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Milne Bay Province: more than just a tourism hub for Papua New Guinea

5 Nov 2014 by Business Advantage PNG 6 Comments

The province of Milne Bay is developing as a tourism hub for Papua New Guinea and also hosts agricultural and gold projects. Business Advantage PNG explores its business and investment prospects.
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Opinion: Using the central bank to finance Papua New Guinea’s deficit is a ‘slippery slope’

29 Oct 2014 by Paul Flanagan 3 Comments

The Papua New Guinea economy is on the edge of a ‘slippery slope’, if the Bank of PNG finances government debt and continues to fix the exchange rate at too high a rate. Former Australian Treasury advisor Paul Flanagan says compounding the problems are rising inflation, falling foreign exchange reserves, and declining private sector credit growth.
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Cott Oil and Gas focuses on Pandora gas field’s potential for floating LNG

29 Oct 2014 by Business Advantage PNG

Cott Oil and Gas Ltd has undergone a restructure to allow the company to focus on developing what could be Papua New Guinea’s first floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) project – at the Pandora gas field in the Gulf of Papua. Cott's Managing Director Andrew Dimsey outlines the company's plans to Business Advantage PNG.
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Five questions for … Lesieli Taviri, winner of the 2014 Westpac Oustanding Women Award

29 Oct 2014 by Business Advantage PNG 3 Comments

Earlier this month,Westpac Bank declared the General Manager of Origin Energy PNG, Lesieli Taviri, as this year's winner of the Westpac Outstanding Women Award in Papua New Guinea. Business Advantage PNG spoke to Taviri about her career and aspirations.
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Air Niugini adapts to changing aviation industry by launching domestic subsidiary

22 Oct 2014 by Business Advantage PNG Leave a Comment

National carrier Air Niugini is aiming to deliver more choice for Papua New Guinean travellers through the establishment of Link PNG, a new low-cost domestic subsidiary.
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Gough Whitlam and Papua New Guinea: Independence a key foreign policy priority

22 Oct 2014 by Sean Dorney 6 Comments

Gough Whitlam, the Australian Prime Minister who gave Papua New Guinea its independence in 1975, died this week. The ABC's long-serving Papua New Guinea correspondent, Sean Dorney, reflects on Whitlam's historic relationship with PNG and the road to independence.
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Dealing with debt, deficit and transparency: experts identify key 2015 Budget issues

22 Oct 2014 by Business Advantage PNG Leave a Comment

The O’Neill government is preparing to deliver its 2015 budget, against a backdrop of rising government debt and rising expenditure. Business Advantage PNG asks what business needs and what we might expect.
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Prepare for a ‘tsunami’ of development projects: Independent Public Business Corporation chair

15 Oct 2014 by Business Advantage PNG Leave a Comment

The Chairman of Papua New Guinea's Independent Public Business Corporation (IPBC), Paul Nerau, has flagged a 'tsunami' of government-backed development projects worth billions of kina, including the relocation of Port Moresby's port and gas-generated electricity.
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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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Milne Bay Province: more than just a tourism hub for Papua New Guinea

Opinion: Using the central bank to finance Papua New Guinea’s deficit is a ‘slippery slope’

Cott Oil and Gas focuses on Pandora gas field’s potential for floating LNG

Five questions for … Lesieli Taviri, winner of the 2014 Westpac Oustanding Women Award

Air Niugini adapts to changing aviation industry by launching domestic subsidiary

Gough Whitlam and Papua New Guinea: Independence a key foreign policy priority

Dealing with debt, deficit and transparency: experts identify key 2015 Budget issues

Prepare for a ‘tsunami’ of development projects: Independent Public Business Corporation chair

PNG national cricketers become full-time professionals with new contracts

Sime Darby bids to take majority shareholding in New Britain Palm Oil

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

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