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Our Highlights and Achievements for 2006
The Council has continued to be active in pursuing matters of interest of the Members throughout the year, and in particular it's continued dialogue with the PNG Government. The Council continues to be consulted on many and various policy matters. It has continued its important role as a Member and Co-Chair of the National Working Group, to remove impediments to business.
The Council also in its endeavour to be representative of the business community in Papua New Guinea has worked hard to link itself with other industry associations.
Activities in which the BCPNG has been involved in throughout 2006 inlcude:
- Input into the 2006 Budget Preparation;
- Continued our close association with the Australia Papua New Guinea Business Council. The Council's jointly held the 22nd APNGBC Business Forum in Cairns, which was well attended by the Papua New Guinean Senior Ministers;
- Expanded the BCPNG Membership to 117 Financial Members;
- Attended overseas forums on trade facilitataion and explored opportunities to expand PNG's Export Market.
- Developed a five year Strategic Business Plan (SBP) in April 2006. The SBP provides clear direction to the BCPNG , so that it can be effective in helping to achieve long-term sustainable growth for PNG's Private Sector. The five year plan is from 2006 - 2011.
Throughout 2006, the Council aimed to provide real value to its Members, so that it remains a viable and well-run organization. It is keen to pursue links with business organizations in the Pacific, and the Asian region, as well as maintaining a focus on the Private Sector's dialogue with the PNG Government towards improving the investor environment in PNG.
Our Highlights and Achievements for 2005
In 2005, BCPNG:
- continued to actively participate in matters of interest to members
- were consulted on many and various policy matters, and
- maintained an ongoing dialogue with the Government.
We continued our important role as a member in the National Working Group to remove impediments to business, chaired by the Chief Secretary to Government.
In our endeavor to be representative of the business community in Papua New Guinea, we also worked closely with other industry associations.
Activities in which BCPNG was involved in 2004 include:
- Membership to the Consultative Implementation and Monitoring Council (CIMC) where we play an important role in directing government opinions to facilitate policy formulation, where such policies properly reflect wider community support and positions and needs.
- Continued close cooperation with our counterpart, the Australia PNG Business Council (APNGBC). We jointly held the 20th Business Forum in Cairns which was well attended by Papua New Guinean Senior Ministers.
- Papers delivered at this Forum were of great relevance to Papua New Guinea, and while some aspects of the economy were reported to be on their way to recovery and a brighter future, there is a lot more to be done in certain sectors of the economy. This includes tourism development and many infrastructure issues such as improvement and efficiency of telecommunication.
- Involvement in the Ministerial Forum held in Lae between the Papua New Guinea and Australian Government in December 2004. At this Forum, we released a joint statement with the APNGBC, attached below.
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