Doing Business in Papua New Guinea

• Geography, regions and provinces
• Main towns and cities
• People, culture and history
• System of government
• Key social indicators
• Transparency and governance
• Environment and sustainability
• International and diplomatic relations

• Overview
• Employment
• Foreign direct investment (FDI)
• Ease of doing business
• Trade
• National economic and development strategy
• Stock exchange
• Government securities
• Multilateral development institutions in PNG
• State-owned enterprises
• Landowner companies
• Development aid

• Agriculture
• Aviation
• Construction
• Energy
• Financial services
• Fisheries
• Forestry
• Information and communications technology
• Manufacturing
• Mining
• Petroleum and gas
• Ports and shipping
• Real estate
• Road infrastructure
• Services
• Tourism

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• National, provincial and local governments explained
• Legal system and dispute resolution
• Foreign investment law and policy
• Forms of investment
• Land ownership explained
• Proposed legislative reforms

• Autonomous Region of Bougainville
• Central
• Chimbu (Simbu)
• East New Britain
• East Sepik
• Eastern Highlands
• Enga
• Gulf
• Hela
• Jiwaka
• Madang
• Manus
• Milne Bay
• Morobe
• National Capital District
• New Ireland
• Oro (Northern)
• Sandaun (West Sepik)
• Southern Highlands
• West New Britain
• Western Highlands
• Western

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• Overview
• Corporate tax
• Personal tax
• Superannuation tax considerations
• Withholding and other taxes
• Double tax agreements
• Goods and services tax (GST)
• Tax incentives
• Tax clearance requirements
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Tax rates at a glance

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• Employing people: an overview (includes useful contacts)
• Work permits
• Visas
• Employment contracts and industrial relations, superannuation and cultural factors
• Accommodation and real estate
• Cost of living
• Employment of non-National spouses and dependents, education and health

• Practical tips and advice for the business traveller to Papua New Guinea
• Business Advantage Papua New Guinea (our annual business and investment guide)
• Mining and Energy Special Edition(our special edition focusing on the mining and energy sectors of PNG)
• The 2025 PNG 100 CEO Survey (exclusive, annual survey of executives who run PNG’s largest companies, compiled by Business Advantage International with Westpac)
• PNG Investment Promotion Authority (includes company search facility)
• Doing Business in PNG (KPMG, 2020)
• Doing Business in PNG (PwC, 2022)
• Austrade’s Market Profile of Papua New Guinea

• The National (daily newspaper)
• The Post Courier (daily newspaper)
• EMTV (largest TV broadcaster)
• NBC PNG (local online news)

• International Monetary Fund
• International Finance Corporation (IFC)
• Asian Development Bank  | +675 322 1700
• Australia–Papua New Guinea Business Council
• Australian Trade Commission (Austrade)  |  +675 325 9150