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Enga landslide: what business needs to know

4 Jun 2024 by Nadav Shemer Shlezinger Leave a Comment

The Porgera gold mine is operating without restrictions, following the tragic Papua New Guinea landslide which hit nearby. Meanwhile, New Porgera Limited and other PNG businesses are contributing to relief efforts, reports Nadav Shemer Shlezinger.
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Kumul Minerals head: Wafi-Golpu contract to be completed by mid-2024

4 Jun 2024 by Business Advantage PNG Leave a Comment

Sarimu Kanu, Managing Director of state-owned miner Kumul Minerals Holdings, gives an update on the progress of the Wafi-Golpu mine project to Business Advantage PNG, and outlines the company's strategy to consolidate some of Papua New Guinea's smaller mining projects.
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Rooms for improvement: the Lae International Hotel’s multi-million kina upgrade

4 Jun 2024 by Paul Chai Leave a Comment

The Lae International Hotel is in the midst of a multi-year, K30 million refurbishment that will see it consolidate its position as the premier hotel in PNG’s second-largest city. General Manager Alok Kedar talks Business Advantage PNG about the grand plans.
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Papua New Guinea’s premier business magazine to publish a special mining and energy edition

4 Jun 2024 by Charlotte Armstrong Leave a Comment

With a strong decade on the horizon for mining and energy in Papua New Guinea, Business Advantage PNG is set to publish its first special edition devoted solely to these sectors.
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City Pharmacy Group’s Sir Mahesh Patel on the impact of Port Moresby’s January 10 riots

31 May 2024 by Sir Mahesh Patel 1 Comment

The rioting in Port Moresby on 10 January this year severely affected businesses in Papua New Guinea’s capital. CPL Group's Sir Mahesh Patel reveals the impact on the major retailer, its people, and the many businesses that support it, and considers the root causes of the unrest.
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Papua New Guinea businesses still face serious forex delays, despite interventions

23 May 2024 by Nadav Shemer Shlezinger 1 Comment

PNG banks and businesses tell Business Advantage PNG of considerable variation in wait times for foreign exchange, as the country's central bank acknowledges the economic damage caused. We look at the prospects for improvement.
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Cocoa drives Papua New Guinea’s cash-crop boom

21 May 2024 by Kishti Sen 1 Comment

Papua New Guinea (PNG) is poised to record its best-ever annual cash-crop export revenue in 2024, largely on the back of surging global cocoa prices, notes ANZ economist Kishti Sen.
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Targeting net zero: SP Brewery prepares for growth in tough market

14 May 2024 by Business Advantage PNG Leave a Comment

“We're ready for the boom to happen. We're just hoping that it will happen sooner rather than later.” Business Advantage PNG speaks with SP Brewery Managing Director Ed Weggemans about the company’s sharp focus on its bottom line and sustainability in tougher market conditions.
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ExxonMobil PNG’s Tera Shandro on the next decade of LNG in Papua New Guinea

7 May 2024 by Tera Shandro 2 Comments

A decade on from the opening of PNG LNG, Papua New Guinea's first gas project, ExxonMobil PNG's Chairperson and Managing Director Tera Shandro reflects on the progress so far and the potential of forthcoming projects such as the K5 billion Angore project and the Wildebeest prospect.
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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 […]

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Enga landslide: what business needs to know

Kumul Minerals head: Wafi-Golpu contract to be completed by mid-2024

Rooms for improvement: the Lae International Hotel’s multi-million kina upgrade

Papua New Guinea’s premier business magazine to publish a special mining and energy edition

City Pharmacy Group’s Sir Mahesh Patel on the impact of Port Moresby’s January 10 riots

Papua New Guinea businesses still face serious forex delays, despite interventions

Cocoa drives Papua New Guinea’s cash-crop boom

Targeting net zero: SP Brewery prepares for growth in tough market

ExxonMobil PNG’s Tera Shandro on the next decade of LNG in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea’s ports anticipate lift in freight volumes

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

Economic update: Will 2025 be Papua New Guinea’s golden year?

Industry update: Papua New Guinea’s mining and gas project pipeline starts to flow

Exclusive: Barrick CEO Mark Bristow’s vision for Porgera gold mine

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