PNG: A culturally and geographically diverse country

A proactive team from James Cook University is currently working in Papua New Guinea to develop an eco-tourism industry around the Papuan Black Bass, one of the world's toughest sportsfish. Healthy oceans, rivers and streams are crucial for life, the provision of food and good economic development, particularly if you happen to be a small developing economy like Papua New Guinea. Papua New Guinea is a very culturally and geographically diverse...

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Building the economy of PNG

More than 5000 participants of the financial education program, graduated in Madang, most of them mothers from nearby villages. Banking the unbanked is an endeavour by the Central Bank of PNG, the Asian Development Bank, the Australian Government and the Government of PNG. The Microfinance Expansion Project targets mostly the population in the rural areas of the country and has already impacted thousands of lives. The classes serve to teach...

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Indian Business Delegation in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O’Neill has greeted a business delegation from the Confederation of Indian Investment (CII) that was undertaking its first ever exploratory visit for enriched bilateral ties with Papua New Guinea. As India’s foremost business organization, the CII has around 8,000 members from the private and public sectors, including SMEs and multi-national corporations. At the invitation of PM O’Neill, the group is digging...

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PGA Tour heads to PNG for the first time

The PGA Tour of Australasia will discover new territories in 2016 as it heads up to Papua New Guinea for the first time. The South Pacific Export Radler PNG Open will become a fully-fledged PGA Tour of Australasia tournament after many years of being an effective pro-am event. To be played at the Royal Port Moresby Golf Club, which efficaciously hosted the Pacific Games last year. To be played at the Royal Port Moresby Golf Club, which fruitfully...

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Redirecting Investment Focus in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea’s current bank legislation can be altered to safeguard that banks redirect their investment focus towards Papua New Guinea’s renewable sectors, according to Trade Minister, Richard Maru. Minister Maru says this would require banks in PNG to capitalize a certain percentage of their revenue, into agriculture, fisheries, Small to Medium Enterprises, SMEs, and tourism. “In countries such as Sri Lanka, their government imposes a...

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Social Media can make this possible

For businesses in any industry, the key to victory is knowing and understanding your audience. Social media makes this conceivable, and easier to achieve than ever. With tools like Facebook and LinkedIn, you can study the dominant languages spoken among your social media audience, as well as their age and gender. Hosted by the Pacific Business Trust and presented by business expert and author Matt Jull, CEO of My Business People,  the Social...

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A Young Female Entrepreneur of PNG

Encouraging PNG Business is significant in getting the people more involved in business activities that can assist nurture the country’s economy. ‘Mami Chakara’ a 100% PNG owned Hair & Beauty Company, retained by an imminent young female entrepreneur Ms Watna Mori, was launched recently in Port Moresby at level 2 ANG Haus. Watna, who is the Managing Director for Mami Chakara got her business name from Africa, which means ‘wild girl’ in...

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Malaysia Appreciates Growth in Trade with Papua New Guinea

According to High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea Jilid Kuminding, Malaysia is pleased with the growth of trade with PNG. He said that, Malaysia’s total trade with PNG during the period January to November escalated by 15.6 percent scrutinize to previous year. It was worth RM1.74 billion (K1.16 billion) – an increase of RM835.79 million (K557.8million). He also said that, from 2010 to 2014, Malaysia’s total trade with PNG immovably increased...

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Mining Prospects in Papua New Guinea

After a decade of increasing mineral reconnaissance activity, PNG mineral sector appears to have leaked in 2012. In contrast to the period antecedent to the recent decade has been braced. PNG resource sector has divulged remarkable resilience. In 2002, there was a widespread expectation that much of PNG’s resource sector. Legislative changes in 2003 that made the mineral sector more tantalizing to investors. First for PNG export of nickel...

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Nightlife in Papua New Guinea

Most of the nightlife in Papua New Guinea is limited to the capital of Port Moresby and the larger provincial centres. The larger hotels will generally have a weekend disco and there will often be a live band as well. Several hotels in Port Moresby have dancing in the evenings and some organise live entertainment. The Arts Theatre stages regular performances. The local newspaper advertises programmes. Sing-sings, tribal events on a smaller...

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Bird Watching in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea is a bird watchers paradise. There are many locations where beautiful species of birds are found, including the different species of the famous Birds of Paradise which only found in PNG. It is understood that PNG is home to such a thriving bird population due to specific habitats and climate favoured by endemic species and the lack of predatory animals that would otherwise threaten them. Birding is available throughout the country...

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Philippines & China ready to explore business in PNG

In a quest to further lift and stimulate the existing ties between the Asian countries and the Pacific Region, authorities from Philippines and China have planned the commencement of a fruitful visit of 32 business delegations from the Philippines-Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry (PCCCI) to PNG this week. "With our exports of oil & gas, along with gold from our extractive industries, we have that potential to stimulate business...

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Online Teaching & Learning Pedagogy Upsurge DWU Academics

Latterly academic staff of Madang and Port Moresby campuses of Divine Word University (DWU) completed three weeks of training on online pedagogy in e-teaching and e-learning.The upsurge in e-learning and e-teaching foliated with the help of Canada, as visiting academic from them Papua New Guinea has first of its kind by any university. The training is part of preparation for the university as it is going to help adapt new online pedagogy from...

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PNG Opens New Trade and Development Frontier in Taipei, Taiwan

PNG’s Trade Office in Taipei is a trademark event in the short history of Papua New Guinea's trade and economic relations with Taiwan as delineate by the Papua New Guinea Prime Minister, Peter O’Neill. “The Opening of the Papua New Guinea Trade Office in Taipei compliments the Taiwan Trade Mission in Papua New Guinea which is an important source of trade and investment,” the Prime Minister said. The Prime Minister said Minister Maru will also...

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