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Komatsu Australia Buys PNG-Based UMW Limited

Komatsu Australia acquired UMW Niugini Limited, a Papua New Guinea-based distributor, renaming it Komatsu Niugini Limited (KNL). The deal integrates KNL into the Komatsu Group as a fully owned entity.

Finance

Westpac Bank Reports $3.5 Billion Net Profit for First Half of 2025 Financial Year

Key Points Net profit: $3.5 billion, down 1% from last year. Interim dividend: 76 cents per share. Total loans: $825 billion, up 5%. Customer deposits: $697 billion, up 7%. CET1

Leadership

Albanese’s Re-election: Opportunities and Challenges for PNG’s Economy, Geopolitics, and Climate

Anthony Albanese’s re-election as Australia’s Prime Minister ensures continuity in Canberra’s influence over Papua New Guinea (PNG), its closest Pacific neighbor. As PNG’s largest aid donor and trade partner, Australia

Finance

Scam or Lifeline? Govt-Backed Niucare Scheme Altered Due to Public Backlash

The introduction of the Niucare Life Insurance Policy in Papua New Guinea (PNG) has received a harsh backlash across the country and overseas. While the initiative has merit, prominent leaders,

Leadership

Winnie Kiap Appointed Chair of Commonwealth Foundation: A Historic Milestone for Papua New Guinea and Women in Leadership

Her Excellency Winnie Anna Kiap CBE has been appointed as the new Chair of the Commonwealth Foundation, following approval from Commonwealth Heads of Government last week. Kiap succeeds Dato’ Sudha

Leadership

Kina Bank Executive General Manager Banking, Lesieli Moala Taviri Appointed as PNG Country Head

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Kina Securities Limited, Greg Pawson, announced today that Executive General Manager Banking, Lesieli Moala Taviri, will take up an expanded role and added responsibilities with

Sandra Fore, Head One Of BSPs Offshore Branch, Papua New Guinea

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Sandra Fore Becomes The First Papua New Woman Appointed To Head One Of BSPs Offshore Branch

The BSP Financial Group Limited has risen up to the challenge by appointing a female Papua New Guinea to lead BSP Solomon Islands after the Honiara incident whereby BSP Ranadi was burnt

Chris Daniells Managing Director for Steamships, Papua New Guinea

Leadership

Chris Daniells Appointed as Managing Director to Drive Steamships’ Legacy

Steamships Trading Company Ltd. (Steamships) has been a stalwart in Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) business landscape for over a century, playing a pivotal role in the country’s economic development. Established

Greg Pawson, Managing Director and CEO of Kina Securities Limited: Papua New Guinea. Photo by Kina Bank

Finance

Kina Securities Reports Fraud with Losses Expected to Reach K12-K15 Million

Kina Securities Limited (KSL) has reported a customer fraud incident that is expected to cost an aggregate loss in the range of K12 to K15 million (on a pre-tax basis).

Geopolitics

India in Pacific: How India Is Expanding Its Footprints into Smaller Pacific Island Economies

India’s relationship with the Pacific Island Countries (PICs) has a long history, dating back to the colonial era. During the 19th and early 20th centuries, India was a major source

Barrick Gold Faces Uncertainty Over Confiscated Gold in Mali, Operations in Papua New Guinea Unaffected

Bamako, Mali – Barrick Gold Corp., one of the world’s largest gold producers, is grappling with uncertainty following the seizure…

Resources

Mayur Resources Raise K265 Million to Fund its Central Cement and Lime Project in Papua New Guinea

Port Moresby- Mayur Resources has raised K265 million (A$100.1 million) to fund its Central cement and lime project in Papua…

Finance

BSP’s K1 Billion Question: Can PNG’s Biggest Bank Finance The Next Wave Of Pacific Growth?

Can PNG’s biggest bank, the BSP Financial Group Limited (BSP) finance the next wave of Pacific growth? That is the…

The CEO Series

Kedi Ilimbit and the Long Game at Ok Tedi

Kedi Ilimbit is now at the centre of one of Papua New Guinea’s most important companies, and his rise says…

Leadership

PNG Defence Force: Political Interference, Broken Systems, and a Defence Force on Edg

Papua New Guinea’s Defence Force is facing fresh scrutiny after unrest at Murray Barracks in Port Moresby on the night…

Company Spotlight

Kina Bank: Growing Beyond Traditional Banking

Long before Kina Bank became one of Papua New Guinea’s biggest banks, it was something very different. A small financial…

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Komatsu Australia Buys PNG-Based UMW Limited

Westpac Bank Reports $3.5 Billion Net Profit for First Half of 2025 Financial Year

Albanese’s Re-election: Opportunities and Challenges for PNG’s Economy, Geopolitics, and Climate

Scam or Lifeline? Govt-Backed Niucare Scheme Altered Due to Public Backlash

Winnie Kiap Appointed Chair of Commonwealth Foundation: A Historic Milestone for Papua New Guinea and Women in Leadership

Kina Bank Executive General Manager Banking, Lesieli Moala Taviri Appointed as PNG Country Head

Sandra Fore Becomes The First Papua New Woman Appointed To Head One Of BSPs Offshore Branch

Chris Daniells Appointed as Managing Director to Drive Steamships’ Legacy

Kina Securities Reports Fraud with Losses Expected to Reach K12-K15 Million

India in Pacific: How India Is Expanding Its Footprints into Smaller Pacific Island Economies

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Barrick Gold Faces Uncertainty Over Confiscated Gold in Mali, Operations in Papua New Guinea Unaffected

Mayur Resources Raise K265 Million to Fund its Central Cement and Lime Project in Papua New Guinea

BSP’s K1 Billion Question: Can PNG’s Biggest Bank Finance The Next Wave Of Pacific Growth?

Kedi Ilimbit and the Long Game at Ok Tedi

PNG Defence Force: Political Interference, Broken Systems, and a Defence Force on Edg

Kina Bank: Growing Beyond Traditional Banking

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