UPDATE on 36th Australia Papua New Guinea Business Forum and Trade Expo Event
36TH AUSTRALIA PAPUA NEW GUINEA BUSINESS FORUM, 24 TO 26 MAY 2021: The 36th Australia Papua New Guinea Business Forum and Trade Expo will take place at the Royal International Convention Centre (Showgrounds) in Brisbane commencing on Monday evening 24 May 2021 with an...
36th Australia Papua New Guinea Business Forum Registration open
The Australia Papua New Guinea Business Council and the Business Council of Papua New Guinea are pleased to re-launch the 36th Australia Papua New Guinea Business Forum and Trade Expo deferred from 2020 to 24 to 26 May 2021. For the first time ever, this event will be...
Profiling Women On Boards In The Pacific
Our member, Pacific Legal Network, recently interviewed two women on boards in the Pacific. Linked here are their stories. Profiling Women on Boards in the Pacific: Liz Pechan (pln.com.au) Profiling Women on Boards in the Pacific: Taulapapa Brenda Heather-Latu...
COVID-19 Vaccines shipped by COVAX arrive in Fiji
Fiji became the first country in the Pacific islands to receive COVID-19 vaccine doses shipped via the COVAX Facility, a partnership between CEPI, Gavi, UNICEF and WHO. View the full press release here. The post COVID-19 Vaccines shipped by COVAX arrive in Fiji...
Vale Sir Michael Somare
Vale The Honourable Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare GCL GCMG CH CF SSI KStJ KSG The Australia Papua New Guinea Business Council expresses its condolences to the family of Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare and to the people of Papua New Guinea on the occasion of his...
APIBC Meeting with Pacific Minister
Senior Executive members of the Australia Pacific Islands Business Council were pleased to meet on two recent occasions with the Minister for International Development and the Pacific, Senator the Hon Zed Seselja in Brisbane and in Canberra. The post APIBC Meeting...
Pacific nations recovery needs regional solutions
ANZ Banking Group writes here that a step up in engagement by the Australian and New Zealand governments, combined with regional and international economic support over the past year, has cushioned the initial blow of the COVID-19 pandemic. Moving forward, labour...
Australian Government Assisting Fijian Recovery From Cyclone Yasa
The Australia Fiji Business Council welcomes continuing assistance to the Fijian people in their recovery from Cycle Yasa through work being undertaken in Fiji by the Australian Defence Force. More here. The post Australian Government Assisting Fijian Recovery From...
Papua New Guinea Calling: A Commentary On Mobile Telephony in PNG
Digicel commenced operations in Papua New Guinea well over a decade ago. Its entry into the market transformed mobile telephony in PNG, changed the way in which Papua New Guineans communicate with each other and do business. The article here provides some commentary...
Vale The Right Honourable Sir Mekere Morauta KCMG.
The President, Executive Committee and members of the Australia Papua New Guinea Business Council are deeply saddened at the passing of the Right Honourable Sir Mekere Morauta KCMG in Brisbane on 19 December 2020. Sir Mekere spent his lifetime in leadership...
New Work Permit Application Fees Effective 1 January 2021
The Papua New Guinea Department of Labour and Industrial Relations (DLIR) have issued a public notice confirming that the new work Permit Application fees Approved and Gazetted by the Department of Finance in May, 2020 will take effect as of January 1, 2021. Below is...
Building and Construction Contractors Wanted – Vanuatu
Council member Reeves International has been awarded the contract to deliver major infrastructure upgrades at the Cook and Tiroas Barracks in both Port Vila and Luganville in 2021. Reeves is looking for local contractors to work on the project with an expected start...