A report on Huawei’s data centre in Papua New Guinea shows it has security vulnerabilities, the Frieda River project gets a no from the East Sepik Provincial Assembly and new internet prices expected this year. The business news you need to kickstart your week.
In brief: China and Papua New Guinea strengthen commercial ties and other business stories
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22 Jun 2020 by Leave a Comment
Papua New Guinea can now export seafood directly to mainland China, the World Bank projects GDP growth in South East Asia and the Pacific region to fall to 0.5 per cent and an agriculture project is set to transform Eastern Highlands province. The news you need to kickstart your week.
Digging deeper: Mineral Resources Authority confident about the future of Papua New Guinea’s mining sector
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27 Apr 2020 by 2 Comments
The global economic crisis triggered by COVID-19 outbreak has increased the urgency for Papua New Guinea to facilitate mining projects, which are the biggest providers of crucial foreign exchange. Business Advantage PNG speaks exclusively PNG’s Mineral Resources Authority about where the sector is heading.
Mining in Papua New Guinea: a sector profile
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10 Oct 2019 by Leave a Comment
A profile of the mining sector in Papua New Guinea, including mining companies, licenses and leases and tax incentives.
Boardroom briefing: Data-centre electricity use, waste from the mining industry and the importance of traceability in agriculture
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16 Apr 2019 by Leave a Comment
Data centres are gobbling up the world’s electricity, mine dumps to come clean, and growing interest in traceability. Readings from around the world on business, leadership and management.
What can Papua New Guinea business look forward to in 2018?
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17 Jan 2018 by Leave a Comment
As Papua New Guinea business gets back to work, Business Advantage PNG’s Andrew Wilkins looks at some of the issues coming up in 2018. With APEC coming to Port Moresby and a second LNG project in the offing, this is a year when PNG is going to be the subject of international attention.
In brief: Frieda River partners go into arbitration, and other business stories
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18 Jul 2017 by Leave a Comment
Frieda River partners seek arbitration to resolve dispute, Livestock Development Corporation ‘defunct’ and food labelling remains an issue. Your weekly digest of the latest business news.
Highlands Pacific shifts strategy to focus on controlling projects in Papua New Guinea
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6 Jun 2017 by Leave a Comment
Highlands Pacific is expanding its focus from large projects and exploration, to controlling interests in smaller projects offering near term returns. Highlands Pacific Managing Director, Craig Lennon, tells Business Advantage PNG it is a response to market changes.
PM O’Neill calls for greater intervention to strengthen Papua New Guinea industry
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17 May 2017 by 1 Comment
The Prime Minister Peter O’Neill has outlined a plan of greater government involvement in Papua New Guinea’s industrial development. In a speech to the Australia Papua New Guinea Business Forum & Trade Expo in Port Moresby O’Neill described the need both to broaden the industry base and to move some industries up the value chain.
Sticking points in Mining Act yet to be resolved, says Mining Minister Byron Chan
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9 Jan 2017 by Leave a Comment
The Minister for Mining, Byron Chan, says that the amendments to Papua New Guinea’s Mining Act are ‘complete’. But he tells Business Advantage PNG that there are some contentious issues.
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