Business Advantage PNG spoke with the region’s three most senior bankers to get their thoughts on the year ahead.
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If foreign investors have generally been wary of investing in Fiji since the 2006 coup, Papua New Guinea has been the exception.
Papua New Guinea is party to a number of advantageous trade agreements that give its exports preferential access to markets all over the world. Here’s a brief summary.
Fisheries has emerged as one of Papua New Guinea’s most dynamic sectors, following a wave of investment from Asia. In this special feature, Samantha Magick speaks with some of the sector’s key players about its current state and the prospects for further expansion.
Papua New Guinea’s producers are continuing to profit from the country’s unprecedented economic boom as well as high international commodity prices, but they still face a mighty array of challenges. Made in PNG asks what factors influence the demand for PNG goods at home and overseas.
Halfway through the building of its major liquefied natural gas project, Papua New Guinea finds itself in a strong fiscal position, but with some key challenges.
Senior executives of Papua New Guinea’s largest businesses are predicting increased profits, investment and employment in 2012 in spite of major challenges, according to a major new survey.
Papua New Guinea is expected to remain the standout economy in the Pacific over the coming year, with its success having a knock-on effect on neighbouring Solomon Islands. Business Advantage summarises the outlook for the region’s larger economies.
Growth in the resources sector in Papua New Guinea is driving parallel growth in the businesses that provide mining operations with the services they need to function.
Papua New Guinea’s oil and gas sector continues to attract new entrants as its ExxonMobil-led PNG LNG liquefied natural gas project moves inexorably towards a production stage.