The rapid evolution of mobile technology across Papua New Guinea (PNG) is proving to be a key driver for banks as they step up their efforts to seek out growth in rural areas. Banks’ moves to shift...
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Economic Update | Papua New Guinea: Banks eye rural areas for growth
24 Apr 2013
Economic Update | Papua New Guinea: Reforms planned for SOEs
12 Apr 2013
As Papua New Guinea’s top banks and financial services firms record healthy profits, citing overall strength of the economy, the government has pledged a broad and ambitious infrastructure...
Economic Update | Papua New Guinea: Sowing fortunes
27 Mar 2013
The coming years pose considerable challenges to Papua New Guinea’s (PNG’s) agriculture sector as it continues to come down from the record highs it achieved in 2011. However, increased financial...
Economic Update | Papua New Guinea: Regulator shakes up telecoms
5 Mar 2013
The entry of a new player and an increasingly assertive stance on consumer rights protection by Papua New Guinea’s (PNG’s) telecommunications regulator bode well for competition in the sector....
Economic Update | Papua New Guinea: A sporting chance
27 Feb 2013
Papua New Guinea’s (PNG’s) tourism industry faces another tough year after being passed over for funding in PNG’s record PGK13bn ($6.16bn) budget in November 2012. However, the 2015 XV Pacific Games...
Economic Update | Papua New Guinea: Insurance growth at risk
11 Feb 2013
While a wave of major resource-related projects in Papua New Guinea (PNG) presents significant growth opportunities for private insurers, concern is rising that industry players could be put off...
