Papua New Guinea (PNG) is poised to record its best-ever annual cash-crop export revenue in 2024, largely on the back of surging global cocoa prices, notes ANZ economist Kishti Sen.
Small wonders: smallholders behind Kongo Coffee success
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12 Feb 2024 by Leave a Comment
Smallholder farms are the key to success for Papua New Guinea coffee producer, Kongo Coffee. Paul Chai reports.
Papua New Guinea’s Chief Trade Officer outlines strategy to build export markets
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21 Jun 2023 by 1 Comment
Trade commissioners in overseas posts and a new online portal for exporters are among the measures being undertaken to try to increase Papua New Guinea’s international trade.
In brief: Special Economic Zone Summit gathers expertise and other business stories
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8 May 2023 by Leave a Comment
Results of Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Summit expected to help Papua New Guinea develop a new SEZ roadmap, Australia and New Zealand pledge their support to World Bank programs in the Pacific, and Bougainville Copper declares losses for 2022.
UK businesses to get more exposure to Papua New Guinea produce
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24 Apr 2023 by Leave a Comment
Last year, the United Kingdom government used major sporting events like the Commonwealth Games and the Rugby League World Cup to showcase Papua New Guinea coffee. Keith Scott, the UK’s High Commissioner to PNG, tells Business Advantage PNG of further plans to encourage more business with post-Brexit Britain.
In brief: Wafi-Golpu mine negotiations reach ‘final leg’ and other business news
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15 Jun 2022 by Leave a Comment
MRA head says Wafi-Golpu mine negotiations are in their ‘final leg’, fuel prices expected to increase and coffee prices expected to drop. The business news you need this morning.
How Papua New Guinea can boost its coffee production [analysis]
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1 Jul 2021 by 1 Comment
Papua New Guinea has the potential to become one of the top coffee producers in the world. Deputy Director of the National Research Institute, Eugene Ezebilo, explores what other countries have done to boost their coffee production and how these strategies could be implemented in PNG.
It’s all in the bag: a new way to drink Papua New Guinea coffee
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23 Jun 2021 by Leave a Comment
For coffee lover and entrepreneur Georgina Benson it’s is all about flavour and quality – so she is introducing to Papua New Guinea a new way to prepare and enjoy local coffee.
New K500 million plan to boost Papua New Guinea’s coffee industry
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29 Jul 2020 by 1 Comment
Papua New Guinea’s coffee industry has failed to reach its full potential, but a new plan aims to fix that.
In brief: tariffs, fees and levies hurting agriculture and other business stories
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13 Jul 2020 by Leave a Comment
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.
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