In brief: Papua LNG scheduled to commence in 2027 and other business stories

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Total E&P’s MD outlines Papua LNG schedule, the Internal Revenue Commission signs Memorandum of Agreement with the SME Corporation and Air Niugini to resume services to Sydney. The business news you need today.

Stronger together: why Papua New Guinea’s SMEs need to look out for one another

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What do micro, small and medium-sized businesses in Papua New Guinea actually need to thrive? Two entrepreneurs heavily involved in the country’s SME ecosystem gave their thoughts to the recent 2021 Business Advantage Papua New Guinea Investment Conference.

In brief: Shopsmart PNG signs deal with Steamships and other business stories

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Steamships partners with Emstret Holdings to help SMEs deliver its products, NDB still to loan out to SMEs, and K1 million for the honey sector. The business news in brief.

People moves: Harmony Gold, YEGAP, PNG Hunters

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Harmony Gold Mining announces a new Investment Committee Member, the Young Entrepreneurs Group of the Asia Pacific (YEGAP) welcomes a new members to its Executive Committee, and the PNG Hunters appoint a new Commercial Manager.

From Papua New Guinea to the world: meet Shopsmart, PNG’s first ecommerce marketplace

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Inspired by her fellow entrepreneurs, Emstret Holdings CEO Vani Nades has launched Shopsmart PNG, an online marketplace for Papua New Guineans to ‘do business, irrespective of size’.

Meet the business woman behind Papua New Guinea’s first co-working space

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Vani Nades is the first Papua New Guinean to open a co-working hub for small-to-medium entrepreneurs in Port Moresby. Adeshola Ore chats with Nades about being an entrepreneur in PNG, and her plans for the future.