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Sir Julius Chan, one of Papua New Guinea's founding fathers, dies aged 85
30 Jan 2025 07:43 GMT
… parliament from the Independence era.
Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister … modern economy. He conceived the Kina and Toea. He was … September.
In the annals of Papua New Guinea's political history, … projects and devalued the PNG currency.
But it was a …
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State funeral of Late Sir Julius Chan underway at St Mary’s Cathedral
02 Feb 2025 05:27 GMT
… and a guiding force for Papua New Guinea, the demand of his greater … father of the country’s currency, kina and toea, and countless other …
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Deadline needed to end foreign exchange shortages in PNG
31 Jan 2025 07:49 GMT
… the FX market is not clearing, and indeed the kina became … the kina, while still managed by the Bank of Papua New Guinea (BPNG … revenues through offshore foreign currency accounts.
Transferring those … funds to domestic currency accounts will improve the …
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Life’s a mystery: Sir J talks about his eighty years
31 Jan 2025 07:49 GMT
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Launching the new currency before Independence was the … a new country called Papua New Guinea. Papua wanted to … Papua New Guinea is now independent.
The Constitution of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea … father of kina and toea said the currency was …
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One week of mourning
31 Jan 2025 04:58 GMT
… the introduction of Papua New Guinea’s national currency—the Kina and Toea— … Papua New Guinea through both prosperous and challenging times.
A National Icon in Papua New Guinea … country. His contributions to Papua New Guinea’s economic independence, governance …
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Sir J, baby Toea and PNG’s K-Day
31 Jan 2025 04:09 GMT
… the launching of the Papua New Guinea currency—the kina and toea—was nothing … attending the official K-Day (Kina-Day) function in Port … kina and toea were launched and declared as the official currency … it will destroy our new currency, and our people will be …
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Sir J a man of vision: PM
31 Jan 2025 03:19 GMT
… introduction of PNG’s national currency – the Kina and Toea.
“His leadership … , and fiscal management helped guide Papua New Guinea through both prosperous and challenging … , and vision for a prosperous Papua New Guinea will continue to inspire generations …
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Farewell, Sir Julius Chan
31 Jan 2025 03:19 GMT
… , in the 50th year of Papua New Guinea’s Independence.
He will be … established and he introduced the currency, the Kina and toea, in 1974 … , he opted for a hard Kina policy pegging K1 to US …
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Family confirms passing of Sir Julius; PM extends condolences
30 Jan 2025 07:54 GMT
… the introduction of Papua New Guinea’s national currency – the Kina and Toea – … fiscal management helped guide Papua New Guinea through both prosperous and challenging … country. His contributions to Papua New Guinea’s economic independence, governance …
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The “last man standing” falls
30 Jan 2025 04:53 GMT
Papua New Guinea’s last man Standing, Rt … the second Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea and the most senior political … the father of the PNG currency ‘Kina and Toea’, the loss is …