David Morris is the Pacific’s new Trade Commissioner to Beijing. He talks to Business Advantage PNG about the changing nature of China’s economy and the trade and investment opportunities for the Pacific Islands that can arise from being part of China’s new ‘Maritime Silk Road’.
Last month, Agriculture Minister, Tommy Tomscoll, told rice companies to start investing and producing rice in country. But, as the CEO of the country’s dominant producer tells Business Advantage PNG, Trukai has already committed to invest tens of millions of kina in plantations.
A year after launching a producing fruit and vegetable operation serving the domestic market around Port Moresby, agricultural developer Innovative Agro Industry is looking at opportunities to export its Papua New Guinea produce to other countries in the Asia-Pacific region.
With the Papua New Guinea Government highlighting the need for more affordable housing in the country, not-for-profit organisation, Community Housing, believes it has the solution.
Holiday Inn Express Port Moresby is the latest in a succession of new hotels opening – or set to open – in Papua New Guinea’s capital. Business Advantage PNG asks InterContinental Hotels’ Tim Pollock where this three-star property fits in PNG’s hospitality market, and discusses the challenges of running a hotel in PNG.
Kina Group is set to become Papua New Guinea’s fourth retail bank, when it takes over the Malaysian-owned Maybank (PNG) in late July, ahead of a possible stock market listing.
Did you miss Google’s ‘Mobilegeddon’ last month? You probably didn’t notice it, but it may already be affecting your business. Andrew Wilkins explains why.
The Manufacturers’ Council has described the ban on some uncooked poultry products from Australia as ‘premature’, and called for the ban to be lifted.
The impact of the fall in LNG prices since the 2015 Budget was prepared in October last year warrants a mid-year mini-Budget, according to prominent economist Paul Flanagan.
In the challenging environment facing Papua New Guinea’s mining industry, Highlands Pacific is standing out as a bright spot, after starting its Star Mountain exploration campaign with mining giant Anglo American. Business Advantage PNG talks with Managing Director John Gooding.