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Opinion: Callick assesses the success of public-private partnerships

7 Aug 2013 by Business Advantage PNG Leave a Comment

Papua New Guinea’s Treasurer Don Poyle has called for more public-private partnerships to drive the PNG economy. As the O’Neill government prepares to create an umbrella trust to oversee State-Owned Enterprises and their partnerships with private enterprise, Rowan Callick lays out the test for their success.
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Entrepreneurs: Mahesh Patel OBE, Chairman of CPL Group

7 Aug 2013 by Andrew Wilkins 23 Comments

Fresh-faced and newly-qualified, Mahesh Patel arrived in Papua New Guinea in 1984 to take up a job as a pharmacist. Almost 30 years on, he speaks with Andrew Wilkins about the building of retail and wholesale conglomerate CPL Group, one of PNG’s most dynamic companies.
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Online business register will improve ease of doing business: Investment Promotion Authority

7 Aug 2013 by Business Advantage PNG

Small business operators will be the beneficiaries of an online registration process, which they can use to register new businesses and update information.
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Papua New Guinea mid-year budget outlook: What do analysts think?

7 Aug 2013 by Business Advantage PNG Leave a Comment

Papua New Guinea’s Treasurer Don Polye gave a comprehensive update on the nation’s economic outlook last week. We asked analysts for their reaction.
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Time to focus on customer service and developing local managers

5 Feb 2014 by Robert de Loryn 5 Comments

With Papua New Guinea’s economy slowing, there are more companies chasing fewer opportunities. How to ensure your business gets the job? The answers are good customer service and developing local talent, according to management consultant Robert de Loryn.
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Annual Australia-Fiji business forum held in Brisbane

31 Jul 2013 by Business Advantage PNG

For the first time since Fiji’s 2006 coup, the annual Australia-Fiji Business Forum was held in Australia earlier this week.
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Papua New Guinea’s manufacturers seek level playing field on cheap imports

4 Feb 2014 by Business Advantage PNG 1 Comment

Cheap imports into Papua New Guinea are posing an increasing threat to local producers, with reports of foreign companies ‘dumping’ goods in PNG or under-declaring the value of imports.
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BSP’s rural banking opens up market access

31 Jul 2013 by Business Advantage PNG 1 Comment

Christine Iauve, a vegetable farmer from Magautou village, used to keep her hard-earned cash in a safe. Now she, and hundreds of others in rural and remote areas, are getting access to banking services, and setting ambitious goals.
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Papua New Guinea bucket list: Trans Niugini Tours

31 Jul 2013 by Business Advantage PNG

With a stable of six and soon to be seven strategically located lodges, Trans Niugini Tours (TNT) is expanding its tourism reach in Papua New Guinea.
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New port in Gulf Province to be built by joint venture

29 Jan 2014 by Business Advantage PNG 1 Comment

The Gulf Provincal government has set up a 50/50 partnership with the United States-based cargo transportation company, Teras America LLC, to build a port to service Papua New Guinea’s second LNG project and other industries.
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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 … [Read More...]

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

Business leaders are not quite ready to call it, but there are promising signs as Papua New Guinea celebrates its 50th anniversary … [Read More...]

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

After a decade focused on existing minerals and hydrocarbons production, Papua New Guinea is gearing up for an anticipated wave of … [Read More...]

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

In this exclusive interview with Business Advantage PNG, Barrick Gold’s President and Chief Executive Mark Bristow talks about the … [Read More...]

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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 […]
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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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Opinion: Callick assesses the success of public-private partnerships

Entrepreneurs: Mahesh Patel OBE, Chairman of CPL Group

Online business register will improve ease of doing business: Investment Promotion Authority

Papua New Guinea mid-year budget outlook: What do analysts think?

Time to focus on customer service and developing local managers

Annual Australia-Fiji business forum held in Brisbane

Papua New Guinea’s manufacturers seek level playing field on cheap imports

BSP’s rural banking opens up market access

Papua New Guinea bucket list: Trans Niugini Tours

New port in Gulf Province to be built by joint venture

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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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