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‘The new PNG cyberspace’: ecommerce set to take off in Papua New Guinea

With Papua New Guinea’s soon-to-be-completed National Transmission Network likely to bring improved internet speeds and reliability by the end of the year more PNG companies are expected to explore the possibility of selling goods and services online. Andrew Wilkins looks at the potential for ecommerce.
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Papua New Guinea’s Collins Shipping teams up with Chinese explorers to take adventurers 11,000 metres below sea level

The search for new business avenues sees Port Moresby’s Collins Shipping teaming up with Chinese maritime researchers to do a voyage to the bottom of the sea. And there’s the prospect of a new adventure tourism activity. Kevin McQuillan reports
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Moody’s bullish on longer term future of Papua New Guinea economy

Moody’s recently downgraded its sovereign rating on Papua New Guinea to B2 from B1. But Christian de Guzman, a Senior Analyst in the Sovereign Risk Group for Moody’s Singapore tells Business Advantage PNG that the agency is ‘quite confident’ about the overall economy’s prospects over the medium-term.
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Oil Search’s InterOil acquisition to consolidate company as regional player in oil and gas

Oil Search, Papua New Guinea’s biggest company and largest non-government employer, looks set to consolidate its position as a major player in the Asia Pacific oil and gas market with its $US2.2 billion purchase of InterOil. Chief Executive of Oil Search, Peter Botten, says it will allow the company to be ‘hugely influential in the further development of our world class PNG LNG and Papua LNG assets.’
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Frieda River ‘one of largest’ undeveloped copper-gold deposits in world, says PanAust

PanAust has released its feasibility study into the Frieda River mine in Sandaun Province, claiming it is ‘one of the largest undeveloped copper-gold deposits in the world', with an initial 17-year mine life. The company's intention is to take a staged approach to development.
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Papua New Guinea’s central bank ‘determined’ to get foreign currency in, says Bakani

The Governor of the Bank of Papua New Guinea, Loi Bakani, told this week's Australia–Papua New Guinea Business Forum in Cairns that the bank is 'determined' to obtain more foreign currency 'as soon as possible' to address the backlog in foreign exchange demand. However, he criticised claims that PNG's foreign exchange problem could be solved by allowing a free float of the kina, reports David James.
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