NRL Sponsorship Boom: PNG Chiefs have locked in Bank South Pacific (BSP) as Principal Foundation Partner on a record-breaking front-of-shirt deal worth about AUD 20m+ (around $15m), with BSP branding across jerseys, training and merchandise, plus official banking and membership support through the club’s 2028 NRL entry and beyond to at least 2030. Banking Appointments: ANZ Papua New Guinea has appointed Philippa Campbell and Murray Woo OBE to its PNG board, strengthening leadership across institutional banking and local governance experience. Energy & Local Leadership: Santos says the Kumul Marine Terminal is now fully led by Papua New Guineans for the first time in 34 years, with Jackson Jim and Willie Mapal taking team-leader roles at the Gulf of Papua export facility. Telecoms Cost Cuts: Digicel PNG and Vodafone PNG signed a Tower Sharing Licence Agreement to co-locate equipment on suitable towers while keeping their networks independent, aiming to expand coverage faster and reduce duplication. Road-to-Jobs Push: PM James Marape urged Eastern Highlanders to turn Highlands Highway investment into more coffee, SMEs and employment, including delivering coffee bags to match infrastructure spending. Air Connectivity & Commerce: Air Niugini sales leadership in New Zealand has been boosted with Russell Williss ahead of the Auckland–Port Moresby return from 17 November 2026. Conservation Research Partnership: TKCP and PNG University of Technology have partnered to expand field-based conservation research in the YUS area, with training and community involvement built in. Corporate Finance Spotlight: Nambawan Super confirmed CFO Pochon Lili will leave at month-end, with a transition roadmap in place while recruitment begins for a successor. Telecoms & Infrastructure: Digicel PNG and Vodafone PNG’s tower-sharing deal is expected to help manage high rollout costs across PNG.