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If your business does business with Papua New Guinea, you can’t afford to miss this respected international event.

 

Author: Andrew Wilkins

While Papua New Guinea joining Australia’s National Rugby League competition in 2028 might be taking up column inches in Australian newspapers, the bigger story belongs in the business pages. [caption id="attachment_16414" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Delegates at the 2024 Business Advantage PNG Investment Conference. The 2025 conference will take place in Brisbane, Australia on 11 and 12 August. Credit: Stefan Daniljchenko/BAI[/caption] In September, PNG celebrates 50 years as an independent nation and Australia’s nearest neighbour is embarking on a decade of unprecedented economic growth that will offer opportunities for businesses, investors and financiers across all major sectors of its economy – from mining and energy to agriculture, infrastructure, construction, business services and more. Exactly what is driving this growth – set to double the size of...

Registrations are now open for the 2025 Business Advantage PNG Investment Conference. Hosted by PNG’s leading business media since 2011, this year's conference takes place at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre on Monday 11 & Tuesday 12 August, on the eve of celebrations for the 50th anniversary of Papua New Guinea's independence. Respected economist Chris Richardson will provide the keynote address on Day 1, discussing the rapidly-changing global business landscape and what it means for Papua New Guinea. For an overview of the rest of the program, including the bonus Fiji update, click here. Register here before 1 July to obtain your registration at the early bird discount....

Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister, the Hon. James Marape MP, will make the opening address at the 2021 Business Advantage Papua New Guinea Investment Conference on the morning of Tuesday 7 September.   The Prime Minister will outline his government’s strategy for improving the environment for business and investment in the country to an audience of international and local investors, financiers and senior business executives.   He will be joined at the three-day conference by around 40 expert speakers, including Samoa’s newly-elected Prime Minister, Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa, Australia’s Minister for International Development and the Pacific, Zed Seselja, and former ANZ Bank Chief Economist, Saul Eslake.   The international event, which will run from 7 to 9 September, is a digital conference this year to avoid COVID-19-related...