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Digicel CEO Marcelo Cataldo Guides Operator from Debt Crisis to Growth in Caribbean Markets

Hurricane season in the Caribbean typically runs from June to November. In 2024, the storm arrived a month early at Digicel’s Jamaica headquarters when Marcelo Cataldo assumed the role of

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Australia Fails to Secure Military Treaties with PNG and Vanuatu As China Looms Large

For the Albanese led government, this is a massive blow undermining Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s efforts to strengthen Australia’s regional security partnerships in the Pacific in the face of increasing

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ANZ Appoints Lachlan Halstead as China Country Head Amid Strategic Pacific Growth and Fintech Innovation

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) has appointed Lachlan Halstead as the new Country Head for ANZ China Mr. Halstead will report to Simon Ireland, Managing Director of International.

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Fiji Airways Named Top 10 Airline in the World

Fiji Airways has been officially recognized as one of the world’s top 10 airlines. It received the prestigious APEX World Class Airline award for 2026 from the Airline Passenger Experience

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BSP Faces Profit Hit as PNG Government Transfers Accounts to National Banking Corporation

Background and Announcement On September 9, 2025, BSP Financial Group Limited announced that the PNG Government, through the National Executive Council, directed several key government departments, including Finance, Treasury, and

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Nasfund vs. Nambawan Super: Papua New Guinea’s Superannuation Giants Battling for Your Retirement Future

Superannuation funds are essential to securing the financial futures of Papua New Guinea’s workforce. Nasfund and Nambawan Super stand as the two largest funds, each with distinct approaches to investment,

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EU Commissioner Síkela to Strengthen EU-Pacific Ties in Visit to Fiji, Vanuatu, and Papua New Guinea

European Commissioner Jozef Síkela will visit three Pacific countries—Fiji, Vanuatu, and Papua New Guinea—from September 5 to 12, 2025. The purpose of the visit is to deepen the partnership between

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Sarah Stubbings, ANZ Regional Executive Pacific, on Building a Sustainable Future for Pacific Communities

Building the future is crucial for all nations and key to achieving shared goals. Across the Pacific, ANZ is the regional banking partner for a major multinational deploying a satellite-driven

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Invest in our terms says Deputy Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea John Rosso

At the conclusion of the recent Pacific Infrastructure Conference 2025 (PIC2025), held in Brisbane from August 18-20, 2025, Papua New Guinea’s Deputy Prime Minister John Rosso made a strong call

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Fifty years after independence, Papua New Guinea (PNG) is pursuing one of its boldest economic transformation plans yet—a Special Economic Zones (SEZ) initiative designed to attract K20 billion (about $6

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Digicel CEO Marcelo Cataldo Guides Operator from Debt Crisis to Growth in Caribbean Markets

Australia Fails to Secure Military Treaties with PNG and Vanuatu As China Looms Large

ANZ Appoints Lachlan Halstead as China Country Head Amid Strategic Pacific Growth and Fintech Innovation

Fiji Airways Named Top 10 Airline in the World

BSP Faces Profit Hit as PNG Government Transfers Accounts to National Banking Corporation

Nasfund vs. Nambawan Super: Papua New Guinea’s Superannuation Giants Battling for Your Retirement Future

EU Commissioner Síkela to Strengthen EU-Pacific Ties in Visit to Fiji, Vanuatu, and Papua New Guinea

Sarah Stubbings, ANZ Regional Executive Pacific, on Building a Sustainable Future for Pacific Communities

Invest in our terms says Deputy Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea John Rosso

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