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Papua New Guinea’s new finance sector strategy a response to ‘staggering’ growth

20 Feb 2019 by Leave a Comment
Massive growth in participation has forced the Papau New Guinea Government to come up with new strategies for the finance sector and financial inclusion. Business Advantage PNG's David James reviews the strategies and finds a greatly enhanced role for the central bank.
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Frieda River mine expands into Sepik Development Project

11 Feb 2019 by 3 Comments
The US$8 billion (K26.5 billion) Sepik Development Project at Frieda River will create 'a new economic corridor' in PNG's northwest. Developer PanAust is suggesting it could give employment to about 5000 people during construction and increase Papua New Guinea’s GDP by K90 billion over 40 years.
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Global mining industry still recovering from a ‘great big party’

8 Feb 2019 by Leave a Comment
The global mining industry is still in a 'big hangover', says Newcrest Mining's Chief Development Officer, Michael Nossal. He tells an industry event that improving productivity is now the name of the game, as the industry waits for the interest from investors to return.
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Papua New Guinea’s fiscal regime for resources projects ‘fair,’ says Santos GM

29 Jan 2019 by Leave a Comment
Papua New Guinea has a ‘fair and reasonable’ fiscal regime for resources when compared with its neighbours Australia and Indonesia, according to John Chambers, General Manager PNG for Santos. He outlines three approaches used around the world to deliver benefits from projects.
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Papua New Guinea’s foreign exchange and budget situation improving, says central bank Governor

29 Jan 2019 by Leave a Comment
The Governor of the Bank of Papua New Guinea, Loi Bakani, says the foreign exchange market is on track to return to normalcy. In an exclusive interview with Business Advantage PNG, he says the PNG LNG project has begun paying taxes for the first time, which is improving the Government’s budgetary position.
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