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Kumul Minerals head: Wafi-Golpu contract to be completed by mid-2024

4 Jun 2024 by Business Advantage PNG Leave a Comment

Sarimu Kanu, Managing Director of state-owned miner Kumul Minerals Holdings, gives an update on the progress of the Wafi-Golpu mine project to Business Advantage PNG, and outlines the company's strategy to consolidate some of Papua New Guinea's smaller mining projects.
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Rooms for improvement: the Lae International Hotel’s multi-million kina upgrade

4 Jun 2024 by Paul Chai Leave a Comment

The Lae International Hotel is in the midst of a multi-year, K30 million refurbishment that will see it consolidate its position as the premier hotel in PNG’s second-largest city. General Manager Alok Kedar talks Business Advantage PNG about the grand plans.
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Targeting net zero: SP Brewery prepares for growth in tough market

14 May 2024 by Business Advantage PNG Leave a Comment

“We're ready for the boom to happen. We're just hoping that it will happen sooner rather than later.” Business Advantage PNG speaks with SP Brewery Managing Director Ed Weggemans about the company’s sharp focus on its bottom line and sustainability in tougher market conditions.
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Papua New Guinea’s ports anticipate lift in freight volumes

2 May 2024 by Tony Jordan Leave a Comment

After a challenging 2023, Papua New Guinea’s port and road transport operators are preparing for a significant recovery in demand this year.
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A closer look at Papua New Guinea’s new international airport, Nadzab Tomodachi

23 Apr 2024 by Robert Upe Leave a Comment

The major redevelopment of the airport that serves PNG’s second city, Lae, means the country now has a second airport – Nadzab Tomodachi – capable of welcoming international flights. Business Advantage PNG visits the new facility.
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Papua New Guinea’s banks embrace a digital future

18 Apr 2024 by Business Advantage PNG 1 Comment

Banks and finance firms are rolling out digital products to take advantage of increased connectivity across Papua New Guinea, where about 75 per cent of the population remain unbanked. Business Advantage PNG talks to the key players find out what's coming.
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Economic update: Papua New Guinea’s decade of growth begins

9 Apr 2024 by Andrew Wilkins 2 Comments

As part of extensive in-country research for the newly-released 2024 edition of the Business Advantage PNG annual magazine, our editorial team spoke exclusively to dozens of Papua New Guinea business leaders to understand how they are preparing for imminent growth – and what challenges they face. Here’s what they told us.
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Air Niugini CEOs reveal how Papua New Guinea’s national airline responded to the COVID-19 crisis

8 Apr 2024 by Peter Wilmoth Leave a Comment

Air Niugini CEOs past and present reflect on the trials and tribulations of Papua New Guinea's national airline, during the COVID-19 pandemic and how it has prevailed since. Peter Wilmoth reports.
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Grand Papua Hotel embarks on two-year transformation as resource boom beckons

28 Mar 2024 by Business Advantage PNG Leave a Comment

Port Moresby's Grand Papua Hotel is getting a complete makeover that promises new restaurant and bar concepts and updated, high-tech rooms. Business Advantage PNG speaks to Peter Laigaard Jensen, CEO of Steamships Hospitality and Coral Sea Hotels, to find out what guests can expect from the revamped landmark.
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In Papua New Guinea for the long stay: Hilton, Marriott and more

26 Mar 2024 by Tony Jordan Leave a Comment

Papua New Guinea's property developers have been busy renovating properties and putting the finishing touches to new projects, including Marriott- and Hilton-branded executive apartments, as the sector gears up for greater economic activity.
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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 […]

Kumul Minerals head: Wafi-Golpu contract to be completed by mid-2024

Rooms for improvement: the Lae International Hotel’s multi-million kina upgrade

Targeting net zero: SP Brewery prepares for growth in tough market

Papua New Guinea’s ports anticipate lift in freight volumes

A closer look at Papua New Guinea’s new international airport, Nadzab Tomodachi

Papua New Guinea’s banks embrace a digital future

Economic update: Papua New Guinea’s decade of growth begins

Air Niugini CEOs reveal how Papua New Guinea’s national airline responded to the COVID-19 crisis

Grand Papua Hotel embarks on two-year transformation as resource boom beckons

In Papua New Guinea for the long stay: Hilton, Marriott and more

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

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