Kina Group has launched Papua New Guinea’s first non-bank EFTPOS cash card.
Westpac
O’Neill defends loan to buy into Oil Search, economy vulnerable unless security boosted, Manus Detention Centre focus of Abbott/O’Neill talks. Your weekly digest of the latest business news.
Commercial banks in the Solomon Islands have closed down several logging company bank accounts, in a move that will make it almost impossible for those companies to receive export proceeds.
Christine Iauve, a vegetable farmer from Magautou village, used to keep her hard-earned cash in a safe. Now she, and hundreds of others in rural and remote areas, are getting access to banking services, and setting ambitious goals.
Three years ago, ‘Airport Economist’ Tim Harcourt came to Papua New Guinea to see how it was coping after the global financial crisis. In this excerpt from his forthcoming book, Trading Places – The Airport Economist’s Guide to International Business, he reflects on what he found.
Commodities prices have been sold off heavily over the past week on worries that the global economy will slow. What does this mean for Papua New Guinea’s agricultural producers?
Major changes at Bemobile as Vodafone steps in to take over, while Westpac MD and InterOil CEO announce departures.
Sorcery killing
Business Advantage PNG spoke with the region’s three most senior bankers to get their thoughts on the year ahead.
Business leaders provide their own take on opportunities in PNG’s economy.