There will be a ‘big shift’ for PNG businesses when they start using cloud technology. Steven Hillyard, General Manager of Pronto Software explains some of the benefits to Business Advantage PNG.
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Eric Mossman has stepped into the country’s top tourism job as the Chief Executive Officer of the Papua New Guinea Tourism Promotion Authority (PNGTPA), and he may be the man to lift it out of the COVID-19 downturn.
Papua New Guinea’s largest superannuation fund, Nambawan Super, is a major domestic investor across the economy. CEO Paul Sayer talks with Business Advantage PNG about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on its investments, and its future plans.
Having emerged from the ‘most challenging’ year in its 92-year history, Oil Search Ltd is now facing an escalation of COVID-19 infections in Papua New Guinea. In spite of this, shareholders at its annual general meeting were told PNG’s largest company is ‘coming through the challenges well’.
The latest figures from the Bank of Papua New Guinea reveal the negative impact of the global pandemic on PNG’s agricultural sector. Exports of all the country’s major agricultural commodities fell in the 12 months to September 2020, although the falls were partly offset by improved prices in some cases.
The anticipated signing of a gas agreement for Pasca A, Papua New Guinea’s first undersea gas project, has stalled at the eleventh hour. Developer Twinza Oil says it will stand down its project team due to a last-minute State request it claims would render the project ‘unfinanceable’.
Port operator International Container Terminals Services is looking to improve efficiency at Papua New Guinea’s ports, and opening the way for new business opportunities.
The COVID-19 pandemic has dealt a damaging blow to Papua New Guinea’s tourism industry, but companies are using the downtime to rethink their operations. Robert Upe reports.
Bank South Pacific, Papua New Guinea’s biggest bank, has announced that it will seek secondary listing on the Australian Securities Exchange. David James considers the reasons behind the move and the implications.
Puma Energy is Papua New Guinea’s largest fuel importer and operates the country’s only oil refinery. In this exclusive interview, Puma’s PNG Country Manager Hulala Tokome reveals how it is changing its business model in PNG.