PNG PM to launch “constitutional review”

The constitutional law review of the forms and system of Papua New Guinea government for the election of the prime minister by the people will be launched by Prime Minister James Marape. The government has directed the

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‘PNG Logistics Co Invests to Better Service South Pacific’

Papua New Guinea’s oldest business group, Steamships Trading Company Ltd, has invested millions in its Logistics Division in re-fleeting and new equipment with several million more to be expended prior to 2025. The

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Improve PNG trade standards: Minister Maru

More effort and focus need to be put into improving standards and requirements for PNG products to be sold on international markets, says International Trade and Investment Minister Richard Maru. Maru was comparing

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PNG MP Duma wins second massive defamation law suit

An Australian media company, Fairfax Media Publications, has again been ordered to pay a Papua New Guinean MP a massive AUD$545,000 (US$379,235) as damages for defamatory articles that were published in its newspaper

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PNG population outgrows job market: Barker

Papua New Guinea’s population has outgrown the number of jobs in the formal employment space, according to the country’s Institute of National Affairs (INA) executive director, Paul Barker. Barker said the

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PNG Govt announces inquiry into elections

The Papua New Guinea government has announced an in-house inquiry into the conduct of the 2022 National General Elections. This will be spearheaded by the PNG Special Parliamentary Committee on the 2022 General

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PNG’s Kina Bank K30m venture faces tax threat

Kina Bank’s plan of a K30 million (US$8.5 million) investments to extend operations across Papua New Guinea is now threatened by the 50 percent tax on commercial banks in the country. Kina Bank chief executive

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Superfunds to host investment forum in PNG

Nasfund and Nambawan Super will be co-hosting the Pacific Island Investment Forum on behalf of the PNG Superannuation Industry in Port Moresby from 27-31 March, 2023. The Pacific Islands Investment Forum (PIIF) is an

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PNG a ‘highly corrupt country’, report shows

Papua New Guinea has maintained its place as a highly corrupt country on the 2022 Corruption Perceptions Report, this time dropping one point down to a low 30 out of 180 countries. Apart from this one-point drop, PNG

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Census to give accurate population figure in PNG

Papua New Guinea’s National Statistics Office (NSO) is expected to provide the accurate population of the country by 2025, with the national census starting this year, says acting National Statistician John

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Genia is Bank of PNG’s new acting governor

The Government of PNG has appointed Elizabeth Genia as new acting Governor for the Bank of Papua New Guinea. Treasurer Ian Ling-Stuckey said Genia has nearly four decades of experience working in PNG’s Central Bank

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PNG MP condemns arrest of West Papua governor

Papua New Guinea’s Vanimo-Green River MP Belden Namah has condemned the manner in which West Papua Governor Lucas Enembe was arrested and detained by the Indonesian government. Namah, whose electorate borders the

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