The Business PNG travels to Vanimo, West Sepik, for yet another successful Financial Inclusion Graduation; an initiative by the Bank of Papua New Guinea and the Centre for excellence in financial inclusion, to bank the unbanked.
The initiative has spread from the highlands regions to the coastal and spread through to the New Guinea Island provinces.
Also on this episode, we speak to APEC PNG Authority’s Director General, about plans for APEC 2018 to be hosted in the country.
According to the APEC PNG 2018 coordination authority; hotels, small business suppliers and the informal sector will benefit from the heavily publicised, event.
Sir Charles Lepani, stated in an interview with Business PNG that it would establish a foundation for stronger growth, bringing in much-needed foreign exchange and that the country is ready to host.