One of PNG’s largest and most diversified companies has a new Managing Director. We caught up with Steamships’ Geoff Cundle (pictured below) a few weeks into his new job.
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The insurance industry in PNG looks forward to consolidation, more growth and regulatory reform in the coming year.
Business Advantage PNG spoke with the region’s three most senior bankers to get their thoughts on the year ahead.
The future of Papua New Guinea’s struggling mobile phone company Bemobile remains undecided, but it does seem increasingly likely that Vodafone Fiji will take over the running of the company.
If foreign investors have generally been wary of investing in Fiji since the 2006 coup, Papua New Guinea has been the exception.
The 12th Papua New Guinea Mining and Petroleum Investment Conference was held last week in Sydney, Australia. The event was hosted by the PNG Chamber of Mines and Petroleum.
In November 2012, Ok Tedi Mining Limited (OTML) submitted a feasibility plan to extend the Ok Tedi mine’s life to 2025. With continuation agreements being finalised with Western Province landowners this month, we spoke with OTML’s CEO Nigel Parker about the US$822 million extension project and likely changes to PNG’s mining laws.
Senior figures in Papua New Guinea’s new government will come face-to-face with members of the country’s largest industry for the first time at the Papua New Guinea Mining and Petroleum Conference (3–5 December) in Sydney, Australia.
With the new O’Neill Government’s first National Budget released just yesterday, Paul Barker assesses the prospects for business under PNG’s new Government.
Magazine showcases Papua New Guinea’s produce and producers