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Credit Corp to open operations in Timor Leste, says CEO

15 Aug 2017 by 3 Comments
While it is adapting to increased competition and quieter market conditions at home, PNG’s largest finance company, Credit Corporation, is not standing still. Chief Executive Tor Bowen tells Business Advantage PNG that the company will open its first South East Asian operation, in neighbouring Timor Leste.
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Inside Papua New Guinea’s largest private equity fund

8 Aug 2017 by 6 Comments
Kennedy Wemin, the Chief Executive of Melanesian Trustee Services limited (MTSL), Trustee and Interim Manager of Papua New Guinea’s unit trust fund, Pacific Balanced Fund (PBF) tells Business Advantage PNG that the difficult economic conditions create opportunities as well as challenges. He outlines some of the fund's future options.
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Domestic credit in Papua New Guinea sound, say finance executives

12 Jul 2017 by Leave a Comment
Businesses in Papua New Guinea may be finding it hard to get foreign exchange, but credit quality within the domestic economy remains relatively healthy. Finance executives and analysts tell Business Advantage PNG that there has been only a slight deterioration of kina-denominated credit, despite the weak economy.
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Papua New Guinea economy stabilising, but financial stresses remain says Bank of PNG

5 Jun 2017 by 1 Comment
The Papua New Guinea economy is gradually stabilising as it adjusts to the impact of the PNG LNG project, according to the Bank of PNG's latest Monetary Policy Statement. Real economic growth is predicted to be 2.8 per cent, the kina has been steady, and the 2016 balance of payments was in surplus. But there are financial stresses, as David James reports.
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Commodities stable but LNG weak: a monthly review of Papua New Guinea’s commodities and financial markets

31 May 2017 by Leave a Comment
Commodity prices were reasonably stable over the month and precious metals strengthened. But the weakness in Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) prices continued. Business Advantage PNG’s monthly review of Papua New Guinea commodity and financial markets.
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