Foreign exchange has gone from being a big business problem to becoming a major impediment for all businesses in Papua New Guinea. What does the future hold for this and other challenges facing business?
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Commercial banks call for collaboration, communication and an awareness of risk if they are help finance what could be an infrastructure boom in Papua New Guinea.
Oil and gas prices both fell this month, with LNG dropping particularly sharply, while gold and cocoa are holding their own in a tough market for commodities.
Minister for State Enterprises Sasindran Muthuvel has revealed his plans to reform Papua New Guinean’s under-capitalised state utilities and telecommunications businesses. The future could involve partial privatisation, he says.
Kevin McQuillan meets a globetrotting cruise line officer, Papua New Guinean Christina Aule.
The 2020 Budget outlined an ambition to migrate half of Papua New Guinea’s population to some form of formal business by 2030. So what is required to start your own business?
University of Papua New Guinea’s Maholopa Laveil looks at the real impact of the government’s tariff policies on local manufacturers.
Figures on visitor arrivals to Papua New Guinea indicate that business travel and tourism are growing but there has been a falling interest the MICE market. The number of people coming to PNG for employment increased markedly.
The lack of foreign exchange is having a deep impact on Papua New Guinea’s financial system. A new World Bank report shows that mining is the biggest generator of foreign exchange in PNG, but what about LNG projects?
Papua New Guinean chemist Yalinu Poya has received an international award for her groundbreaking research into making sustainable synthetic fertiliser.