papua New Guinea Government to fund its projected large deficits over the next few years from the high levels of liquidity in the domestic banking system.
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Interview: James Lau, Managing Director, Rimbunan Hijau (PNG) Group.

19 Mar 2013 by Business Advantage PNG

The Rimbunan Hijau (PNG) Group optimistic MD, James Lau, tells Business Advantage why the group is expanding its horizons.
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Doing business in Papua Guinea

3 Apr 2013 by Business Advantage PNG

David Caradus, a partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers, whose PNG practice has been in operation for more than 50 years, provides answers to common questions about doing business in PNG.
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‘Simpler and faster’ Papua New Guinea tax system on its way?

5 Mar 2013 by Business Advantage PNG

Electronic submission of tax returns and assessments, and a simpler Papua New Guinea tax system are just two of the measures to be delivered under the Internal Revenue Commission’s (IRC) new 2013 to 2017 corporate plan, launched last month.
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The PNG 100 CEO Survey 2013

13 Feb 2013 by Business Advantage PNG

At a time when some are wondering if PNG’s boom is coming to an end, its largest companies still have an appetite for investment, according our exclusive annual survey. In last year’s edition of Business Advantage Papua New Guinea, we launched a unique survey for PNG: the PNG 100 CEO Survey. Designed to gauge business […]
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How will PNG’s and the Pacific’s economy fare in 2013?

29 Jan 2013 by Business Advantage PNG

Business Advantage PNG spoke with the region’s three most senior bankers to get their thoughts on the year ahead. ‘There will be some slowness in the year ahead based on global economic factors, but on the whole I’m reasonably positive,’ says ANZ’s CEO Pacific, Vishnu Mohan (pictured below). ‘I think the good news for the […]
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Port Moresby’s International investment conference set to grow further in 2013

23 Jan 2013 by Business Advantage PNG

Plans are already under way to make the 2013 Papua New Guinea Advantage Conference even bigger and better after the success of PNG’s first international investment summit last September. ‘Last year, we set out to create an investment summit of genuinely international standards for PNG,’ said David Conn, Chief Executive Officer of co-host the Port […]
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PNG and Fiji formalise closer business ties

17 Dec 2012 by Business Advantage PNG

If foreign investors have generally been wary of investing in Fiji since the 2006 coup, Papua New Guinea has been the exception. Most notably, in 2009, PNG’s Bank of South Pacific lived up to its name by acquiring Fiji’s Colonial Banking Group and has subsequently invested heavily to strengthen its local presence. A year earlier, […]
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Five questions with economist Chris Richardson, keynote speaker at the 2025 PNG Investment Conference
With tariffs, military conflict and geopolitics at play, it’s already been an extraordinary year for the global economy. Business Advantage PNG speaks with eminent economist Chris Richardson, who will be keynote speaker at this year’s Papua New Guinea Investment Conference in August, for his views on what it all means for business. BAPNG: As an […]
From the desk of the Innovation PNG Conference Program Director
Papua New Guinea can become an innovation nation. Innovation, simply put, is the solving of problems by using new ideas, methods and tools. PNG has a great example from its own history. Some 9000 years ago in the Waghi Valley, near what is now Mt Hagen, people first decided to drain and divert water in […]
“Business Advantage Fiji” to showcase Fiji’s economy
A new international publication aimed at promoting Fiji as a business and investment destination will be published in mid-2025. Business Advantage Fiji, the latest in a respected series of international guides to Asia-Pacific economies, will be published in July 2025 by leading regional business media company, Business Advantage International. Written by professional business journalists, the […]

Economy/Investment

Vodafone Bemobile to boost mobile phone competition

Economic update: our annual snapshot of Papua New Guinea’s economy

Fund Papua New Guinea budget deficit locally, urges Bakani

Interview: James Lau, Managing Director, Rimbunan Hijau (PNG) Group.

Doing business in Papua Guinea

‘Simpler and faster’ Papua New Guinea tax system on its way?

The PNG 100 CEO Survey 2013

How will PNG’s and the Pacific’s economy fare in 2013?

Port Moresby’s International investment conference set to grow further in 2013

PNG and Fiji formalise closer business ties

Editor’s picks

Five questions with economist Chris Richardson, keynote speaker at the 2025 PNG Investment Conference

Economic update: Will 2025 be Papua New Guinea’s golden year?

Industry update: Papua New Guinea’s mining and gas project pipeline starts to flow

Exclusive: Barrick CEO Mark Bristow’s vision for Porgera gold mine

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