Papua New Guinea buoyed by cruise boom
The cruise news looks good. According to a report by the Pacific Islands Forum in mid-2013, the cruise industry has grown 125 per cent since 2005 and 143 new ships have been launched. Particularly strong growth has been recorded in the Asian and Australian markets; a record 834,000 Australians took a cruise holiday in 2013. […]
Using gas to develop Papua New Guinea’s economy
Exporting all future PNG gas extract for income may not be the best use of this remarkable resource. LNG should also be used for domestic power consumption and petrochemical feedstock to boost industry and provide much-needed jobs, argues Petroleum Operations Advisor to the World Bank, Michael McWalter. The PNG LNG Project is a great achievement. […]
Newsletter Issue 16th January 2015
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From the President’s Desk – 16th January
Welcome to the first Newsletter for 2015 and I hope the festive season was a good one and did not stress you out too much. The New Year definitely did not start off on a good note, with the dreadful killing of Mrs Moana Pisimi and murder of Tan Tiam Teng. Moana was the wife […]
PNG Dataco looks to build PNG’s communications infrastructure
Telecommunications wholesaler PNG DataCo Limited has been set up as part of a restructure of Papua New Guinea’s telecommunications industry. Business Advantage PNG discusses its critical role with its Chairman Reuben Kautu, an entrepreneur with a strong background of commercial and strategic management, developed during roles with BP, ExxonMobil and, more recently, Telikom PNG’s subsidiary […]
What’s on the agenda for PNG business in 2015
As Papua New Guinea enters 2015, changes in the global economy are likely to present major challenges, while local investment in infrastructure continues. Business Advantage PNG looks ahead to consider what 2015 may bring business. In his comments about the September 2014 Quarterly Economic Bulletin last week, Loi M Banaki, Governor of the country’s central […]
Newsletter Issue 19th December 2014
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Newsletter Issue 12th December 2014
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Papua New Guinea’s Kina Group looks to the future
From modest beginnings, Papua’s New Guinea’s largest non-bank financial services company, the Kina Group, has come a long way. Chief Executive Officer Syd Yates explains the Kina vision to Business Advantage PNG. Since it started as Kina Securities, a small funds administrator and stockbroker, some 17 years ago, the Kina Group has grown into a […]
Newsletter Issue 5th December
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PNG 2015 Budget analysis dealing with debt and deficits
Despite much that is good in the 2015 Budget, the Papua New Guinea government’s medium-term fiscal plans are a concern, writes Paul Flanagan, former senior executive in the Australian Treasury, and advisor to the PNG Treasury from 2011 to 2013. Papua New Guinea is facing growing economic problems, with foreign exchange controls hurting businesses and […]
Newsletter Issue 28th November 2014
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