In this exclusive interview with Business Advantage PNG, Westpac PNG Chief Executive Andrew Cairns speaks in depth about the opportunities that most excite him in the domestic market in the years to come. He also discusses the impacts of greylisting and what a final decision on Papua LNG will mean for the banking sector.
Papua LNG will continue to command the attention of PNG’s investment community in the coming year, after taking a major step towards a final investment decision, while other major resources projects continue to advance at their own pace.
Last week’s revised gas agreement between the Papua New Guinea Government and the developers of the Papua LNG project sets a 15 December ‘drop-dead’ deadline for a final investment decision. Business Advantage PNG examines why the agreement was revised, what it means for the project’s ownership structure, and what steps remain to reach FID.
With its National Content Plan approved, Twinza is working to reach a final investment decision on the Pasca A offshore gas project before Papua New Guinea enters election mode next year. Roppe Uyassi, Twinza’s CEO PNG, shares what’s ahead in this exclusive interview with Business Advantage PNG.
Prime Minister James Marape and leading financiers and investors were among the key decision-makers setting out their visions for the Papua New Guinea economy at the 2026 Business Advantage PNG Investment Conference in Brisbane on 10–11 August. Business Advantage PNG reports.
Beyond a unique set of immediate challenges, investors have a growing number of reasons to be optimistic about the outlook for Papua New Guinea heading into the PNG Investment Conference in Brisbane on 10-11 August.
Pieter Steyn has been with KPMG Papua New Guinea since 2018 and became the firm’s Country Managing Partner in July 2025. In this interview with Business Advantage PNG, he shares the signals he is seeing ahead of Papua LNG, growing business opportunities outside of Port Moresby, and why firms are beginning to take ESG seriously.
With improved export receipts and the prospect of major resources projects starting in 2026, Papua New Guinea’s economy is set for a sustained period of growth. Andrew Wilkins speaks with business leaders in the country about their expectations for the year ahead.
Papua New Guinea’s fuel supplies and prices are under pressure, more positive signs emerge on Papua LNG, and superannuation funds deliver the goods.
Final investment decisions on gas projects, a weaker kina and Starlink? Business Advantage PNG looks to the year ahead and considers what PNG-focused businesses can expect in the coming 12 months.