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April 8, 2022
By Melisha Yafoi in Port Moresby Vodafone has made its entry back into the Papua New Guinea market as Digitec-Vodafone to operate as the third mobile operator company. In the next two weeks the PNG market will see the new look Vodafone operate in 25 different locations of the country, selling mobile phones and SIM ... <a title="Vodafone in new ‘price cutting’ bid for PNG’s mobile phone market" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/08/vodafone-in-new-price-cutting-bid-for-pngs-mobile-phone-market/" aria-label="Read more about Vodafone in new ‘price cutting’ bid for PNG’s mobile phone market">Read more</a>
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December 1, 2021
Former business executive Christopher Luxon has been voted the new leader of New Zealand’s opposition National Party after main rival Simon Bridges moved to support him. It followed Judith Collins’ tumultuous exit as leader last week, after she summarily demoted Bridges last week. Shellshocked, MPs went into a hastily called caucus the next morning and ... <a title="Ex-Air NZ chief Christopher Luxon voted new National Party leader" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/01/ex-air-nz-chief-christopher-luxon-voted-new-national-party-leader/" aria-label="Read more about Ex-Air NZ chief Christopher Luxon voted new National Party leader">Read more</a>
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October 31, 2021
By Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby The Papua New Guinea government’s financial hub was hit by computer hackers last week, holding state officials at ransom, reports have revealed. The ransomware attack on the Department of Finance’s Integrated Financial Management System (IFMS) happened last Thursday, locking out government workers who use the system to run the ... <a title="Hackers hit PNG financial hub, fail in bid to hold state officials to ransom" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/31/hackers-hit-png-financial-hub-fail-in-bid-to-hold-state-officials-to-ransom/" aria-label="Read more about Hackers hit PNG financial hub, fail in bid to hold state officials to ransom">Read more</a>
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September 5, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk Papua New Guinean chief executives believe the country’s entire workforce needs to be vaccinated against covid-19 to be fully productive, says Business Council of PNG executive director Douveri Henao. Although there seems to be a large number of vaccine hesitant people, Henao said that sooner or later it would be mandatory ... <a title="‘No jab, no job’ covid policy of PNG employers stirs constitutional row" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/05/no-jab-no-job-covid-policy-of-png-employers-stirs-constitutional-row/" aria-label="Read more about ‘No jab, no job’ covid policy of PNG employers stirs constitutional row">Read more</a>
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August 4, 2021
Analysis by Bryce Edwards. The supermarket sector is finally about to receive some serious government intervention. Following a scathing report from the Commerce Commission, it’s now almost inevitable that the Labour Government is going to have to introduce some major changes to this vital but uncompetitive retail sector. And these moves are likely to be ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Radical reform coming to a supermarket near you" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/04/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-radical-reform-coming-to-a-supermarket-near-you/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Radical reform coming to a supermarket near you">Read more</a>
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July 14, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk Papua New Guinea’s biggest bank — Bank South Pacific with major branch networks across the Pacific region — is the subject of regulatory action by the country’s banking regulator BPNG over failure to comply with anti-money laundering regulations, reports the PNG Post-Courier. The Financial Analysis and Supervision Unit (FASU) of the ... <a title="PNG banking regulator acts against BSP over money-laundering rules" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/14/png-banking-regulator-acts-against-bsp-over-money-laundering-rules/" aria-label="Read more about PNG banking regulator acts against BSP over money-laundering rules">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2021
Analysis by Simon Angelo (WealthMorning.com) Our business is finding profitable and innovative businesses to invest in. We’ve had a stellar recovery run since Covid. If there’s one thing that separates these companies out from the rest, it is this: They have found a profitable niche and own that part of the market. They are not ... <a title="Analysis – The Singapore Conundrum: Why Emulating Its Success Could be a Mistake" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/14/analysis-the-singapore-conundrum-why-emulating-its-success-could-be-a-mistake/" aria-label="Read more about Analysis – The Singapore Conundrum: Why Emulating Its Success Could be a Mistake">Read more</a>
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May 3, 2021
3 May 2021 By Simon Angelo editor of WealthMorning.com There’s a sign on the Northern Motorway I see at least twice a week. It’s advertising a high-density townhouse developer. The homes appear squashed together, side-by-side and on top of one another. There are no garages. Garages can be important If there’s a tangible link to ... <a title="OP-ED: Simon Angelo on Why You Might Need a Garage to Get Rich" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/03/op-ed-simon-angelo-on-why-you-might-need-a-garage-to-get-rich/" aria-label="Read more about OP-ED: Simon Angelo on Why You Might Need a Garage to Get Rich">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2021
By Barry Guy, RNZ News sports reporter New Zealand Rugby is accusing the Players’ Association of misrepresenting the reasons for their opposition to the Silver Lake deal. Thursday’s NZR annual general meeting unanimously backed the selling of a minority stake in its commercial arm to the US private equity firm. Holding up the NZ$387.5 million ... <a title="NZ Rugby accuses Players’ Association of misrepresentation over US deal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/01/nz-rugby-accuses-players-association-of-misrepresentation-over-us-deal/" aria-label="Read more about NZ Rugby accuses Players’ Association of misrepresentation over US deal">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2021
A View from Afar: Political scientist and former Pentagon analysis Paul G. Buchanan and investigative journalist Selwyn Manning and debate security, intelligence, and foreign policy trends and issues. This week’s episode: Paul Buchanan and host Selwyn Manning discuss this week’s revelations by Paula Penfold and the Stuff Circuit team that a New Zealand tech company ... <a title="VIDEO: Buchanan + Manning: Ethical Trade and China + Myanmar’s Descent into Military Rule" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/17/coming-up-live-buchanan-manning-ethical-trade-and-china-myanmars-descent-into-military-rule/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Buchanan + Manning: Ethical Trade and China + Myanmar’s Descent into Military Rule">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2021
By Roger Fowler in Auckland The multi-billion-dollar NZ Super Fund – New Zealand’s state pension fund – has finally divested from five of Israel’s biggest banks due to their funding of illegal settlement construction in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. New Zealand Green Party MP Golriz Ghahraman said the party welcomed the decision, telling The Spinoff: ... <a title="NZ Super Fund dumps Israeli banks for funding settlements in Palestine" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/13/nz-super-fund-dumps-israeli-banks-for-funding-settlements-in-palestine/" aria-label="Read more about NZ Super Fund dumps Israeli banks for funding settlements in Palestine">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2020
BACKGROUNDER: By Michael Field Efforts by Brazilian miner Vale SA to extract itself from one of the world’s largest nickel and cobalt operations are creating deeping tensions and confusion in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia. On Wednesday night Vale announced a vague deal, without disclosing full financials, but by Thursday there was uncertainty ... <a title="Tension rises in New Caledonia over Brazilian miner Vale’s bail out efforts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/11/tension-rises-in-new-caledonia-over-brazilian-miner-vales-bail-out-efforts/" aria-label="Read more about Tension rises in New Caledonia over Brazilian miner Vale’s bail out efforts">Read more</a>
