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Papua New Guinea back open for business travel
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4 May 2022 by Leave a Comment
With international and domestic airline services starting to return to pre-COVID levels and health protocols becoming increasing relaxed, business travel to Papua New Guinea is finally getting back to ‘normal’.
People moves: Chinese Embassy, Qantas, Oil Search, Bougainville, PNG Institute of Directors
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19 May 2021 by Leave a Comment
The Embassy of the People’s Republic of China gets a new head, Qantas welcomes new Regional Manager, Oil Search appointment for the PNG Orchids, Autonomous Region of Bougainville names key post-referendum figure, and new Fellow inducted into the Institute of Directors.
Boardroom briefing: promising vaccines, app to enable global travel, and poultry investment pays off
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24 Nov 2020 by Leave a Comment
Vaccines give hope for an end to quarantine, aviation industry launches app to get back in the air, and agritech finds a way to sell eggs before they’ve been laid. Readings from around the world on business, leadership and management.
Turbulent times: Papua New Guinea’s airlines rise to the challenge
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13 May 2020 by Leave a Comment
In spite of the International Air Transport Association reporting global losses for the airline industry up to US$314 billion (K1086 billion), Papua New Guinea’s carriers are keeping essential services going under the toughest business conditions.
Boardroom briefing: world’s longest commercial flight, commodity prices weak and how to get innovative ideas
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23 Oct 2019 by Leave a Comment
Qantas has completed the world’s longest commercial flight, many commodity prices below cost of production, and how to foster innovation. Readings from around the world on business, leadership and management.
Boardroom briefing: Project Sunrise, goodbye US dollar, and airports and seaports asked to reduce carbon emissions
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27 Aug 2019 by Leave a Comment
The Australian airline company Qantas eyes ‘the final frontier in aviation’, one currency to rule them all, and time has come for airports, ports and other stations to reduce their carbon emissions. Readings from around the world on business, leadership and management.
Boardroom briefing: transformation champions, banks go different ways on Apple Card, new transport on-demand booking app
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12 Jun 2019 by Leave a Comment
ASX champions give us a lesson on business growth, Apple Card makes banks show their true colours, and Odesh launches an Uber-style app in Port Moresby. Readings from around the world on business, leadership and management.
Boardroom briefing: De-clutter your brain, new airport facilities and better internet capacity for Papua New Guinea
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24 Apr 2019 by Leave a Comment
Life without ‘smartphone rubbish’, two international airports boost their capacity, and Papua New Guinea set for ‘thousand-fold’ improvement of internet capacity. Readings from around the world on business, leadership and management.
In brief: Trump election bad for exporters says Chamber President, and other business stories
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15 Nov 2016 by Leave a Comment
Leahy predicts pressure on kina after Trump election, ban on beche-de-mer to be lifted and financing boost for SMEs. Your weekly digest of the latest business news.
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