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IMPORTANT NOTICE:
Office closure for the festive period

The Investment Promotion Authority wishes to advise the general public and its valued clients on the dates of our office closure for the festive period.

Wednesday, 24th December, 2025 at 11am- Office Close
Monday, 5th January, 2026- Office Opens at 8am.

See public notice for more information.

The Office of the Registrar of Companies advises that the companies listed in this link have been removed from the Register effective 10 January 2025, in accordance with Section 366(1) of the Companies Act 1997 (the Act). Before their removal, multiple notices were sent out to the defaulting companies via their respective registered email addresses through which process ample time was given for those companies to file annual returns as required by the ‘Act’. If you wish to restore a removed company, please follow the prescribed restoration process outlined in the HOW TO GUIDES.

Invest In Papua New Guinea

Investors willing to explore business opportunities in Papua New Guinea have available to them numerous incentives to assist in their investment decision-making. The government has a range of direct and indirect taxation incentives based incentives for large and small proposals.

IPA Other Services

The IPA is the organisation that houses the Companies Office of PNG and the Intellectual Property Office of PNG, hence the roles and functions of the IPA is diversed.
The IPA is also the point of identification of markets for PNG exports and dissemination of investor- related information about PNG.

Personal Property Securities Registry