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Memoir: Exporting along the Kokoda Trail

25 Jul 2013 by Business Advantage PNG

Three years ago, 'Airport Economist' Tim Harcourt came to Papua New Guinea to see how it was coping after the global financial crisis. In this excerpt from his forthcoming book, Trading Places – The Airport Economist’s Guide to International Business, he reflects on what he found.
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Opinion: National Development Forums provide critical listening post

10 Jul 2013 by Paul Barker Leave a Comment

Paul Barker, the Director of the Institute of National Affairs, reviews the 2013 National Development Forum, organised by the Consultative Implementation and Monitoring Council (CIMC). The national forum is the culmination of four regional forums held over the past six months. This year’s focus was on revitalising services at the District level across Papua New Guinea.
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Analysis: Asia-Pacific leads world in consumer ecommerce growth

3 Jul 2013 by Business Advantage PNG

The Asia-Pacific region is expected to be the fastest growing region in the world for business-to-consumer (B2C) ecommerce, according to research released by New York-based market research company eMarketer.
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Opinion: 2014 Budget must calm markets with focus on core functions

13 Nov 2013 by Paul Barker Leave a Comment

The Treasurer is about to present the 2014 Budget to Parliament, after a challenging year for Papua New Guinea and its government. Paul Barker looks at what next year's Budget should contain.
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Opinion: Change to Takeovers Code may discourage foreign investment in Papua New Guinea

30 Oct 2013 by Business Advantage PNG 1 Comment

Trade Minister, Richard Maru, has amended Papua New Guinea’s takeover code, introducing a new national interest test for anyone acquiring shares in PNG companies. The law firms who represented Kulim (Malaysia) Berhad in its recent failed bid for New Britain Palm Oil say the lack of definition about what is ‘the national interest’ will discourage foreign investment in PNG and PNG companies.
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Opinion: why Papua New Guinea and Fiji are expanding their friendship

19 Jun 2013 by Jenny Hayward-Jones 1 Comment

A curious thing has been happening in the Pacific. Instead of running trade and investment road-shows in Australia, New Zealand or China, two Pacific Island countries have been courting investment from each other, observes Jenny Hayward-Jones.
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Analysis: the shape of things to come in digital marketing

12 Jun 2013 by Robert Hamilton-Jones 1 Comment

From a Papua New Guinea perspective, the most striking thing about attending Australia’s major annual media and marketing conference last week was the irrelevance of so much of the content, writes Robert Hamilton-Jones.
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Papua New Guinea Sustainable Development Program at turning point: Sir Mekere’s speech

6 Jun 2013 by Business Advantage PNG Leave a Comment

Papua New Guinea Sustainable Development Program Limited has been under heavy political pressure to relinquish is majority ownership of PNG's largest mine, Ok Tedi. In this speech, delivered at the announcement of the company's 2012 annual report this week, PNGSDP Chairman Sir Mekere Morauta appears to concede the loss of Ok Tedi, arguing for a sale on fair terms, and ponders both the future of PNG's largest mine, and his own organisation.
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Five questions with economist Chris Richardson, keynote speaker at the 2025 PNG Investment Conference
With tariffs, military conflict and geopolitics at play, it’s already been an extraordinary year for the global economy. Business Advantage PNG speaks with eminent economist Chris Richardson, who will be keynote speaker at this year’s Papua New Guinea Investment Conference in August, for his views on what it all means for business. BAPNG: As an […]
From the desk of the Innovation PNG Conference Program Director
Papua New Guinea can become an innovation nation. Innovation, simply put, is the solving of problems by using new ideas, methods and tools. PNG has a great example from its own history. Some 9000 years ago in the Waghi Valley, near what is now Mt Hagen, people first decided to drain and divert water in […]
“Business Advantage Fiji” to showcase Fiji’s economy
A new international publication aimed at promoting Fiji as a business and investment destination will be published in mid-2025. Business Advantage Fiji, the latest in a respected series of international guides to Asia-Pacific economies, will be published in July 2025 by leading regional business media company, Business Advantage International. Written by professional business journalists, the […]

Memoir: Exporting along the Kokoda Trail

Opinion: National Development Forums provide critical listening post

Analysis: Asia-Pacific leads world in consumer ecommerce growth

Opinion: 2014 Budget must calm markets with focus on core functions

Opinion: Change to Takeovers Code may discourage foreign investment in Papua New Guinea

Opinion: why Papua New Guinea and Fiji are expanding their friendship

Analysis: the shape of things to come in digital marketing

Papua New Guinea Sustainable Development Program at turning point: Sir Mekere’s speech

Opinion: Mentoring Papua New Guinea’s next generation of leaders

Opinion: Give Papua New Guinea agriculture the break it needs

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Five questions with economist Chris Richardson, keynote speaker at the 2025 PNG Investment Conference

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