Papua New Guinea’s agricultural production and productivity have been in steady decline for more than two decades, and continued emphasis on policies and legislation will not reverse the trend unless there is a fundamental change in how farming is carried out on the ground, according to Farmers and Settlers Association President Wilson Thompson in an inte...

Papua New Guinea’s Minister for Petroleum, Jimmy Maladina, has reaffirmed major reforms and significant project progress in the country’s petroleum sector, announcing that 2026 will be a pivotal year for exploration, licensing and LNG project development. Speaking at the PNG Investment Summit in Sydney, Maladina said the Marape–Rosso government’s commi...

Australia’s enduring commitment to Papua New Guinea’s economic reform has been reaffirmed by Ewen McDonald, Australian High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea and Special Envoy for the Pacific and Regional Affairs. Speaking at PNG Investment Week on 9 December in Sydney, McDonald highlighted what he described as a relationship “joined at the hip,” emphasisi...

State-owned enterprises, businesses, companies, and key government departments in the nation’s capital have joined a unified campaign to address gender-based violence (GBV) in Papua New Guinea, with the Governor of the National Capital District acknowledging that the government itself has been the major missing link in adequately tackling this crisis. ...

Papua New Guinea has renewed its call for fairness, strengthened scientific management, and climate-resilient policies at the Twenty-Second Annual Regular Session of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC22), held 1 to 5 December in Manila, Philippines. Addressing ministers, fisheries heads and delegates from across the region, Min...

Australia’s Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, has reaffirmed the strength, trust and long-term vision underpinning the Australia–Papua New Guinea relationship, highlighting deeper economic cooperation, shared prosperity and a historic new security alliance during his address at the PNG Investment Week Leaders’ Summit in Sydney 9 December 2025. Speaking...

Five women entrepreneurs representing diverse sectors—from social enterprise and traditional crafts to sustainable manufacturing—have travelled from Papua New Guinea to Melbourne to participate in the 2025 World Indigenous Business Forum (WIBF). The forum also provided an opportunity to forge new connections. The delegation included Anne-Shirley Kor...

Businesses for Health Papua New Guinea (B4H) Program Manager Dr Ann Clarke has urged stronger national action to eliminate HIV, hepatitis B and syphilis, warning that the country’s future development depends on a healthy workforce. Speaking at the 2025 B4H HIV Workshop on 5 November at the Gateway Hotel in Port Moresby, Dr Clarke called on workplaces, ...

The Mineral Resources Development Company (MRDC) has completed the distribution of royalty and equity payments worth K74,147,996 (approximately USD 20.8 million) to landowners from the PNG LNG Plant Site in Central Province, Papua New Guinea, marking a significant step in delivering long-awaited project benefits. The payments were confirmed by MRDC on ...

Papua New Guinea is set to establish its first-ever aviation degree programmes as the Government, Unitech and key aviation agencies move to address a critical shortage of local pilots, engineers and aviation professionals. The initiative, led by the Ministry of Civil Aviation, will introduce bachelor’s degrees in aeronautical engineering, aerospace engine...

The Papua New Guinea Customs Service (PNGCS) has confirmed to PNG Business News that it has received new support for its frontline border-security operations, following the donation of information technology equipment and drug and precursor test kits from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). The package includes six IT equipment sets a...

Visa is deepening its presence in the Pacific with the launch of a new regional office in Suva, Fiji, in an investment poised to reshape digital payments and unlock new opportunities for businesses across the Pacific Islands. The new Fiji hub will strengthen Visa’s ability to support banks, financial service providers, merchants, SMEs, governments and ...

Papua New Guinea’s small-scale mining sector continues to provide some of the strongest direct economic benefits to landowners, enabling families to build livelihoods, invest in businesses and uplift their communities, according to the Mineral Resources Authority (MRA). This message took centre stage on13 November as the MRA celebrated the 15th anniver...

Papua New Guinea’s efforts to strengthen transparency in public asset management took a significant leap forward on 5 November 2025 with the launch of KumulSoft’s Fixed Asset Management Platform. “Between 2015 and 2019, over 48 percent of our public institutions had unresolved fixed-asset management issues amounting to more than K3.7 billion. In 2018 a...

Papua New Guinea’s small-business landscape received significant attention in early November, with the Australian Government reaffirming its long-term commitment to strengthening the country’s micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) sector. At the 2025 PNG SME Awards in Port Moresby, Australia recognised the ingenuity, resilience, and economic contribut...

The Mineral Resources Authority (MRA) has strengthened its efforts to improve leadership and governance among mining project communities, successfully delivering a comprehensive two-week training programme for landowner leaders of the Hidden Valley mine. Thirty landowner representatives completed the intensive programme, held from 27 October to 5 Novem...