Local banker Smith is Westpac Fiji CEO

Westpac has announced the appointment of Shane Smith as its new Chief Executive for Fiji. “I’m honoured and humbled by the opportunity to lead this great business and build on the legacy of my predecessors.

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Kina’s acquisition of Westpac Pacific operations thwarted

Papua New Guinea’s Independent Consumer and Competition Commission (ICCC) has rejected Kina Securities Limited’s proposal to buy out Westpac Bank’s PNG operations. The ICCC’s decision reflects its concerns about

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Delving into digital: Kina finds its sweet spot

The entry of Papua New Guinea’s Kina bank into the fairly competitive Fiji market later this year will bring a range of digital products that should stimulate further  innovation in the sector and more choice for

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Delving into digital: Kina finds its sweet spot

Kina Bank is set to bring new digital products to Fiji when it acquires Westpac's Fiji

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PNG economy, health hit hard

The impact of COVID-19 is accentuating trends that had already developed over the last decade, says  University of Papua New Guinea lecturer in economics, Maholopa Laveil. He lists amongst these trends: “falling

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