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When business meets Magic Round, it’s Game on for Growth
As we begin a new year, the Australia Papua New Guinea Business Council is turning its focus to a major milestone on the 2026 calendar and an event members will want to plan for early. In 2026, the 41st Australia Papua New Guinea Business Forum (#41APNGBF) will be...
PNG engages US tech firms on digital future
Papua New Guinea hosted eight leading United States technology firms at the Digital Transformation Summit 2025 in December, signalling a major push in the country’s efforts to modernise its digital economy. The four-day summit brought together global tech expertise...
Vanuatu’s Ralph Regenvanu is Pacific Person of the Year 2025
Ralph Regenvanu has emerged as one of the Pacific’s most influential and principled public figures, combining political leadership with cultural advocacy and a sustained commitment to climate justice. His recognition as Pacific Person of the Year by respected Pacific...
Vanuatu’s Ralph Regenvanu is Pacific Person of the Year 2025
Ralph Regenvanu has emerged as one of the Pacific’s most influential and principled public figures, combining political leadership with cultural advocacy and a sustained commitment to climate justice. His recognition as Pacific Person of the Year by respected Pacific...
Vanuatu’s Ralph Regenvanu is Pacific Person of the Year 2025
Ralph Regenvanu has emerged as one of the Pacific’s most influential and principled public figures, combining political leadership with cultural advocacy and a sustained commitment to climate justice. His recognition as Pacific Person of the Year by respected Pacific...
Tonga round-up: Economic enablers at home; barriers abroad
Tonga closed out 2025 with a mix of steady domestic progress and emerging external pressures. Developments across fuel supply, banking, agribusiness and export infrastructure pointed to a gradual strengthening of the productive economy, even as global energy costs and...
Kiribati fisheries revenues underline central role of ocean economy
Kiribati closed 2025 with fisheries access revenues reaching record levels, reinforcing the central role of the ocean economy in national finances and economic stability. According to reporting in late December, earnings from fishing licence fees exceeded AUD 200...
PM’s Business Awards highlight innovation and sustainable growth
The 2025 Prime Minister’s International Business Awards (PMIBA) reaffirmed their status as Fiji’s premier platform for recognising business excellence, celebrating companies and leaders who have demonstrated resilience, innovation and sustainable growth in an...
Kava sector buoyed as US monograph clears toxicity cloud
Fiji’s kava industry has received a significant reputational boost after the American Herbal Pharmacopoeia (AHP) released a new monograph and therapeutic compendium for kava rhizome and root, describing it as “one of the safest and most effective botanical...
Prolonged high liquidity seen as drag on Fiji’s growth
Former Reserve Bank of Fiji governor Savenaca Narube has warned that persistently high banking system liquidity remains a “worrying” sign of an economy operating below potential and a financial sector not fully channelling funds into productive investment. Writing on...
PNG prioritises stability, investment in K30.9 B Budget
Papua New Guinea’s Parliament passed the 2026 National Budget on 4 December 2025 with a total allocation of K30.9 billion. The fiscal plan is intended to maintain economic stability, protect essential public services and create a more predictable environment for...
Bisnis Toktok: Stronger enforcement, new rules shape 2026 tax environment
The APNGBC hosted the third in our series of Bisnis Toktok webinars on 4 December to unpack the tax changes arising from Papua New Guinea’s 2026 National Budget, with expert presentations from Deloitte’s Andrew Harris and Corrs Chambers Westgarth’s Michael Carroll....
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