Last month, Papua New Guinea’s Parliament certified a revised Companies Act. What does this mean for business in PNG and when will the new amendments come into force? Cieran Kelly, Senior Tax Consultant, Tax, Transactions & Accounting and KPMG, explains.
The Bank of Papua New Guinea expects a ‘windfall’ from higher international commodity prices to alleviate some of the country’s foreign exchange shortages. However, anecdotal evidence suggests the forex situation is actually getting worse.
Vele Rupa was recently appointed as the new General Manager–Corporate Affairs at Steamships. He chats with Business Advantage PNG about his new role, the opportunities he sees in the market and what lies ahead for the company.
Improved internet services in Papua New Guinea present businesses with opportunities to transform the way they work. Amazon Web Service’s Craig Lawton offers some timely on what ‘the cloud’ can offer.
More details have been revealed about the planned TotalEnergies-led Papua LNG gas project and how businesses can get involved.
Lae, Papua New Guinea’s industrial and logistics hub, is benefiting from substantial new public and private sector investment. The president of its chamber of commerce, John Byrne, provides an update to Business Advantage PNG.
Business superstore Theodist has specialised in the provision of office supplies and technology for over fifty years in Papua New Guinea. Business Advantage PNG sat down with the company’s Chief Executive Officer, Kumar Baliah, to find out more about his strategy and vision for the future.
From solar mini grids to green hydrogen, Papua New Guinea needs to look to renewable energies to solve its energy needs.
There was a time when Papua New Guinea’s minimum wage was regarded as high but how does its compare today with the minimum wages of comparable countries? Economists Stephen Howes, Kingtau Mambon and Kelly Samof provide the answer.
China remains Papua New Guinea’s second largest source of imports and third-largest export market. Fresh from over three years in Beijing, Austrade’s new Deputy CEO considers the prospects for doing more business with China.