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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...
Pacer PLUS: Why It Matters Now
The Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations Plus – or PACER Plus – entered into force on 13 December, marking the start of a new journey in which parties will determine and co-deliver their own priorities for increasing trade across the Pacific. In this ANU...
Cyclone Yasa Strikes Fiji
Between 16 and 18 December Cyclone Yasa, a Category 5 system, crossed Fiji in a south easterly direction starting in the Yasawas, crossing Vanua Levu with significant damage in Bua and proceeding then to Lomaiviti and Lau. At 6 a .m. the Fiji Roads Authority reported...
ANZ Pacific Insight: Fiji’s Economic Recovery, Question of How Many Visitors
Fiji’s tourism industry has been hit hard by COVID-19 induced border closures. In the note here ANZ: Defines the importance of the tourism sector to Fiji’s economy; Discusses some possible border reopening scenarios; and Concludes that under their baseline scenario of...
Pacific Islands Forum 2020 Biennial Pacific Sustainable Development Report
On 9 December 2020 the Secretary-General of the Pacific Islands Forum, Dame Meg Taylor, launched the 2020 Biennial Pacific Sustainable Development Report. The theme of this report is “Ensuring Pacific People’s well-being through the Blue Pacific identity, the...
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