JMP Securities has acquired Bank South Pacific’s stockbroking business in Papua New Guinea. Co-founder and Managing Director Lars Mortensen tells Business Advantage PNG he sees great opportunity for growth.
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Oil Search CFO designate departs, new legal counsel at Steamships, new CFO at Nambawan Super, new Deputy Director at Abt Associates.
There were few tax surprises in the 2020-21 Budget. However, what was not there was just as significant as what was, according to KPMG’s Tax Partner in Papua New Guinea, Karen McEntee.
Just when you thought 2020 couldn’t surprise us any more, Papua New Guinea’s politicians delivered a November parliamentary session to remember.
The United States and PNG working on trade and investment framework, Supreme Court rules Marape legally elected and Morobe Provincial Government to be first provincial government to engage directly in alluvial mining. The business news you need to kickstart your week.
Papua New Guinea’s tourism, manufacturing, retail and agriculture should be the main targets for further government support, contends Douveri Henao, Executive Director of the Business Council of Papua New Guinea. He also reveals the sectors that had received the biggest boost during the COVID-19 crisis.
Oil and cocoa prices soar while the LNG price stabilises. Business Advantage PNG’s monthly overview of commodity and financial markets.
The global economy is recovering faster that expected, according to Douglas Porter, Chief Economist and Managing Director of Canadian investment bank, BMO Financial Group.
Despite initial concerns about the impact of COVID-19, Swire Shipping’s data shows only a marginal reduction in freight volumes. Alistair Skingley, the company’s Country Manager for Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands, tells Business Advantage PNG that the company is upgrading its offerings in the expectation of solid growth in 2021.
Oil Search has announced in a recent strategy update that it will continue to reduce costs and pull back on exploration. However, the company says it intends to make the Papua LNG project a priority.