Barrick’s CEO addresses delays in the reopening of Porgera mine, rice farming potentially back on the table after a visit from a Filipino delegation and PNG LNG’s contribution to the State. Your business news in brief.
Search Results for: Papua LNG
2023: what can Papua New Guinea business expect from the year ahead?
Welcome,
Business Advantage PNG looks to the year ahead and considers what Papua New Guinea-focused businesses can expect in the coming 12 months.
Analysis: Is Papua New Guinea’s economic bust over?
Welcome,
Is Papua New Guinea’s economy set for its next boom? Devpolicy’s Stephen Howes and Alyssa Leng examine the signs of a turnaround.
Papua New Guinea’s Treasurer announces largest Budget ever for 2023
Welcome,
The first National Budget of the returned Marape Government predicts record government revenues and expenditure in 2023, with significant increases in spending on infrastructure, law and order, education and health.
Papua New Guinea’s resources sector to gather in Sydney
Welcome,
Next month’s 16th Papua New Guinea Mining and Petroleum Investment Conference in Sydney (5 to 7 December) will mark the event’s return for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic. Business Advantage PNG previews what to expect.
Papua New Guinea’s Sovereign Wealth Fund: the clock is ticking [analysis]
Welcome,
Is it now or never for Papua New Guinea’s Sovereign Wealth Fund? Alyssa Leng and Stephen Howes of the Australian National University’s Development Policy Centre tell us what could be lost if PNG doesn’t act now.
Five questions for Mauro Leone, Area General Manager for IHG in Papua New Guinea
Welcome,
IHG (Intercontinental Hotels Group) PNG is represented by the Holiday Inn Suites, Holiday Inn Express and the Crowne Plaza Residences in Port Moresby. We sat down with IHG’s Area General Manager Mauro Leone to see how the group is trading — and what he expects from the year to come.
Foreign exchange shortages still biting business in Papua New Guinea
Welcome,
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.
Recent readers’ comments