Prime Minister Hon. James Marape officially confirmed that Papua New Guinea will take part in the 2025 Osaka World Exposition in Japan, an event set to host 150 countries and 25 international organisations. Prime Minister Marape emphasised that PNG's participation in this global event will have a significant impact, leading to diversification in the ex...

On October 16th & 17th, 2023, Papua New Guinea (PNG) Chamber of Mines and Petroleum will host the inaugural Papua New Guinea – Asia Investment Conference in the Kowloon Shangri-La Hotel in Hong Kong, with support of, and in partnership with, the National Government. The PNG Asia Investment Conference will feature Prime Minister Hon. James Marape an...

With less than two weeks to go before the start of the inaugural Community Affairs and National Content Conference and Expo (CANCONEX), activities in the host city of Lae, Morobe Province have ramped up feverishly in anticipation of the landmark conference.  With more than 700 business delegates expected to descend upon the city for the conference, the...

The experiences and impacts on social and economic ecosystems on local communities of mine closures of Bougainville and Porgera mines will feature during the program on Day 1 of CANCONEX in Lae on 28 August 2023. The Bougainville perspective will be presented by prominent Bougainvillean leaders Theresa Jaintong and Paul Nerau and the lessons from Porge...

With three weeks to go the start of the inaugural PNG Community Affairs and National Content Conference and Expo (CANCONEX), leading landowner Trustee company, Mineral Resources Development Company (MRDC) has stepped in as a Principal Sponsor for the event, which take place from August 28th to 30th at the PNG University of Technology in Lae Morobe Provinc...

After a 4-year hiatus, the Extractive Industries Emergency Response Challenge (EIERC) will make a return in 2024. This was announced by the PNG Chamber of Mines and Petroleum (“The Chamber”). At a recent Health Safety & Environment networking event, organized by the Chamber, Councilor and Newcrest Mining Lihir Country Manager, Stanley Komunt off...

For the seventh consecutive year, the PNG Industrial & Mining Resources Exhibition pulled out all the stops to deliver a successful event on the 21st to 22nd June 2023 and set a new benchmark with its number of participants. Throughout the years, the event has continued to serve as an essential and valuable meeting place for industry stakeholders ...

Community relations and national content, the heart beat of PNG benefits for local communities from any mineral and energy resource development in PNG, is set to take center stage at CANCONEX 2023, PNG’s first ever National Conference and Expo, organized by the PNG Chamber of Mines and Petroleum at PNG University of Technology Lae in August 2023. It is...

Returning for its seventh year due to ongoing industry demand, the PNG Industrial and Mining Resources Exhibition and Conference (IMREC) will be held in Port Moresby this June. Acclaimed for bridging the gap for Papua New Guinea and Australia’s industrial relations, PNG’s IMREC will host respected industry delegates and over 100 exhibitors across two d...

Photo: Amazon Web Services officials speaking to UPNG students. Connected PNG commenced its Technology Summit on 7th March at Stanley Hotel and Suites starting off with 10 exhibitions and showcasing globally-recognized technology companies including Real Wear, Eset, Stulz, Signiflow, Seagate, Amazon Web Services, Digicel PNG, Schneider Electric, Pandit...

Prime Minister Marape headlines a star line-up of speakers at the 16th PNG Mining and Petroleum Conference, in Sydney in December, to promote international investment in PNG.   Already over 1000 attendees are registered to attend, as the Conference features a dynamic and engaging program centered around Prime Minister Marape’s announcement of 4 new mega p...

Hausples Ltd notched another successful annual real estate expo after a two year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic last week in Port Moresby. The revival of the event saw about forty plus exhibitors and participants from the real estate industry as well as government stakeholders and major commercial banks set up their booths at the Sir John Guise indoo...

The PNG Chamber of Mines & Petroleum will host its 16th Mining and Petroleum Investment Conference at the Hilton Hotel in Sydney from the 5th-7th of December 2022. The theme of this year’s conference is: “PNG Resources: “Securing the next wave of responsible investment”.    The Conference draws over 1000 delegates from the global hydrocarbon, miner...

The third EU-PNG business, trade and investment Conference is a demonstration of the European Union’s commitment to strengthen business, trade and investment ties between PNG, member states of the EU-Pacific Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) and the Asia, Pacific region as a whole. This year’s edition attracted more than 700 participants from both the ...

Photo credit: PNG Chamber of Mines and Petroleum The 16th PNG Mining and Petroleum Conference, to be held in Sydney in December, looks set to be sold out in the next 3 weeks with over half of the 1300 seats already snapped up with over a month to go until the Conference, amid a wave of interest from international investors,  said PNG Chamber of Mines a...

With over twenty years at News Corp and the ABC (including as Business Editor), Presenter at Sky News and as an investigative reporter with Four Corners, there is no denying the illustrious Ticky Fullerton is a household name in Australian business circles. She is the author of Watershshed, the first comprehensive book on the future challenges facing Aust...