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InterOil teams up with Total to develop Papua New Guinea’s second LNG project

11 Dec 2013 by Business Advantage PNG 10 Comments

InterOil Corporation has announced it is teaming up with France's Total S.A. to develop Papua New Guinea's second LNG gas project at the Elk and Antelope fields in Gulf Province. How will the new project fit into PNG's existing LNG landscape?
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Pacific tourism resilient, despite falling Aus/NZ dollars

17 Jul 2013 by Business Advantage PNG

The Pacific's tourist sector has been resilient to the falling Australia and New Zealand dollars, according to the July ANZ Bank Pacific Monthly update.
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‘Just like riding a tiger’: Ok Tedi Mining’s CEO reflects on a momentous year

9 Dec 2013 by Andrew Wilkins

It’s been an ‘momentous’ year for Ok Tedi Mining Limited, according its CEO, Nigel Parker. Business Advantage PNG spoke to him about a tough year for Papua New Guinea’s largest mine and its likely future.
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Telikom Papua New Guinea rings the changes

17 Jul 2013 by Business Advantage PNG 1 Comment

Telikom PNG is upgrading and expanding its network, after earlier this month signing a K600 million (US$200 million) deal with Chinese technology provider Huawei. Chairman Mahesh Patel outlines where the money will be spent and commits the state-owned telco to improving its customer service.
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The high price of calling Papua New Guinea

5 Dec 2013 by Business Advantage PNG 11 Comments

Why are call rates to Papua New Guinea from overseas so expensive? The answer's not quite as simple as you might think, as Business Advantage PNG discovered.
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Interview: Papua New Guineans need to become active participants in the economy, says Sir Nagora Bogan

17 Jul 2013 by Business Advantage PNG 2 Comments

More than 400 delegates attended the inaugural SME Summit in Madang earlier this month. PNG's Indigenous Business Council President Sir Nagora Bogan explains what will be required to encourage more Papua New Guineans to start their own small and medium-size enterprises.
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Five questions for … Sushil Gordon of Port Moresby’s Airways Hotel

4 Dec 2013 by Business Advantage PNG

Managing a top class hotel in Papua New Guinea presents both unique challenges and rewards. We caught up with Sushil Gordon, General Manager of Port Moresby's celebrated Airways Hotel.
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Private wharf to relieve Port Moresby congestion

10 Jul 2013 by Business Advantage PNG

Construction of a new private wharf and boat ramp in Port Moresby will be completed by the end of the year, according to Karthik Pajjala, General Manager of Avenell Engineering Systems Ltd, the builders of the wharf.
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The battle to save the Papua New Guinea cocoa industry

4 Dec 2013 by Business Advantage PNG 13 Comments

Despite growing demand for cocoa around the world, the industry in Papua New Guinea is in crisis, with production in East New Britain alone plummeting by 82% between 2008 and 2012. Business Advantage PNG reports on attempts to combat the pest which threatens the sector.
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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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InterOil teams up with Total to develop Papua New Guinea’s second LNG project

Pacific tourism resilient, despite falling Aus/NZ dollars

‘Just like riding a tiger’: Ok Tedi Mining’s CEO reflects on a momentous year

Telikom Papua New Guinea rings the changes

The high price of calling Papua New Guinea

Interview: Papua New Guineans need to become active participants in the economy, says Sir Nagora Bogan

Five questions for … Sushil Gordon of Port Moresby’s Airways Hotel

Private wharf to relieve Port Moresby congestion

The battle to save the Papua New Guinea cocoa industry

Papua New Guinea bucket list: Madang Resort

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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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