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The inside view: Kanawi Pouru, Managing Director, PNG Forest Authority

1 May 2011 by Leave a Comment
The forestry industry in Papua New Guinea has bounced back since the global financial crisis. Our two biggest markets remain Australia for sawn and processed products and China for round logs. Australia will shortly introduce new regulations for importing timber products based on legality and chain of custody. We’re keen to understand those new standards […]
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Star Chamber

1 May 2007 by Leave a Comment
The Papua New Guinea Chamber of Mines and Petroleum is the peak industry body for the country’s resources sector. It has a current membership of over 125 companies, roughly 30% of which are full members—that is, mining and petroleum companies active in PNG. As the industry’s voice, the Chamber has been instrumental in working with […]
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Case study: nation-building with superannuation

1 May 2007 by Leave a Comment
With confidence restored in Papua New Guinea’s superannuation sector, POSF Ltd, one of PNG’s two major superannuation companies, is proactively engaged in nation-building. The ‘wantok’ system of relationships in Papua New Guinea is not only complex but is an integral part of social existence. In essence, one salary-earner may have financial obligations to as many […]
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