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Don’t panic: agricultural markets will weather the global storm

26 Jun 2013 by Business Advantage PNG

Commodities prices have been sold off heavily over the past week on worries that the global economy will slow. What does this mean for Papua New Guinea’s agricultural producers?
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Frabelle plans expansion beyond tuna processing

7 Nov 2013 by Business Advantage PNG

Lae-based Frabelle Fishing Corporation is one of the major partners behind the Majestic Seafood venture, which opened earlier this year. But, as Frabelle’s James Johnston tells Business Advantage PNG, the company has big expansion plans of its own too.
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Entrepreneurs: Blue7Team shows the right way to provide a service

7 Nov 2013 by Business Advantage PNG Leave a Comment

Anyone regularly attending functions in Port Moresby will soon come across the work of event production company Blue7Team. Business Advantage PNG speaks with co-founder Naraai Banam on the challenges of running a leading services business in Papua New Guinea.
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Kulim’s half-billion kina bid for New Britain Palm Oil ‘positive’

25 Jun 2013 by Business Advantage PNG

Market reaction to the proposed move to make New Britain Palm Oil Limited (NBPOL) a subsidiary of Malaysian company Kulim (Malaysia) Berhad has been generally positive, although one observer questions why PNG-based investors aren’t taking advantage of the fall in NBPOL’s share price.
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Papua New Guinea bucket list: Walindi Plantation Resort

25 Jun 2013 by Business Advantage PNG Leave a Comment

Nestled in PNG’s Kimbe Bay in West New Britain, Walindi Plantation Resort is a gem for divers eager to encounter some of the most beautiful, unspoiled coral reefs in the world. Sonja Heydeman learns more, as part of our ongoing tour of some of PNG’s leading tourist locations.
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Analysts welcome PanAust takeover of Frieda River mine project

7 Nov 2013 by Business Advantage PNG

The entry of PanAust—a new player in PNG's mining sector—is good news for the giant Frieda River gold and copper mining project in East Sepik Province. The move has also been welcomed by analysts.
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Bougainville mine could re-open within two years: landowners

19 Jun 2013 by Business Advantage PNG

The newly-appointed head of the Bougainville landowners group is cautiously optimistic that work to re-open the giant Panguna copper and gold mine could begin within two years.
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Employment agencies optimistic about job outlook in Papua New Guinea

30 Oct 2013 by Business Advantage PNG Leave a Comment

Recruitment agencies servicing Papua New Guinea say the employment of expatriates has fallen over the past year. However, as our survey of the sector suggests, there is optimism about all employment in 2014, as new ventures come on stream to replace the giant PNG LNG project.
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Opinion: Change to Takeovers Code may discourage foreign investment in Papua New Guinea

30 Oct 2013 by Business Advantage PNG 1 Comment

Trade Minister, Richard Maru, has amended Papua New Guinea’s takeover code, introducing a new national interest test for anyone acquiring shares in PNG companies. The law firms who represented Kulim (Malaysia) Berhad in its recent failed bid for New Britain Palm Oil say the lack of definition about what is ‘the national interest’ will discourage foreign investment in PNG and PNG companies.
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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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Don’t panic: agricultural markets will weather the global storm

Frabelle plans expansion beyond tuna processing

Entrepreneurs: Blue7Team shows the right way to provide a service

Kulim’s half-billion kina bid for New Britain Palm Oil ‘positive’

Papua New Guinea bucket list: Walindi Plantation Resort

Analysts welcome PanAust takeover of Frieda River mine project

Bougainville mine could re-open within two years: landowners

Employment agencies optimistic about job outlook in Papua New Guinea

Opinion: Change to Takeovers Code may discourage foreign investment in Papua New Guinea

Cloudy Bay wins full Forestry Stewardship Council certification

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