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Tapping the potential: Visa ramps up ecommerce in Papua New Guinea and the Pacific

28 Oct 2020 by Paul Chai Leave a Comment

Credit card giant Visa is fast-tracking its digital revolution to the Pacific due, in part, to COVID-19. According to its senior South Pacific executive, there will benefits for both businesses and consumers.
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Package delivered: government gives first K$100m to help Papua New Guinea SMEs

21 Oct 2020 by Paul Chai 4 Comments

The first half of the Papua New Government Government's promised K200 million funding for small and medium-sized enterprises has been handed over to Bank South Pacific. The money will be used to provide subsidised business loans.
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Beyond the pandemic: new Steamships MD sees growth in Papua New Guinea

21 Oct 2020 by Business Advantage PNG 3 Comments

The new Managing Director of Steamships Trading Company, Rupert Bray, says the company has ‘performed admirably’ during the COVID-19 crisis.
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Digging deeper: resources sector’s contribution undervalued in Papua New Guinea

19 Oct 2020 by David James Leave a Comment

The contribution of the resources sector to the Papua New Guinea is being greatly under-estimated according to Maygen Turliu, Director of Tax & Business Services for Deloitte PNG. What appears in Treasury’s Budget is less than a third of its actual contribution.
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Metal mayhem: Barrick set to re-open Porgera; Chairman quits Kumul Minerals

19 Oct 2020 by David James Leave a Comment

In a surprise development, the Porgera gold mine looks set to re-open, ending a period of intense disagreement between Papua New Guinea's government and Barrick Niugini, the mine's operator.
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No shore thing: Twinza and Papua New Guinea deal still uncertain

14 Oct 2020 by David James Leave a Comment

The Papua New Guinea government hopes that its 'in-principle' agreement with Twinza Oil over the Pasca A offshore oil field in the Gulf of Papua will be a template for new oil and gas projects. But the project isn't across the line just yet.
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Appetite for change: best practice tips for Papua New Guinea ecommerce

14 Oct 2020 by Paul Chai 3 Comments

Small businesses could be up and running with an ecommerce site in as little as a month, if they follow the advice of Robert Webber and Kaye Iling, the brains behind Food Pro PNG’s recent ecommerce launch.
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‘Another 20 years wasted’? Ramamurthy says the stakes are high for internet reform in Papua New Guinea

12 Oct 2020 by Paul Chai 1 Comment

It is critical Papua New Guinea does not squander the opportunities provided by the Coral Sea Cable System, says the Chair of the Business Council of PNG’s Internet Working Group, Sundar Ramamurthy.
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Harder than expected: introducing Papua New Guinea’s new resources laws

1 Oct 2020 by David James 1 Comment

The Marape government’s proposed introduction of a new Organic Law for mining, and oil and gas projects will do away with Papua New Guinea’s ‘robust’ legal regime, according to Vaughan Mills, Head of PNG Practice for Corrs, Chambers Westgarth.
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Tickets without queues: Ticket Bilum solves ticketing dilemma in Papua New Guinea

30 Sep 2020 by Gabriella Munoz Leave a Comment

Want to buy tickets to see your favourite rugby team but can’t afford to spend two hours queuing to get seats? The Papua New Guinean app Ticket Bilum comes to the rescue. Its owner, Tidman Ikosi, talked about the app’s inception, its future and COVID’s silver lining during an ecommerce forum.
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Record online readership for Business Advantage PNG
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Industry sectors

Tapping the potential: Visa ramps up ecommerce in Papua New Guinea and the Pacific

Package delivered: government gives first K$100m to help Papua New Guinea SMEs

Beyond the pandemic: new Steamships MD sees growth in Papua New Guinea

Digging deeper: resources sector’s contribution undervalued in Papua New Guinea

Metal mayhem: Barrick set to re-open Porgera; Chairman quits Kumul Minerals

No shore thing: Twinza and Papua New Guinea deal still uncertain

Appetite for change: best practice tips for Papua New Guinea ecommerce

‘Another 20 years wasted’? Ramamurthy says the stakes are high for internet reform in Papua New Guinea

Harder than expected: introducing Papua New Guinea’s new resources laws

Tickets without queues: Ticket Bilum solves ticketing dilemma in Papua New Guinea

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