With mobile phone use now widespread in PNG, the country’s largest bank is aiming to bring financial services to the ‘unbanked’ in PNG’s rural areas for the first time—an initiative that is expected to drive small business development. PNG-based Bank South Pacific (BSP), the Pacific’s largest bank, will this year ramp up its rural banking […]
Papua New Guinea’s ICT evolution
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1 May 2011 by Leave a Comment
Information and communications technology (ICT) reform in Papua New Guinea is not only delivering cheaper prices and stronger competition: it is also helping businesses devise a new generation of innovative services. As most companies that do business there will tell you, while it can be very rewarding, Papua New Guinea is a demanding environment in […]
Madang Resort Hotel
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1 May 2008 by Leave a Comment
It’s no surprise to discover that the Madang Resort Hotel is Papua New Guinea’s oldest because that explains how it came to secure such a spectacular location. The 15-acre site, replete with orchid gardens and indigenous wildlife, has absolute water frontage onto Dallman Passage, beautiful Madang Harbour and Yamilon Lagoon. Guests in the executive suites […]
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