Author: citibusinessnews
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ACCESS bank launches “W” initiative to support women financially
If you are a woman and you are worried about who to go to for financial assistance and advise well you need not worry any longer. [contextly_sidebar id=”ppq7weLAKHbRHEiNpknlmhvlIfZKItx6″]This is because Access bank has introduced a new initiative called the “W” initiative. The W initiative allows women and their families access to a variety of products,…
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Set up $500m fund for private businesses -Entrepreneur Foundation
The President of Entrepreneur Foundation, Ato Sam Gaisie has charged government to set up a 500 million dollar special fund for private businesses to help sustain their operations due to the current economic challenges. [contextly_sidebar id=”KexYDncLs3Y4o8hhAg25CkgIW9LHduJA”]Several businesses have laid off thousands of workers to cut cost, while others are folding up due to the increase…
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Qatar Airways boss accuses Delta of flying ‘crap’ planes
The chief of Qatar Airways on Monday denied his company receives subsidies and accused rivals Delta Air Lines of flying “crap” older planes, escalating hostilities between Gulf and American carriers. [contextly_sidebar id=”yUPcy7mQSFBEnaLia20nilHRJiHNAmNO”]Speaking at an arts conference in Doha, Akbar al-Baker said any money his airline receives from the state is in the form of “legitimate”…
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Newmont urges workers to abandon strike plans
Mining giant Newmont has urged its workers to abandon plans to go on strike over poor conditions of service. [contextly_sidebar id=”gtIzgo62ftI8Em66fYw16Z2fCW46Ikww”]Over two thousand workers of Newmont have threatened to strike on Friday,March, 20th, 2015 if a meaningful response from the mining firm on ongoing negotiations is not received. Negotiations for better pay between the two…
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Carmen Bruce-Annan joins GNPC
Citi Business News has gathered the former Head of Brand and Corporate Communication at Vodafone Ghana Carmen Bruce-Annan has been appointed as the corporate affairs manager for the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC). Carmen is believed to have joined the state owned oil company about two months ago. Carmen Bruce-Annan resigned from Vodafone in…
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ACCA calls for increase in gender diversity to boost business performance
With gender equality issues and pay transparency at the top of politician’s and policy maker’s agendas – from Christine Lagarde to the European Parliament – ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) publishes a briefing paper that aims to help CFOs, senior finance professionals and HR professionals working alongside finance teams to understand the value of gender…
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Newmont workers threaten to strike over stalled negotiations
Over two thousand workers of mining giant Newmont have threatened to strike on Friday if a meaningful response from the mining firm on ongoing negotiations is not received. Negotiations for better pay between the two have been ongoing for over eight months. The miners want the huge disparity in pay levels in the industry to…
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Stay away from break away STCCI- GCCI warns business community
The Ghana Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) has warned the business community to desist from dealing with the Sekondi-Takoradi Chamber of Commerce and industry(STCCI) , describing their operations as illegal. This comes after a court battle following the decision by the Sekondi-Takoradi branch of the chamber to break away from the mother group due…