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Papua New Guinea’s Kina Group looks to the future

11 Dec 2014 by Business Advantage PNG Leave a Comment

From modest beginnings, Papua’s New Guinea’s largest non-bank financial services company, the Kina Group, has come a long way. Chief Executive Officer Syd Yates explains the Kina vision to Business Advantage PNG.
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Papua New Guinea’s oldest finance company remains optimistic

3 Dec 2014 by Business Advantage PNG 1 Comment

Papua New Guinea’s credit finance industry has had ‘a challenging year’, according to Peter Burland, at one of the country’s leading finance companies, Credit Corporation Finance Ltd. Despite that, the company has expansion plans, he tells Business Advantage PNG.
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Record Budget and higher deficit feature in 2015 Papua New Guinea Budget forecasts

19 Nov 2014 by Business Advantage PNG 5 Comments

The Papua New Guinea Treasurer Patrick Pruaitch has presented a record K16 billion national budget for 2015, but with an increased deficit of K2.272 billion.
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Micro finance sector in Papua New Guinea expanding services

12 Nov 2014 by Business Advantage PNG 10 Comments

Sharing nearly 500,000 clients, Papua New Guinea’s micro finance industry is expanding its reach, its numbers and its services. Business Advantage PNG looks at what the industry is offering.
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Opinion: Using the central bank to finance Papua New Guinea’s deficit is a ‘slippery slope’

29 Oct 2014 by Paul Flanagan 3 Comments

The Papua New Guinea economy is on the edge of a ‘slippery slope’, if the Bank of PNG finances government debt and continues to fix the exchange rate at too high a rate. Former Australian Treasury advisor Paul Flanagan says compounding the problems are rising inflation, falling foreign exchange reserves, and declining private sector credit growth.
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Papua New Guinea economy facing ‘significant challenges’ as growth reaches fastest in 40 years

24 Sep 2014 by Business Advantage PNG 1 Comment

The Papua New Guinea economy is facing significant challenges, as growth reaches 20-22% next year, ANZ Asia-Pacific Chief Economist Glenn Maguire told this month's Papua New Guinea Advantage Investment and Infrastructure Summit in Port Moresby.
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ANZ suggests a Papua New Guinea government bond issue to finance deficit spending

27 Aug 2014 by Business Advantage PNG 3 Comments

The Papua New Guinea economy faces a conundrum: how to finance deficit spending as cheaply as possible. ANZ analysts suggest a global bond issue as a solution. At the same time, ANZ CEO Mike Smith urges a national discussion about how to capitalise on the Asian Century.
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BRICS bank offers investment access potential for Pacific nations

27 Aug 2014 by Business Advantage PNG 1 Comment

After years of relationship building, the BRICS nations-Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa-are setting up their investment bank. It’s a milestone for this strange mix of economies, but offers Pacific nations access to investment capital, says BRICS expert, David Thomas.
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Banking and finance

Papua New Guinea’s Kina Group looks to the future

Papua New Guinea’s oldest finance company remains optimistic

Record Budget and higher deficit feature in 2015 Papua New Guinea Budget forecasts

Micro finance sector in Papua New Guinea expanding services

Opinion: Using the central bank to finance Papua New Guinea’s deficit is a ‘slippery slope’

Papua New Guinea economy facing ‘significant challenges’ as growth reaches fastest in 40 years

ANZ suggests a Papua New Guinea government bond issue to finance deficit spending

BRICS bank offers investment access potential for Pacific nations

IFC US$50 million funding boost for Bank of South Pacific

Stronger kina will affect exporters, say business leaders

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