Tkatchenko praises record AUD 20 Million BSP deal as a historic Benchmark for PNG sports and diplomacy
<figure><img width="1024" height="768" src="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Tkatchenko-praises-record-breaking-deal-as-a-historic.jpg?w=1024" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Tkatchenko-praises-record-breaking-deal-as-a-historic.jpg 1890w, https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Tkatchenko-praises-record-breaking-deal-as-a-historic.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Tkatchenko-praises-record-breaking-deal-as-a-historic.jpg?resize=1536,1152 1536w, https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Tkatchenko-praises-record-breaking-deal-as-a-historic.jpg?resize=1200,900 1200w, https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Tkatchenko-praises-record-breaking-deal-as-a-historic.jpg?resize=800,600 800w, https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Tkatchenko-praises-record-breaking-deal-as-a-historic.jpg?resize=600,450 600w, https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Tkatchenko-praises-record-breaking-deal-as-a-historic.jpg?resize=400,300 400w, https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Tkatchenko-praises-record-breaking-deal-as-a-historic.jpg?resize=200,150 200w, https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Tkatchenko-praises-record-breaking-deal-as-a-historic.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Tkatchenko-praises-record-breaking-deal-as-a-historic.jpg?resize=780,585 780w, https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Tkatchenko-praises-record-breaking-deal-as-a-historic.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Tkatchenko-praises-record-breaking-deal-as-a-historic.jpg?resize=706,529 706w, https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Tkatchenko-praises-record-breaking-deal-as-a-historic.jpg?resize=150,112 150w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" data-attachment-id="704990" data-permalink="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/tkatchenko-praises-record-aud-20-million-bsp-deal-as-a-historic-benchmark-for-png-sports-and-diplomacy/tkatchenko-praises-record-breaking-deal-as-a-historic/" data-orig-file="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Tkatchenko-praises-record-breaking-deal-as-a-historic.jpg" data-orig-size="1890,1417" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-title="Tkatchenko praises record breaking deal as a historic" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Tkatchenko-praises-record-breaking-deal-as-a-historic.jpg?w=1890" /></figure> <div class="content-preview"> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Foreign Affairs Minister Justin Tkatchenko has commended Bank South Pacific (BSP) Financial Group Limited for stepping up as the principal foundation partner for the PNG Chiefs, describing the landmark sponsorship as an unprecedented milestone for Papua New Guinea sport and international relations.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Speaking at the National Football Stadium during the official partnership announcement, Tkatchenko highlighted the national significance of the deal, which sees BSP commit AUD 5 million annually over four years, totaling approximately AUD 20 million, to secure the front-of-shirt sponsorship ahead of the Chiefs' inaugural 2028 NRL season.</p> </div> <div class="woocommerce"> <div class="woocommerce-info wc-memberships-restriction-message wc-memberships-message wc-memberships-content-restricted-message"> To access this post, you must purchase <span class="wc-memberships-products-grant-access"><a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/product/web/">Web</a>, <a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/product/web/?attribute_duration=One-Day">Web – One-Day</a>, <a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/product/web/?attribute_duration=14-Day">Web – 14-Day</a>, <a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/product/web/?attribute_duration=One-Month">Web – One-Month</a>, <a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/product/web/?attribute_duration=Three-Month">Web – Three-Month</a>, <a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/product/web/?attribute_duration=Six-Month">Web – Six-Month</a>, <a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/product/web/?attribute_duration=Annual">Web – Annual</a>, <a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/product/web-ebook/">Web & eBook</a>, <a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/product/web-ebook/?attribute_duration=One-Day">Web & eBook – One-Day</a>, <a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/product/web-ebook/?attribute_duration=14-Day">Web & eBook – 14-Day</a>, <a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/product/web-ebook/?attribute_duration=One-Month">Web & eBook – One-Month</a>, <a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/product/web-ebook/?attribute_duration=Three-Month">Web & eBook – Three-Month</a>, <a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/product/web-ebook/?attribute_duration=Six-Month">Web & eBook – Six-Month</a> or <a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/product/web-ebook/?attribute_duration=Annual">Web & eBook – Annual</a></span>. </div> </p></div> <p>The post <a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/tkatchenko-praises-record-aud-20-million-bsp-deal-as-a-historic-benchmark-for-png-sports-and-diplomacy/">Tkatchenko praises record AUD 20 Million BSP deal as a historic Benchmark for PNG sports and diplomacy</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg">Post Courier</a>.</p>