A state of emergency declared in Porgera over illegal mining, O’Neill promises to cancel illegal forestry leases and second LNG train about to begin production. Your weekly digest of the latest business news.
Steamships
The Papua New Guinea Government has increased its stake in mobile phone company Bemobile, following the collapse of a deal with the Fiji National Provident Fund.
One of PNG’s largest and most diversified companies has a new Managing Director. We caught up with Steamships’ Geoff Cundle (pictured below) a few weeks into his new job.
Changes at Steamships/BSP
Greater access, improved accommodation and a unique culture lure greater numbers of visitors to Papua New Guinea.
Business leaders provide their own take on opportunities in PNG’s economy.
As Business Advantage’s PNG 100 CEO Survey reveals, leading companies are performing exceptionally in spite of facing an array of severe impediments. We take a closer look at some of the daily challenges faced by companies doing business in Papua New Guinea and find out how they are overcoming them.
Information and communications technology (ICT) reform in Papua New Guinea is not only delivering cheaper prices and stronger competition: it is also helping businesses devise a new generation of innovative services.