Managing a top class hotel in Papua New Guinea presents both unique challenges and rewards. We caught up with Sushil Gordon, General Manager of Port Moresby’s celebrated Airways Hotel.
Industry sectors
Despite growing demand for cocoa around the world, the industry in Papua New Guinea is in crisis, with production in East New Britain alone plummeting by 82% between 2008 and 2012. Business Advantage PNG reports on attempts to combat the pest which threatens the sector.
Next week’s Papua New Guinea Mining and Petroleum Seminars in Port Moresby will highlight the increasing divergence in fortunes of PNG’s mining and petroleum sectors, according to Greg Anderson, Executive Director of the Papua New Guinea Chamber of Mines and Petroleum.
Professional waste management is an emerging service industry in Papua New Guinea. Business Advantage PNG spoke to Kori Chan of Total Waste Management, which is bringing world class waste disposal standards to PNG.
The new Chief Executive Officer of Papua New Guinea’s largest superannuation fund has hit the ground running. Business Advantage PNG met up with Garry Tunstall to discover his plans for Nambawan Super.
Bank of South Pacific says it will be closely monitoring next week’s Budget for any opportunities to get involved in infrastructure development, after posting an after-tax profit of US$ 40.4 million (K105 million) last quarter.
Interoil expects to announce a ‘major transformational deal’ by the end of 2013 to develop the Papua New Guinea’s second LNG plant, according to recently appointed CEO Michael Hession.
Lae-based Frabelle Fishing Corporation is one of the major partners behind the Majestic Seafood venture, which opened earlier this year. But, as Frabelle’s James Johnston tells Business Advantage PNG, the company has big expansion plans of its own too.
Anyone regularly attending functions in Port Moresby will soon come across the work of event production company Blue7Team. Business Advantage PNG speaks with co-founder Naraai Banam on the challenges of running a leading services business in Papua New Guinea.
The entry of PanAust—a new player in PNG’s mining sector—is good news for the giant Frieda River gold and copper mining project in East Sepik Province. The move has also been welcomed by analysts.