The recently held 14th World Indigenous Business Forum (WIBF) lived to its purpose of making connections between indigenous businesses in Papua New Guinea (PNG) and indigenous businesses from overseas. A satisfied Minister for International Trade and Investments, Richard Maru, said these connections will go a long way to assisting Papua New Guinea (PNG) businesses find better market opportunities in the overseas markets. “The connections that we have made during this Forum will not stop here. The Papua New Guinea indigenous business community want to connect to the global indigenous business network,” said Minister Maru. “We want to work with the Indigenous Leadership Development Institute to make sure we have a chapter in this country through a body that best represents our indigenous businesses, so that we will connect directly with the rest of the world indigenous business community.” On that note, Minister Maru extended his thank you once again to Prime Minister James Marape for his strong leadership and for his support in hosting this global event, as it has achieved its intended purpose. “We believe that we have delivered one of the best World Indigenous Business Forum ever hosted by any country in the world, and we could not have done it without the support of our Government and sponsors,” said Minister Maru.