COVID-19 forces Papua New Guinea’s Ok Tedi Mining to shut operations, PNG Biomass Project decision due in later this year and Mendi Airport completion expected in October. Your business news summarised.
In brief: Ok Tedi Mining suspends operations and other business stories
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People moves: Kumul Minerals Holdings, City Pharmacy, British American Tobacco PNG, Oil Search, Solomon Brewery
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Kumul Minerals Holdings renews its board, City Pharmacy appoints new CEO, British American Tobacco announces head of National Field, change on Oil Search Board and Solomon Brewery welcomes a Supply Chain Manager.
Boardroom briefing: capital raising in Papua New Guinea during COVID-19, can big data predict your health and how tech is helping curb the pandemic
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27 May 2020 by Leave a Comment
Raising capital in Papua New Guinea during the pandemic, the Chinese city giving residents a ‘health score’ and Microsoft talks tech and the future of pandemics. Readings from around the world on business, leadership and management.
Crisis management: taking care of business during Papua New Guinea’s SOE
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25 May 2020 by Leave a Comment
The first in a series of Business Advantage PNG online business briefings tackled the issue of managing your business during the COVID-19 crisis. Mahesh Patel, CEO of CPL Group, and Wayne Osterberg, KPMG PNG’s Director Advisory Services, looked at the critical issues during Papua New Guinea’s state of emergency.
People moves: Ok Tedi Development Foundation, CPL Group, Pacific Tourism Organisation
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29 Apr 2020 by Leave a Comment
The Ok Tedi Development Foundation gets a new boss, CPL Group welcomes a Trainee Marketing Manager and Pacific Tourism Organisation gets an interim Chairman.
Retail rollercoaster: Papua New Guinean retailers on wild COVID-19 ride
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21 Apr 2020 by Leave a Comment
Demand is up, foot traffic is down and trading is restricted but Papua New Guinea’s retailers are finding a way through the country’s current lockdown – and some positive changes are here to stay, reports Paul Chai.
Rogue traders challenge CPL Group’s growth in Papua New Guinea
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11 Dec 2019 by Leave a Comment
Rising, quite literally, from the ashes of a devastating fire in 2017, retailer CPL Group is back in the black. However, CEO Mahesh Patel tells Business Advantage PNG that rogue retailers and slow government spending have presented challenges to the retailer’s phoenix story.
People moves: Oil Search, CPL Group, MSME Council
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Oil Search appoints Managing Director, City Pharmacy Limited Group announces a new Chief Operations Officer, and MSME Council gets new team of directors.
People moves: Central Provincial Health Authority, Puma Energy
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The Central Provincial Health Authority announces its first Chairman and Puma Energy Ltd has a new Country General Manager.
In brief: Oil and Gas Act to be amended and other business stories
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9 Sep 2019 by Leave a Comment
Changes to the Oil and Gas Act, Prime Minister James Marape has announced that he wants to get the Wafi-Golpu gold mine ‘operational at the soonest’, and opposition leader Patrick Pruaitch has presented a case to challenge Marape’s election as prime minister. Your weekly digest of business news.
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