Ultimax Security’s Collin Kopyoto shares his journey from graphic designer to security company CEO, and how an emphasis on professional service and local knowledge helped set his business apart in Papua New Guinea.
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Mt Hagen, Papua New Guinea’s third-largest city and the centre of the country’s populous Highlands Region, is once again starting to receive attention from investors. Business Advantage PNG discovers why.
Fiji’s post-pandemic recovery has been nothing short of impressive, built on its rebounding tourism sector and a new, investor-friendly government. Business Advantage PNG takes a closer look.
Since launching as the new kid on the block in 2020, Nuigini Assurance has become a significant player in the country’s competitive insurance sector. Shareholder and interim CEO, Opi Loi, walks Business Advantage PNG through the key drivers of its success so far, and its plans for growth.
Investment and partnership opportunities were a focus at this year’s 2023 Business Advantage Papua New Guinea Investment Conference in Brisbane, with numbers exceeding pre-COVID levels.
The role and revenues of state-owned Kumul Minerals Holdings are set grow significantly as it prepares to add a major stake in the Porgera gold mine to its portfolio. Business Advantage PNG asks recently-appointed Managing Director Sarimu Kanu about his vision for the company.
With rice farming expanding in Papua New Guinea, the country’s largest rice supplier, Trukai Industries, is partnering with tertiary institutions to help upskill farmers on the basics of irrigation rice farming.
Tim Ayres, Assistant Minister for Trade in Albanese Labor Government, recently caught up with Business Advantage PNG to explain the growing nexus between Australia and Papua New Guinea, and what future opportunities it presents.
Trade commissioners in overseas posts and a new online portal for exporters are among the measures being undertaken to try to increase Papua New Guinea’s international trade.
With its funding now legislated, we asked David Wereh, Secretary of the Department of Work and Highways in Papua New Guinea, what’s next for the ambitious 20-year Connect PNG road-building program.