Air Niugini’s inflight magazine, Paradise, has won the award for the best inflight magazine in Oceania in this year’s prestigious World Travel Awards.
Industry sectors
The tech sector Papua New Guinea is growing fast but is constrained by a skills gap. Business Advantage PNG profiles the PNG Digital ICT Cluster, which is helping local tech talent reach its goals.
Horizon Oil has announced that it is selling its assets to its co-venturer Arran Energy and pulling out of Papua New Guinea. The prospect of a weak oil price may be to blame, according to one analyst.
SME Business Advisor Akae Beach, from Beach Accounting Advisory, looks at the pros and cons of taking part in the Papua New Guinea government’s SME concessional loan plan.
The travel industry has borne the brunt of restrictions during the global pandemic, but things are gradually returning to a new normal in Papua New Guinea. Business Advantage PNG looks at the latest travel advisories.
Mayur Resources has just released its annual report, providing an update on its diverse portfolio of mining and energy projects in Papua New Guinea, including the Central Cement and Limestone project.
Zha Agabe-Granfar, founder of Verge, a boutique digital and design solutions agency based in Port Moresby, shares her top advice for SMEs seeking to thrive in the digital space: trust is king.
Credit card giant Visa is fast-tracking its digital revolution to the Pacific due, in part, to COVID-19. According to its senior South Pacific executive, there will benefits for both businesses and consumers.
The first half of the Papua New Government Government’s promised K200 million funding for small and medium-sized enterprises has been handed over to Bank South Pacific. The money will be used to provide subsidised business loans.
The new Managing Director of Steamships Trading Company, Rupert Bray, says the company has ‘performed admirably’ during the COVID-19 crisis.