Although the commercial, political and social centre of Papua New Guinea is firmly entrenched in Port Moresby, its agricultural and resource heartland lies squarely in the rugged Highlands region. Home to some 40% of the population, the fertile soil of the Highlands produces some of the most valuable cash crops including coffee, tea and cocoa...
Much of the work completed to improve Papua New Guinea’s telecommunications sector will help increase connectivity and bring costs under control. The issue of new telecoms licences is set to increase competition, the recognition of so-called declared services will help prevent anti-competitive activity, and the separation of Telikom PNG’s...
The telecommunications sector in Papua New Guinea has changed dramatically in recent years. Until recently the industry was characterised by high prices and slow, inconsistent service, although increased competition is now causing this to change. While communications will always be difficult in a country where many people are geographically...
As global demand for precious metals and other minerals presses mining companies to seek out new deposits in remote locations, the next phase of the mining growth story could well take place beneath the oceans. Recent technological advances have brought the industry to a point where regulatory hurdles, rather than technical abilities, are the...
Although mineral extraction provides a large portion of the country’s economic output and exports, much of Papua New Guinea’s vast mineral wealth remains underexplored due, in part, to the mining sector’s challenging regulatory regime. Grey areas include, but are not limited to, land rights issues, royalties, length of contract, environmental...
Situated within the Pacific ring of fire and immensely rich in mineral deposits, Papua New Guinea is one of the last frontiers for mining firms searching for unexploited treasure. Yet the same geologic forces which have concentrated gold, copper, nickel and other precious metals within the country – at the convergence of the Australian Plate...
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