Business in Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby

1. Introduction to the Independent State of Papua New Guinea (Oceania)
2. Economy of Papua New Guinea (PNG)
3. International Trade of PNG
4. Doing Business in Port Moresby
5. Transport and Logistics
6. Investment in Papua New Guinea
7. Business Opportunities in Papua New Guinea
8. Case Study: Telikom Papua
9. Access to the market of Papua New Guinea
10. Business Plan for Papua New Guinea

The educational aims of the Subject “Foreign Trade, Logistics and Business in the Independent State of Papua New Guinea” are:

1. To analyze the Papua New Guinean Economy, Logistics and Global Trade
2. To conduct research on business opportunities in the Independent State of Papua New Guinea
3. To explore the Papua New Guinean trade relations with the student's country
4. To learn about Papua New Guinean Trade Agreements
5. To examine the profile of Papua New Guinean companies
6. To develop a business plan for the Papua New Guinean Market

The Subject “Foreign Trade, Logistics and Business in Papua New Guinea” is included within the curriculum of the following academic programs at EENI Global Business School:

Masters: International Business, Foreign Trade.

Doctorate: World Trade.

EENI Masters adapted to Papua New Guinean students.

Languages: or Papúa Nueva-Guinea Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinee.

1. Subject Credits “Doing Business in Papua New Guinea”: 1

Papua New Guinean Market Access and Trade Agreements:

1. Papua New and the Economic Area of Oceania
2. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
3. Pacific Islands Forum
4. Pacific Island Countries Trade Agreement (PICTA)
   1. PICTA Trade in Services Protocol
5. Oceania Customs Organization
6. UK-Pacific States Free Trade Agreement (Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Samoa)
7. Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Trade Agreement
8. Australia-Papua New Guinea Free Trade Agreement (PATCRA)
9. South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement (SPARTECA)
10. ASEAN (observer)

1. World Trade Organization (WTO)
   1. Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS)
   2. Agreement on Sanitary Measures
   3. Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade
   4. Agreement on Preshipment Inspection
   5. Agreement on Safeguards
   6. Trade Facilitation Agreement
2. World Customs Organization (WCO)
   1. Kyoto Convention
3. BIC (Containers)
4. Chicago Convention (ICAO)
5. International Maritime Organization
   1. Istanbul Convention - not a member
6. Customs Convention on Containers - not a member

1. Asian Development Bank
2. Economic Commission for Asia (ESCAP)
3. Colombo Plan

1. Pacific Economic Cooperation Council
2. United Nations
3. World Bank
4. World Trade Organization (WTO)
5. International Monetary Fund

The Independent State of Papua New Guinea.

1. Papua New Guinean Population: 7 million people
2. Area of Papua New Guinea: 462,840 km²
3. Papua New Guinea shares a border with Indonesia and Australia by sea
4. English is the official language, while Tok Pisin and Motu are national languages
5. Over 800 different languages are spoken in Papua New Guinea
6. Independence of Papua New Guinea from Australia: 1975
7. Papua New Guinea is a Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy; the Queen Elizabeth II is the Head of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea

Main religion in Papua is Christianity: Catholicism (1.8 million) and Protestantism (3 million, 61% of the population, Methodists: 1 million).

1. In Papua New Guinea, there is a small community of Baha'i

Papua New Guinea belongs to the Economic Area of Oceania.

Papua New Guinean Economy.

1. 33% of the Papua New Guinean population lives with less than USD 1.25 a day
2. 85% of the population of Papua is related to the agriculture
3. Main economic sectors of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea are agriculture, livestock, forestry, mining, Petrol, tourism, hospitality, fisheries, marine resources, manufacturing, retailing and wholesaling, building and construction, international transport, telecommunications, international finance, and trade
4. The currency of Papua is the Kina (PGK)

International Trade of Papua New Guinea.

1. Top Exports of Papua New Guinea are gold, silver, copper, crude oil, logs, timber, coffee, palm oil, cocoa, and copra
2. Top export markets of Papua New Guinea are Australia, Japan, South Korea, China, Germany, the United States, the UK, and Singapore
3. Top Papua New Guinean import partners are Australia, Japan, the United States, Singapore, New Zealand, the UK, China, and Hong Kong

The Government of Papua New Guinea is promoting Foreign Direct Investment. The Investment promotion Authority of Papua is the agency focused on attracting new foreign investors to Papua New Guinea.