The winners of Papua New Guinea’s major awards for innovation were announced at a special breakfast on 3 June at the Hilton Hotel in Port Moresby. While two of the awards were built on PNG’s growing digital backbone, the third award involved a decidedly offline solution.
A record number of corporations entered the 2026 Innovation PNG Awards this year, with the shortlists announced earlier this month in Port Moresby. From a digital platform for strata titles to a system to streamline coffee exports, we consider the five projects shortlisted for this year’s corporate category.
The Papua New Guinea Highlands has the potential to see a lucrative coffee boom if only it can weather key production and price issues, argue the International Food Policy Research Institute’s Rishabh Mukerjee and colleagues.
The Capital Insurance Group announces Acting CEO and the Coffee Industry Corporation welcomes a new Board Chairman.
Deloitte PNG announces the names of its two new partners, Credit Corp’s Chief Risk Officer bids adieu, changes to Steamships board and new board appointed for the Coffee Corporation Industry.
Papua New Guinea’s National Government and Bougainville continue post-referendum talks, Bank South Pacific signs MoU with the Department of Finance for an online payment solution and Newcrest pledges zero carbon emissions by 2050. The business news in brief.
Foreign exchange pressures continue to escalate, the Executive Director of the Institute of National Affairs talks about the ‘restorative effect’ reopening Porgera could have, and Oil Search back on track.
Papua New Guinea’s coffee industry has failed to reach its full potential, but a new plan aims to fix that.
NBPOL claims tariffs, fees and levies are hurting agriculture, SMEs to benefit from government’s stimulus and government owes over K1 billion to businesses. The business news you need to kickstart your week.
The World Bank predicts lower export revenue for Papua New Guinea, fuel prices set to fall, and retailer appeals for calm. The business news you need to kickstart your week.