In brief: Crime and violence affects 80% of Papua New Guinea businesses, and other business stories

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Crime and violence slowing business growth, Robusta coffee production to be boosted, and women’s bank launched

Opinion: Boosting the domestic economy is the key to increasing Papua New Guinea growth

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The creation and now the production of the LNG plant highlights the next major challenge facing Papua New Guinea: How to grow the non-mining sectors. Economist Dan Gay says the key is to grow the domestic economy, and the internet and service industries.