InterOil shareholders to vote on revised takeover bid by ExxonMobil in February, government debt rises in September quarter, Oil Search and Kumul Energy to evaluate proposed power projects. Your weekly digest of the latest business news.
In brief: Vote on revised InterOil takeover bid in February, and other business stories
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People moves: Bank of Papua New Guinea, Investment Promotion Authority, BOC, BSP
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A new Deputy Governor of Bank PNG, an acting Managing Director at the Investment Promotion Authority, a new regional Managing Director at BOC, Director resigns from BSP
Five things we learned from the Bank of Papua New Guinea’s Economic Outlook
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Loi Bakani, Governor of the Bank of Papua New Guinea has presented his Economic Outlook. It contains a few surprises.
In brief: Interoil shareholders approve ExxonMobil takeover, and other business stories
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Eighty per cent of Interoil shareholders approve of ExxonMobil’s takeover bid, PNG economy to grow by two-to-three per cent, and plans for a new shipyard in Madang. Your weekly digest of the latest business news.
Why modernising Papua New Guinea’s bond markets may help solve the foreign exchange shortage
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26 Sep 2016 by 1 Comment
The governor of the Bank of Papua New Guinea, Loi Bakani, says that the shortage of foreign exchange is ‘an issue based on supply and demand of foreign currency for kina.’ One way to increase demand for a nation’s currency is to modernise the bond markets. A World Bank report has looked at some options.
Saving key to improving credit to Papua New Guinea business, say top bankers
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7 Sep 2016 by 3 Comments
The greatest challenge facing Papua New Guinea’s financial system and businesses is to establish saving in the country’s mostly unbanked population. That is the message from three of the country’s top bankers.
Business Advantage Boardroom, Episode 1: Papua New Guinea’s top bankers discuss the financial services sector
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Papua New Guinea’s top bankers discuss the kina, foreign exchange shortages, finance for business and the future of banking services.
Top bankers set the record straight on Papua New Guinea’s foreign exchange shortage
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31 Aug 2016 by 2 Comments
Papua New Guinea’s top two bankers, Loi Bakani, Governor of the Bank of Papua New Guinea and Robin Fleming, Chief Executive of Bank South Pacific, have asserted that the kina is not ‘controlled’. The shortage of foreign exchange is rather due to supply demand imbalances—but there is light at the end of the tunnel.
Papua New Guinea’s mid-year economic report paints gloomy picture, with some positives
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The Papua New Guinea government has released its Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook Report. GDP growth is expected to be weak, tax revenue is lower than expected and public debt is rising above the legislated limit.
A weaker kina may make sovereign bond raising less risky, says economist
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27 Jul 2016 by 4 Comments
The Papua New Guinea authorities should allow the currency to fall to its market level to make foreign bond raisings less risky says economist Rohan Fox. He tells Business Advantage PNG that domestic banks are reaching the limits of their capacity to take on government debt, which is increasing the pressure to raise capital internationally.
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