Category: Business
Hard work pays off for Julie
By MARTHA DERUAGE RUNNING a small business during the Covid-19 pandemic is difficult but as people adapt to the new normal, business activities are slowly picking up, says a local […]
Better market needed for local arts, crafts: Seller
PAPUA New Guinea has an abundance of local art and craft but the market is not reliable, resulting in many artisans giving up while others continue to produce practical and […]
Poor facilities affecting production
A study by the National Research Institute shows that providing facilities and processing of quality coffee were challenges faced by coffee-producing countries. In addressing these, PNG can be a leading […]
Revenue from tax to be affected
By CLARISSA MOI GOVERNMENT revenue from company tax, goods and services tax (GST), and group tax will continue to be affected due to the slowdowns in economic activity associated with […]
Employment in private sector decline by 5.5pc: Bank
THE employment index from the Bank of PNG (BPNG) shows that the level of employment in the formal private sector declined by 5.5 per cent in the September quarter of […]
Wampar launches policy for people to get involved in business
WAMPAR local level government (LLG) in Morobe has launched its eco-tourism and small-to-medium enterprise (SME) policy to help its people actively participate in small business activities in the Huon Gulf […]
Kina value depreciating against all major currencies: BPNG
AS of March 8 the average daily kina exchange rate depreciated against all major currencies except the Japanese yen, according to Bank of PNG (BPNG). BPNG in its quarterly economic […]
Assist with funds: Woman
WOMEN must not depend on their working husbands to provide everything but must support them whenever they can, a woman says. Stella Peter, from Chimbu, who lives at Zero Block […]
K105mil for power project set
THE World Bank’s board of executive directors has approved a US$30 million (K105 million) project to support improvements to the operational and financial performance of PNG Power Ltd (PPL). It […]
Authority approves by-pass road within mining area
A NEW by-pass road was approved by the Mineral Resources Authority (MRA) recently for traffic use within the Kurumbukari special mining lease area in Usino-Bundi, Madang. The road was constructed […]