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OBG talks to Robert Nilkare, Country Manager for Papua New Guinea, New Britain Palm Oil Limited: Interview

Oxford Business Group27/09/201612/02/2018

by Oxford Business Group27/09/201612/02/201801389

Interview: Robert Nilkare What are the biggest challenges the palm oil industry faces currently in PNG? ROBERT NILKARE: The palm oil industry in PNG has...

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Shining a spotlight: OBG talks to Tobias Kulang, Minister of Tourism

Oxford Business Group27/09/201612/02/2018

by Oxford Business Group27/09/201612/02/20180981

Papua New Guinea received 193,000 visitors in 2015. What explains this relatively low number? KULANG: There are a number of reasons, but the main one...

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Papua New Guinea scales back spending in supplementary budget

EMTV Online22/09/201612/02/2018

by EMTV Online22/09/201612/02/20180943

Weaker commodity prices and lower government revenues have prompted Papua New Guinea’s current administration to revise its growth forecast and release a supplementary budget in...

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Asian Development Bank puts case for greater private involvement in state-owned enterprises

Business Advantage PNG21/09/201612/02/2018

by Business Advantage PNG21/09/201612/02/201801083

Image: PNG Power Head Quarter in Port Moresby Increasing private sector involvement in Papua New Guinea’s state-owned enterprises (SOEs) would be a ‘powerful mechanism’ for...

Business Finance

Improved banking services held back by high internet prices, say bankers

Business Advantage PNG21/09/201612/02/2018

by Business Advantage PNG21/09/201612/02/20180741

Image: NDB’s Moses Liu The potential for improved financial and other services delivered via the internet in Papua New Guinea is high, the nation’s top bankers tell Business...

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Hotel investments transforming Port Moresby into regional conference venue

Business Advantage PNG21/09/201612/02/2018

by Business Advantage PNG21/09/201612/02/201801551

Image: The outlook from the refurbished Ela Beach Hotel. By the time of the APEC Summit in 2018, Port Moresby could have as many as 2550...

Business Finance

What’s behind Papua New Guinea’s supplementary budget

Business Advantage PNG09/09/201612/02/2018

by Business Advantage PNG09/09/201612/02/20180876

The Papua New Guinea Government has released its 2016 Supplementary Budget to adjust to ‘tough’ economic conditions. It assumes lower economic growth, a...

Business Finance

Entrepreneur: Roberta Morlin, women’s health app developer

Business Advantage PNG09/09/201612/02/2018

by Business Advantage PNG09/09/201612/02/201801103

Roberta Morlin is developing an app that will be able to provide direct medical consultation for women in remote PNG. She explains to Business Advantage...

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Top bankers set the record straight on Papua New Guinea’s foreign exchange shortage

Business Advantage PNG05/09/201612/02/2018

by Business Advantage PNG05/09/201612/02/20181966

Papua New Guinea’s top two bankers – Loi Bakani, Governor of the Bank of Papua New Guinea and Robin Fleming, Chief Executive of Bank South...

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What is stopping Papua New Guinea’s Panguna mine from re-opening?

Business Advantage PNG05/09/201612/02/2018

by Business Advantage PNG05/09/201612/02/201801476

The Autonomous Bougainville Government wants to put the operation of the giant Panguna copper mine out to international tender as soon as possible, President...