Xstrata Copper has confirmed that it is considering the sale of part or all of its 81.82% share of the Frieda River copper-gold project on the border between Sandaun and East Sepik Provinces in Papua New Guinea.
Industry sectors
Papua New Guinea’s fisheries sector is responding to the demands of its global market.
Papua New Guinea’s forestry sector contributes 4% of the country’s GDP, with significant room to grow as it responds to the rising demand for sustainable and traceable forest products.
Nigel Parker, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Ok Tedi Mining Limited (OTML), shares his thoughts on corporate social responsibility, mine life extension and what it means to lead a major mining company in a global market.
Papua New Guinea’s new regulatory regime for ICT is being credited with bringing about greater competition and an expansion of services. Business Advantage spoke with Charles Punaha of the National Information and Communications Technology Authority, the industry’s regulator, to discover how.
Minerals sector enjoys its winnings while industrialised world struggles with debt crises.
Papua New Guinea requires significant investment in infrastructure. Deloitte’s Lutz Heim examines the opportunities and challenges in this sector.
Papua New Guinea isn’t just a producer of mineral and agricultural commodities. As its economy grows, so does a substantial manufacturing sector.
Papua New Guinea’s landowner companies have been around for a while, but the current resources boom—particularly the PNG LNG Project—has significantly increased their opportunities.
The PNG LNG Project has led to the creation of new landowner companies.