Category: Business
Sinivit locals encouraged to budget, save
THE East New Britain Savings and Loans (ENBSL) team has encouraged people of Pomio’s Sinivit local level government to focus on savings and budgeting from their daily earnings. ENBSL marketing […]
PPL makes little from Lae firms, looks to boost grid
By GLORIA BAUAI LAE city, the country’s industrial hub, accounts for just 15 per cent of revenue for the national power supplier, PNG Power Limited (PPL) due mainly to poor […]
Power reclassification will trim industrial pool, says CEO
PNG Power Limited’s (PPL) move to reclassifying its industrial current will trim down the actual industrial pool in the country from 94 to 51 clients, an official says. Chief commercial […]
Agriculture ‘in decline’
PAPUA New Guinea’s agricultural sector is in decline as statistics for each cash crop from 2009 up to 2023 shows significant drops in production, says an official. President of the […]
Tourism authority sees hike in cruise ship visitors
THE number of cruise ship visitors to the country rose from 2,600 in 2022 to 31,321 last year, according to the Papua New Guinea Tourism Authority. Authority executive manager, policy […]
Scientist raises concern over quality of cocoa in East Sepik
EAST SEPIK’s cocoa farmers are carrying out improper fermentation process without considering quality, which is detrimental to the long-term sustainability of PNG cocoa’s reputation on the world market, an official […]
Govt has plans to build more infrastructure for SEZs: Maru
GOVERNMENT has plans to build more infrastructure for failed special economic zones (SEZs) such as Pacific Marine Industrial Zone (PMIZ) project in Madang. This was according to International Trade and […]
Proposal recognition sought
A PROPOSAL to lodge funds in banks to serve operators of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) should be recognised, says the director of SME Growth and Development Division, Nathan […]
PNG Ports staffers graduate from DWU
THREE PNG Ports Corporation Limited (PNG Ports) staff recently graduated from the Divine Word University (DWU), Port Moresby campus. The trio were recipients of the tuition fee support from PNG […]
Practise lessons from training, members told
A PUBLIC servant had told those who attended a financial literacy training in Pomio’s Sinivit local level government (LLG) in East New Britain (ENB) to use what they learnt from […]