Day: January 31, 2020
Speed up process
IT is nearing schooling time for students throughout the country. Parents and guardians are making related preparations. Those preparing to meet their children’s school expenses have lodged loans through financial […]
Business council recognises government restructure
THE Business Council of PNG recognises the state-owned enterprise restructure that the Government has announced to undertake, says president Nuni Kulu. She told the Prime Minister’s back-to-business breakfast in Port […]
2020 good year for resource sector: Executive
KINA Bank chief executive officer Greg Pawson expects 2020 to be a good year for the country’s resource sector. Pawson also told the Prime Minister’s back-to-business breakfast in Port Moresby […]
LOs side with government
A GROUP of landowners from Western says they support the national government to continue negotiations on the development of the P’nyang project in the province. A spokesperson from the impacted […]
Authority de-registers over 4,600 companies
By CLARISSA MOI THE total number of companies removed from the Investment Promotion Authority’s (IPA) registry has been reduced to 4,666 after the notice of removal list was updated, an […]
No more tax concessions: PM
By SHIRLEY MAULUDU PRIME Minister James Marape says there will no longer be any tax concessions given to companies in the resource sector. Marape was speaking at the 8th Prime […]
Renewing ties
BRIAN Bell Group chief executive officer Cameron Mackellar says the company is renewing its partnership with the National Superannuation Fund (NASFUND) for another three years. The company had decided last […]
Increased banking levy not effective yet: Fleming
BANK South Pacific (BSP) group chief executive officer Robin Fleming says the bank is still unsure when the increased banking levy will be introduced and how it will work. The […]
ICCC: No need for clearance
The Independent Consumer and Competition Commission (ICCC) says acquisition of PNG Microfinance Ltd (PML) by Nationwide Microbank Ltd (MiBank) did not meet the mandatory pre-merger notification thresholds; hence the parties […]
Champs Lae City fired up
By PARKER TAMBUA DEFENDING champions Lae City are hungry to move past last week’s upset loss to Vitiaz United when they take on Bougainville in round six of the Kumul […]