In an exclusive interview with Business Advantage PNG, ratings analyst Rebecca Hrvatin, says PNG’s fiscal imbalances will improve—provided the Papua LNG project continues as planned.
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Acting Managing Director Carolyn Blacklock has resigned from state-owned utility, PNG Power. The announcement comes with the state-owned utility on the cusp of launching a new ‘reform agenda’.
Proposed changes to the Mining Act are likely to go to Papua New Guinea’s Cabinet ‘in the next few weeks,’ according to Peter Graham, Managing Director of Ok Tedi Mining.
NKW Fresh, a division of the landowner-owned conglomerate NKW Holdings, is providing fresh produce across Papua New Guinea and aiming to export to the region. David James explores what this may mean for the country that aims to be the ‘food basket’ of the region.
The gas price has increased over the last month, but the oil price has weakened. Cocoa and coffee prices are also down. Business Advantage PNG’s monthly overview of commodity and financial markets.
Six Papua New Guinean companies discuss the benefits of superannuation contributions and share with Business Advantage PNG why it can help companies reduce attendance problems and increase loyalty through super.
The mining industry needs government help to solve an exploration crisis, according to industry representatives. But government bodies are saying there needs to be a better sharing of the rewards in the national interest. Business Advantage PNG looks at the contrasting views of the industry and the state.
A brand-new factory in the Highlands has begun processing locally grown potatoes. This is part of an ambitious import substitution plan that could provide thousands of jobs, cut the price of frozen foods and save valuable foreign currency.
Sixty per cent of households in Papua New Guinea are now using solar energy, compared with just two per cent seven years ago, according to a recent International Finance Corporation report. What’s driving this extraordinary growth? asks Kevin McQuillan.
Mayur Resources, a diversified mineral exploration and energy company, continues to pursue three very different projects in Papua New Guinea. In this exclusive interview, Managing Director Paul Mulder outlines the company’s progress.