Papua New Guinea’s Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions (MICE) sector has grown rapidly over the past few years, with venues competing for business with upgrades, expansions and value adds. Business Advantage PNG looks at the current MICE landscape in the capital.
Mark Pesce co-invented the technology for 3D on the Web and has written ten books, including ‘Getting Started with ChatGPT and AI Chatbots’ (2023). He will be the keynote speaker at the Innovation PNG 2025 conference. Business Advantage PNG sat down with him to hear his thoughts on the changing landscape of technology.
Late in 2024, a 226-page report by the global Financial Action Task Force was quietly published online that may, according to the experts, have a significant impact on Papua New Guinea’s banking and finance system. Business Advantage PNG takes a closer look.
Tarik Boudiaf became CEO of Digicel PNG in July 2024, crossing over from an executive position within the African market. In this interview with Business Advantage PNG, he shares how Digicel plans to serve business customers, and his thoughts on PNG’s regulatory environment and potential competition from Starlink.
The operator of PNG’s Simberi gold mine is aiming to extend the mine’s life by at least 10 years and triple annual production. In an exclusive interview with Business Advantage PNG, St Barbara’s CEO Andrew Strelein outlines how his company is expediting these plans, including a deal to sell a minority share in the mine to Kumul Minerals.
Mobile internet prices were stable in PNG in 2024, with the country’s three mobile network operators making only minor changes to some offerings, according to the latest data analysis from a team of Australian and Papua New Guinean researchers who monitor the market.
The Teachers Savings and Loan Society (TISA) was granted a commercial banking licence by the Bank of Papua New Guinea in 2024. TISA Group CEO Michael Koisen shares the new bank’s growth plans in an exclusive interview with Business Advantage PNG.
LNG, forex and fuel supply remain in focus, while new listings and privatisation are on the agenda. Business Advantage PNG looks to the year ahead and considers what Papua New Guinea-focused businesses can expect in the coming 12 months.
Papua New Guinea investors enjoyed substantial returns in both the fixed-interest and equities asset classes last year, according to an exclusive analysis for Business Advantage PNG by JMP Securities Managing Director Lars Mortensen.
PNG’s topography and seismicity complicate the storing of waste from mine operations. But SRK Consulting’s Ian de Bruyn and Claude Prinsloo believe a new facility planned for Frieda River will be an industry-leading model for tailings management – and renewable power generation.