Following the successful completion of the final and significant mill shutdown, Ok Tedi Mining Ltd (OTML) business unit is eager to end the year on a high note. More than 350 workers, contractors, and service providers were affected by the massive closure in September. Isaac Kwetok, deputy general manager of processing, said the business unit's curr...

According to a projection, total earnings from the PNG LNG project would reach US$4.5 billion (K15.4 billion) in the fiscal year 2021. According to estimates recently released by JMP Securities, PNG-based equity and fixed interest markets broker/dealer, Kumul Petroleum Holdings Ltd (KPHL) will earn between US$750 million and US$775 million (roughly K2....

According to Bank South Pacific Financial Group Ltd, foreign exchange (FX) liquidity has increased since the second quarter of the year, owing to robust commodities prices mixed with project-specific and donor foreign currency inflows (BSP). The PNG Kina has stayed constant versus the US dollar for the third consecutive quarter, according to the bank's...

Photo credit: PNG Buzz President Hon. Ishmael Toroama has congratulated all Members of the Fourth Bougainville House of Representatives for completing the first year in office since the inauguration in 2020. President Toroama made this statement during parliament this week, highlighting that September 29 this year marked the first year of the Toroam...

Photo credit: Department of PM&NEC The Prime Minister’s Special Envoy to the 26th Conference of the Parties, Hon. Wera Mori, says Papua New Guinea anticipates on firmly drawing tangible outcomes from the COP26 Leaders’ Summit, in Scotland.   He made these remarks during the first day of the COP26 Leaders’ Summit (Monday), where he intends to mak...

Photo credit: Lowy Institute The Papua New Guinea Special Envoy and Minister for Environment Conservation & Climate Change, Hon. Wera Mori, MP, says PNG is adamant on ceasing all logging, on a large scale, completely by 2030. He said the collective decision by COP26 to stop deforestation entirely by 2030, is an agenda PNG has always advocated fo...

Photo credit: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet - Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea James Marape and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison Australia and Papua New Guinea have agreed to join forces to create an efficient and accessible carbon market for the region under the Indo-Pacific Carbon Offsets Scheme. Following talks with PNG’s...

Photo credit: Papua New Guinea Today - Treasurer Ling-Stuckey received by World Bank VP Manuela Ferro at World Bank HQ in Washington DC.USA COVID-19 and Climate Change were the topics of discussion between Papua New Guinea and the World Bank. According to Ian Ling-Stuckey, the Treasury Minister of Papua New Guinea, “My recent meeting with World Bank Vi...

Photo credit: Papua New Guinea Today - Treasurer Ling-Stuckey receives briefing from USAID Officials at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington DC.USA. The United States Aid to Papua New Guinea and the Pacific is rising. The treasury minister of Papua New Guinea, Ian Ling-Stuckey, stated this. “In discussions in Washi...

According to St. Barbara's last quarterly report, the company's Simberi facility in New Ireland is doing well with the pre-investment phase of their sulphide project. “The pre-investment phase is advancing well, with initial new fleet purchases completed and the front-end, engineering and design (Feed) study package awarded and on track for delivery in...

The State has received a dividend of over K21 million from PNG Ports Corporation Limited for the fiscal year 2020. This payment of K20, 921, 465.00 comes on the heels of a net profit after tax of K83, 685, 862 last year. PNG Ports Board Chairman Kepas Wali said the payment was made as a result of the company's good financial management and operating st...

Photo credit: BSP Despite continuing to face reduced economic activity, BSP Financial Group Ltd has issued its unaudited September 2021 results, with a Net Profit After Tax of K698 million. COVID-19 continues to have an impact on enterprises in all nations, although tourism-dependent countries have been hit more than others due to limited or non-exi...

Photo credit: Autonomous Bougainville Government  Communities in Buka and Arawa will soon see improved access to stable, clean and sustainable electricity. This follows the announcement of upgrades to the PNG Power electricity grids in Buka and Arawa yesterday. Australian High Commissioner to PNG Jon Philp officially announced this support packag...

Photo credit: PNG Department of Information & Communications Technology - Minister for Treasury, Hon. Ian Ling-Stuckey (left) accompanied by Principal Advisor, Dr Misty Baloiloi in front of the US Department of Treasury , adjacent to the White House, 19 October 2021. In order to modernize PNG's anti-money laundering legislation, the Minister of Tre...

PNG has received a K13 million donation from Japan for road construction equipment. Japanese Ambassador Kuniyuki Nakahara and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Soroi Eoe signed the agreement on paper. Eoe expressed gratitude on behalf of the people and government of PNG, particularly the recipient provinces, to the people and government of Japan...

The 100 per cent national owned Independent Electricity Producer, Dirio Gas and Power Limited and PNG Power Limited, has announced that it would begin delivering power into the Port Moresby grid at the end of this month. Dirio and PNG Power directors inked an agreement that allows Dirio to deliver power to the PNG Power system in Port Moresby. In No...

Peter Fredricson, Acting CEO, said “Oil Search delivered another strong quarter of production, which was up 5% on the previous quarter, demonstrating the resilience of our operations and sustained commitment to the safety of our people and maintaining safe and reliable production. Operating revenues were up 12%, supported by strong growth in oil prices.” ...

Photo credit: Herald Sun Prime Minister Hon. James Marape, MP acknowledged the Telstra announcement through a Market Release on the 25th of October 2021 that Telstra will acquire Digicel Pacific. He acknowledged that this is a commercial transaction that has been concluded under the present regulatory environment which encourages investments in the sec...

Photo credit: Devpolicy by Stephen Howes Yesterday, Telstra announced that it was buying Digicel Pacific. Telstra itself is only paying $270 million, and the Australian government $1.33 billion. Yet, Telstra is obtaining 100% ownership. The deal is certainly an attractive one for Telstra. But does it make sense for Australia, and for the Pacific? ...

Isikeli Taureka's position as managing-director (MD) of Kumul Consolidated Holdings (KCH) was terminated by the National Executive Council (NEC) recently. Professor David Kavanamur has been appointed as interim MD until a permanent appointment is made, and Moses Maladina, the current chairman of PNG Power Ltd, has been named as acting chairman. Taur...

Telstra has announced that it will buy Digicel Pacific for $US1.6 billion, plus up to an additional US$250 million based on business performance over the next three years, subject to government and regulatory approvals. In its six South Pacific markets – Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Nauru, Samoa, Tonga, and Vanuatu – Telstra, Australia's leading telecommuni...

Papua New Guinea Expo Commissioner General and Ambassador to Brussels and European Union Joshua Kalinoe with Click Media CEO and Founder Ms. Noha Jaheen taking a tour of the PNG Pavilion after the PNG investment forum. The Papua New Guinea Expo2020 team in Dubai successfully delivered the first investment forum to the global audience in collaboration w...

His Excellency Nooh Alhammadi, (Left), Director for East Asia and the Pacific (including Papua New Guinea) of the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation receives a Sepik bilum from Papua New Guinea’s Ambassador to Belgium and the EU and Commissioner General for Expo2020, H E Ambassador Joshua Kalinoe. Ambassador Kalinoe is also the ...

Forest Minister Hon. Walter Schnaubelt (left) meeting with UAE Minister for State for International Cooperation and Director General of World Expo2020 Her Excellency Reem Ephraim Al Hashimy. Photo: Courtesy of PNG Expo2020 Media. Papua New Guinea and the United Arab Emirates reached an understanding to strengthening and deepening relations during the b...