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Bank of Papua New Guinea intervenes on kina

5 Jun 2014 by Business Advantage PNG 3 Comments

The Bank of Papua New Guinea this week made a surprising move to support a weakening currency, at the same time acting to restrict the margins being made by the country’s foreign exchange dealers.
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Coffee farmers plan to capitalise on global demand for Papua New Guinea Arabica

4 Jun 2014 by Business Advantage PNG 3 Comments

Coffee farmers in the Papua New Guinea's Western Highlands and Jiwaka provinces are planning to capitalise on the growing global demand for sustainable Arabica coffee. With the help of a young entrepreneur who grew up on plantations in the region, they have an ambitious plan to double annual production within two years.
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Involving women in business makes good economic sense, says Lesieli Taviri

4 Jun 2014 by Business Advantage PNG Leave a Comment

Ending violence, positive discrimination policies, promotion of women and expanding opportunities for women are the four key ways to get more women into business, according to Lesieli Taviri, Chair of the newly-formed Business Coalition for Women.
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Real estate demand still strong in Papua New Guinea despite fall in rental costs

29 May 2014 by Business Advantage PNG 1 Comment

Commercial real estate activity in Port Moresby and Lae remains strong despite a fall in demand for executive rentals associated with the winding down of the six-year construction phase of the ExxonMobil-led LNG PNG project.
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ROC Oil determined to enter Papua New Guinea with Horizon merger

29 May 2014 by Business Advantage PNG Leave a Comment

Australia's ROC Oil is pushing ahead with its move into Papua New Guinea through a merger with Horizon Oil, one of the companies behind the Stanley gas project in Western Province.
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Bemobile upgrade has begun, says new CEO

29 Oct 2013 by Business Advantage PNG 9 Comments

With money finally in the bank and an experienced hand at the helm, are the fortunes of PNG’s troubled mobile phone company Bemobile about to turn? Business Advantage PNG spoke with Sundar Ramamurthy – who last week became its ninth CEO and its fourth in a year – to find out.
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Papua New Guinea’s PNG LNG project: who gets the money?

27 May 2014 by Business Advantage PNG 2 Comments

The first shipment of gas from Papua New Guinea's PNG LNG project has left for Japan this week, highlighting the potential billions of dollars of income for the project's partners. Business Advantage PNG looks at where that income will go.
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Infrastructure the next key investment area: Kina Asset Management

23 Oct 2013 by Business Advantage PNG

The great untapped investment area in Papua New Guinea is infrastructure, according to Syd Yates, ‎Executive Director of investment fund Kina Asset Management Limited (KAML).
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LNG gives Oil Search Limited a strong cashflow for next 20 years: Botten

21 May 2014 by Business Advantage PNG Leave a Comment

With shipments of gas from the PNG LNG project under way, Business Advantage PNG talks exclusively to Peter Botten, CEO of venture partner Oil Search Limited, about the future of Papua New Guinea’s largest company and hydrocarbons in PNG.
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National Petroleum Company aims to deliver long-term benefits, says Kramer

21 May 2014 by Business Advantage PNG Leave a Comment

As the PNG LNG project enters its operational phase, Frank Kramer, Chairman of the National Petroleum Company of Papua New Guinea (which will hold and manage the government’s 16.8% stake) outlines his vision for managing the country’s hydrocarbon assets.
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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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Bank of Papua New Guinea intervenes on kina

Coffee farmers plan to capitalise on global demand for Papua New Guinea Arabica

Involving women in business makes good economic sense, says Lesieli Taviri

Real estate demand still strong in Papua New Guinea despite fall in rental costs

ROC Oil determined to enter Papua New Guinea with Horizon merger

Bemobile upgrade has begun, says new CEO

Papua New Guinea’s PNG LNG project: who gets the money?

Infrastructure the next key investment area: Kina Asset Management

LNG gives Oil Search Limited a strong cashflow for next 20 years: Botten

National Petroleum Company aims to deliver long-term benefits, says Kramer

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

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