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Calls for urgent action and investment incentives to boost non-mining sectors

Two respected trade and industry leaders have urged the government to boost investment in agriculture and non-mining sectors, warning a failure to act soon could induce ‘the dreaded Dutch Disease’. The head of the trade division of the Department of Trade, Commerce and Industry, Max Rai, wants the government to provide incentives to attract foreign […]

Australian aid and trade watchdogs denounce Pacific Free Trade Agreement

Independent Australian organisations, the Australian Fair  Trade and Investment Network (AFTINET) and AID/WATCH, Australia’s aid  monitor, have voiced serious concerns about the PACER-Plus Free Trade  Agreement currently being negotiated between Australia, New Zealand  and Pacific Island Countries. Both organisations assert that  PACER-Plus will leave Pacific Island Countries disadvantaged, and  ignores calls from Pacific Islanders who […]

From the President’s Desk – 25th July 2014

CRICKET LEGENDS TO VISIT LAE Two Cricket Legends will be in Lae next month. Arjuna Ranatunga and Andrew Bichel will be here on Thursday 28th of August and a fund raising dinner is being organised to raise funds for Cricket Lae. The kids of Lae will be able to attend a coaching clinic to be […]

Agreement with Vodafone UK will allow bmobile to expand and compete

Papua New Guinea’s third telecommunications operator, bmobile, has signed a partnership arrangement with the global giant, Vodafone UK. Chief Executive Officer Sundar Ramamurthy tells Business Advantage PNG what the agreement means for the company’s operations in PNG and Solomon Islands. Since its inception, bmobile has had a chequered history. Nine CEOs, under resourced and with […]

Ramu Agri Industries adds value to Sugar Crop

Papua New Guinea’s largest sugar grower, Ramu Agri Industries, is adding value to its sugar harvest with new products. Business Advantage PNG spoke to General Manager Jamie Graham about its production of spirits and ethanol. Ramu Sugar is a well-known brand in Papua New Guinea. Its producer, Ramu Agri Industries (RAI), harvested 320,467 tonnes of […]

From the President’s Desk

LAE FIRE SERVICE FIRE HYDRANTS – We have been on about the disappearing Fire Hydrants in the City for quite some-time. The many roads that have been reconstructed over the past 5 years, most without proper designs and specs, have simply built over a lot of these hydrants, or they have been filled with stones to […]

Digicel PNG plans television network as it expands its mobile network

Mobile phone provider Digicel PNG plans to launch its own multi-station television service later this year. The move is the latest in a series of strategic moves to transform the mobile phone company into a broader based media company in Papua New Guinea. Since the Papua New Guinea Government began deregulating the telecommunications market in […]

PNG Games on course to set a new benchmark

Work on improving the venues for the BSP PNG Games 2014 has now begun, after organisers signed up more key business sponsors, according to the Chairman of the Organising Committee, Phil Franklin. ‘The Bank of South Pacific has come on board as naming rights sponsor, which is excellent’, he told Business Advantage PNG. Another recent […]