Category: Business
PNG cocoa ‘best in the world’
By HANNAH NERO A CHINESE company has shown interest in buying Papua New Guinea cocoa, ranking it as one of the best in the world. Oten International Holding Group Limited […]
SMEs lack facilities to test products
CHALLENGES faced by small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) include the lack of accredited laboratories to conduct tests on local products, according to the National Institute of Standards and Industrial Technology (Nisit). Nisit […]
Man produces hybrid citrus trees, fruit in backyard
MAX Opints, a Morobe hybrid citrus distributor, brought seeds from Jiwaka and plants them in Lae where he does bud-grafting to produce hybrid citrus trees. “The normal orange tree takes […]
Asia-Pacific sub-committee to promote diversity
THE Papua New Guinea Chamber of Resources and Energy (PNG Core) has included an Asia-Pacific sub-committee to promote diversity and strengthen relations in the resource and energy sector between PNG […]
Gas sector lost 2,000 jobs after failure
THE country’s gas export sector has lost about 2,000 jobs after the Konebada Petroleum Park as the overseer of a free trade zone was defeated. International Trade and Investment Minister […]
Bank works with partners to boost climate change resilience
THE Bank of PNG (BPNG) will work with the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and other partners to enhance climate change resilience in the country through financial strategies. Partners include […]
CDA set this month for Porgera landowners
THE start of the Porgera Community Development Agreement (CDA) is set for this month, according to the Mineral Resources Authority (MRA). In a notice, MRA stated: “This notice serves to […]
Rent, fuel and food holding up inflation
WELLINGTON: Inflation pressures picked up slightly last month as food prices rose for the first time in three months, along with fuel and rents. Stats NZ’s partial look at monthly […]
K600,000 for seedlings
By GLORIA BAUAI THE Oil Palm Industry Corporation has paid K600,000 to the Ramu Agri Industries Limited (Rail) to buy seedlings for an oil palm nursery in the Markham valley. […]
Watchdog closes enquiries into alleged anti-competitive conduct
THE Independent Consumer and Competition Commission (ICCC) has decided to close its enquiries into Digicel for alleged anti-competitive conduct and unfair trade practice, says commissioner and chief executive officer Paulus […]