The Coral Sea Cable System (CSCS), backed by Australia, appears to be on track for completion by the end of 2019, bringing an additional 20 Tbps of capacity to Papua New Guinea as of 2020. Several project milestones have been completed, with all but the system commissioning stage of the project under way as of September 2019. At present PNG relies on two subsea optical cables...
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Articles & Analysis | Subsea cables connecting Papua New Guinea to Australia and Solomon Islands to boost internet speeds and capacity from The Report: Papua New Guinea 2019
Articles & Analysis | Agri-business projects could accelerate development of Papua New Guinea's first special economic zone from The Report: Papua New Guinea 2019
Papua New Guinea’s efforts to establish special economic zones (SEZs) began in 2000 with the passing of the Free Trade Zones Act. However, PNG has yet to develop its first SEZ due to conflicts between the central and provincial governments, resulting in policy inconsistency and land disputes. For example, in February 2018 Allan Bird, governor of East Sepik Province, issued a...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Graham King, General Manager, Hargy Oil Palms: Interview from The Report: Papua New Guinea 2019
Articles & Analysis | Papua New Guinea's government shows commitment to agriculture with reforms and new projects from The Report: Papua New Guinea 2019
Prime Minister James Marape is intent on putting agriculture, forestry and fisheries at the forefront of the government’s development agenda, with an eye to boost downstream processing of farmed resources. As attempts to galvanise the sector spur the development of Papua New Guinea’s key crops and catches, reforms are under way to ensure the country maximises the potential of...
Articles & Analysis | Governments are tackling water scarcity through policy reform across the globe from The Report: Papua New Guinea 2019
Global food demand is expected to increase by anywhere between 59% to 98% by 2050. However, global freshwater resources are already overstretched due to climate change and soaring population growth, and it is unclear how agricultural production will keep up with these challenges. In recent years climate-induced water shortages in urban areas have brought water scarcity to the...
Articles & Analysis | Demographic and economic factors bode well for Papua New Guinea's retail sector from The Report: Papua New Guinea 2019
With a mood of cautious optimism, Papua New Guinea’s retail sector is recovering from a period of uncertainty caused by the devastating earthquake in Hela Province in early 2018. That same year was marked by sluggish growth before the APEC Leaders’ Summit in November 2018 triggered an upturn in the hospitality and general retail sectors, and encouraged businesses to invest...