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PNGIBC Ready to Grow Bilateral Trade
With the recent 80th Independence Day celebration of the Republic of India, it seemed timely to pause and reflect on the synergies and similarities between India and PNG. The newly formed PNGIBC can do a
Celebrating Outstanding Women in PNG
I was delighted to attend the recent Westpac Outstanding Women's Award (WOWA) event hosted by Westpac PNG. The celebration witnessed some absolutely beautiful and fascinating stories of the journeys of these PNG women leaders, young
The AML Grey List Exit Strategy
Papua New Guinea's exit from the FATF grey listing is an important governance challenge for the country. So, I was honoured to be a guest speaker at the IIA PNG's AML Grey List Exit Strategy
From a Business Conversation to the Bottom of the Ocean
It started in the Australian winter of July 2016 as an innocent coffee conversation with my Australian client. He was seeking to raise $1.5million. Then he gave me the project description... And the full details
India’s Act East Policy Pays Dividends
I recently took some time during my business trip to Papua New Guinea to speak to reputed journalist Surya Gangadharan. We discussed India's Act East Policy on his globally recognised GIST show, hosted by the





