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Companies struggle to pay bills,after the Bank of PNG rations kina

Restricting the margins at which the kina can be traded against the US dollar has had little positive effect, with some companies struggling to pay bills, as the central bank reportedly restricts the purchase of US currency, Manufacturers Council of Papua New Guinea CEO Chey Scovell tells Business Advantage PNG. Companies seeking to pay bills […]

Puma energy commits to PNG growth, rebrands first service station

Puma Energy is starting to show its colours in Papua New Guinea, with the rebranding of its first service station following the acquisition of InterOil’s downstream assets in PNG earlier this year. It’s part of a regional investment strategy, PNG General Manager Peter Diezmann tells Business Advantage PNG. Puma Energy Corporation has laid out plans […]

PNG economy facing ‘significant challenges’ as growth reaches fastest in 40 years

The Papua New Guinea economy is facing significant challenges, as growth reaches 20–22% next year, ANZ Asia-Pacific Chief Economist Glenn Maguire told this month’s 2014 Papua New Guinea Advantage Investment and Infrastructure Summit in Port Moresby. An increase in interest rates in the United States and a slowdown in China’s growth are the two key […]

Privatising PNG Power is necessary

A senior academic and head of the government’s research and think tank agrees it is time to privatise PNG Power Limited (PPL). Dr Thomas Webster, head of the National Research Institute (NRI), says the PNG Power problems that have come into the limelight recently had been festering for some time and the current Government’s announcement to privatise it […]

Fiji’s return to democracy expected to bring investment opportunities

Foreign investment in the Fiji economy is expected to return, following the first democratic election since the 2006 coup this week. Tourism, infrastructure and natural resources are three sectors expected to benefit, but economists and business leaders say that will depend on political and policy stability, as Kevin McQuillan reports. Fiji’s economic growth since its […]

Air Niugini and PNG Ports for partial sale

First Air Niugini, then PNG Power … then PNG Ports and the National Airports Corporation? The Papua New Guinea government is embarking on a grand plan to reinvigorate state-owned enterprises. But privatisation is not the only option to ensure SOEs function as viable entities. A White Paper will be released next month, outlining how the […]

PNG’s Worldrisk Survey skyfall

PAPUA New Guinea has fallen from grace in a big way, as reflected in the 2014 RESOURCESTOCKS World Risk Survey. In the most comprehensive World Risk Survey yet undertaken, PNG slid from 30 last year to 61. PNG was among more than 70 countries rated according to financial and social risk, green and red tape, land access […]