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The Papua New Guinea Advantage 2012

TWO DAY CONFERENCE, 10 & 11 september 2012 – Gateway Hotel, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Register now. Monday 10 September 2012: The PNG International Investment Summit. Tuesday 11 September 2012: The PNG Infrastructure Summit. Early-bird registrations close 27 July 2012.The Papua New Guinea Advantage 2012 conference is dedicated entirely to the promotion of business and investment in PNG.

Workshop on “Work Permit Awareness”

The turnout for today’s Workshop on “Work Permit Awareness” overwhelmed the Department of Labour and Industrial Relations personnel, and I think those who attended received vital information on Work Permit and Good Corporate Citizen requirements. For those companies who were unable to attend, I attach the Power Point Presentation that was made at the Workshop, FYI. To download the presentation – left mouse click here.

Papua New Guinea Elections 2012

Elections 2012

As promised last week the Electoral Office has provided a copy of the POLLING SCHEDULES for the 2012 elections, for the Lae Urban Area. I attach a summary of the schedule to this newsletter and ask that it be displayed in a prominent place in each company; to assist your employees as to where they can vote.

EU challenges Argentina’s import restrictions

ARGENTINA The EU today launched a challenge to Argentina’s import restrictions at the World Trade Organisation in Geneva. Under WTO dispute settlement procedures, the EU is first requesting consultations with Argentina in a bid to have these protectionist measures – which include Argentina’s import licensing regime as well as the obligation on companies to balance imports with exports – lifted.  This is a first step in the WTO dispute settlement system. If no solution is