Port Moresby’s Grand Papua Hotel is getting a complete makeover that promises new restaurant and bar concepts and updated, high-tech rooms. Business Advantage PNG speaks to Peter Laigaard Jensen, CEO of Steamships Hospitality and Coral Sea Hotels, to find out what guests can expect from the revamped landmark.
Pradeep Lal, CEO of Vodafone Papua New Guinea, speaks to Business Advantage PNG about the challenges of establishing a robust nationwide network, and the massive opportunity ahead, as surging data use in the country encourages more customers to switch to smartphones.
A year ago, the International Monetary Fund commenced a program in Papua New Guinea, focused on improving government debt, foreign exchange shortages and governance. Business Advantage PNG sits down with the IMF’s Resident Representative in PNG, Sohrab Rafiq, to discuss progress on these three critical issues.
How does Papua New Guinea’s largest bank see the outlook for business this year? In this exclusive interview with Business Advantage PNG, BSP Financial Group’s CEO Mark Robinson assesses the trends, risks and opportunities, and how factors such as foreign exchange and a devaluing kina will play a part.
Work has begun on Kumul Petroleum Holdings Ltd’s US$100 million steel fabrication plant just north-west of Port Moresby. In an exclusive interview, Kumul Petroleum MD Wapu Sonk outlines how the facility will boost PNG manufacturing, and anchor a new Special Economic Zone in the Caution Bay area.
Chairman of the Bank of PNG, David Toua, talks exclusively about reforms to the central bank, the foreign exchange situation, interest rates and the phasing out of bank cheques.
In this exclusive interview, Credit Corporation’s CEO Danny Robinson updates Business Advantage PNG on its progress towards acquiring a full banking license and outlines what kind of bank it will be.
Why has manufacturing in Papua New Guinea picked up in recent years? Business Advantage PNG speaks with Murray Woo, Chairman of the Manufacturers Council of PNG, to find out, and learn more about the challenges still facing the sector.
International branding expert Sergio Brodsky told delegates at the recent Innovation PNG 2023 conference why their organisation’s brand matters – and there’s a lot more to it than just your logo.
How does Kina Bank, one of Papua New Guinea’s major banks, approach innovation and change? We caught up with Martha Martha Nion-Tefuarani, Head of Kinatech Strategy & Business Engagement.