Papua New Guinea’s financial sector accounts for K2.3 billion of its economy in 2022, Treasurer Ian Ling-Stuckey says. Ling-Stuckey said a healthy and modern financial sector was vital for development. “This is a larger contribution than the size of the manufacturing sector (K1.705 billion), or even our transport and storage systems (K2.05 billion),” h...

Photo credit: PNGX PNGX Markets - Papua New Guinea’s national stock exchange, XBourse Australia - a leading technology services company specialising in building innovative bespoke solutions for financial markets, and Pacific Capital Markets Development - an Australian company committed to the development of capital markets in the Pacific region, have r...

Papua New Guineans stand to benefit from a modernization of the nation’s capital market that’s expected to boost investment, accelerate economic growth and help support a sustainable economic recovery. Under an agreement announced today, IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, will work with PNGX Markets Limited, the national stock exchange of Papua New...

Quarter one of 2022 Foreign Exchange (FX) market inflow momentum is expected to continue into the half-year, assisted by firmer commodity prices, end of half-year dividend flows and foreign aid, according to BSP Group General Manager – Treasury, Rohan George. “As FX inflows can be lumpy, we expect there to be periods where outstanding FX orders build u...

PNGX announces that the United Nations Sustainable Stock Exchange initiative has welcomed PNGX Markets, the Papua New Guinea National Stock Exchange, as a new member. PNGX has solidified its commitment to transparency and sustainability by becoming a partner exchange of the UN SSE initiative. The newest partner joins a network of now 114 stock exchange...

The new Additional Company Tax introduced following the March 2022 sitting of Parliament, will ultimately increase uncertainty and reduce investor confidence in PNG, says BSP Group CEO Robin Fleming. “Consequently, the Tax may well result in a further reduction in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) at a time when PNG needs increased FDI,” Mr. Fleming said...

Treasurer Ian Ling-Stuckey claims that budget repair enabled the government to reach its income and finance objectives while also keeping spending under control in last year's budget. In presenting the Final Budget Outcome (FBO) for 2021, Ling-Stuckey said that the budget deficit was preserved at K6.3 billion, down from the K6.6 billion predicted and t...

Photo: PM Marape announcing the good news in Parliament recently. Picture courtesy of PARLIAMENT MEDIA In the midst of the worldwide crisis caused by the Russia-Ukraine war, James Marape claims that the Bank of PNG has the largest amounts of foreign exchange ever, totaling more than K10 billion. This is in sharp contrast to the O'Neill era, when for...

Photo: Bank of Papua New Guinea According to a top official, the volume of foreign exchange in Papua New Guinea increased over a six-month period last year. Benny Popoitai, the acting governor of the Bank of Papua New Guinea, said this was mainly owing to the World Bank's budget assistance loan, liquefied natural gas (LNG) tax collections, and donor...

Photo credit:  According to Robin Fleming, chief executive officer of Bank South Pacific Financial Group Ltd (BSP), the country saw significant amounts of foreign exchange (FX) currency in December. Strong commodity prices, end-of-year dividend payouts, and donor cash for different initiatives, according to Fleming. He stated that foreign exchang...

Treasurer Ian Ling-Stuckey is delighted with the work being done to put the modifications to the Central Banking Act into effect, which were voted unanimously by Parliament last December 2021. Treasurer Ling-Stuckey stated in a statement that following the NEC's decision on a new Acting Governor, Benny Popoitai, the former Head of Financial Analysis an...

Photo: PM Marape launches the new online tax payment platform, MyIRC, with Commissioner-General Koim and managers of IRC Despite a hard economic climate brought on by COVID-19, the Marape Government's commitment in reinvigorating the Internal Revenue Commission (IRC) is paying off with a revenue collection of a record K8.1 billion in the year 2021. ...

Photo credit: PNGX The chairman of the PNG Stock Exchange (PNGX), David Lawrence, stated that total transaction figures on the PNGX decreased last year. The 12 listed firms had a combined market capitalization of K91.89 billion. PNG Air Ltd, he added, was still suspended for failing to present audited financial statements. Niuminco, a mining e...

The Independent Advisory Group's examination of the 2000 Central Banking Act was recently welcomed by Treasurer Ian Ling-Stuckey. On October 25, the first phase report was finished and posted on the Bank of PNG's website. Learning from experience, increasing Bank independence, delivering accountability, limiting discretion, and connecting objectives...

The supply and demand for foreign money dictate how the foreign exchange market operates. Governor Loi Bakani stated in the Central Bank's Monetary Policy Statement that PNG's foreign exchange supply is mostly derived from export receipts, government external loans, grants, and foreign direct investments. Foreign exchange is needed primarily for the...

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...