Author: citibusinessnews
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All set for the Citi Business Breakfast for Women Entrepreneurs
The Citi FM Business Breakfast for Women in Entrepreneurship comes off Friday at the La Palm Royal Beach Hotel. The second in the series of Business Breakfast events lined up for the Citi FM Management Development Month, the event would bring together women from different backgrounds to learn from one of Africa’s most respected entrepreneurs,…
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SDF awards GHC 15.5 million grants to hospitality & tourism industry
The Government of Ghana has received financial support of up to USD 60,000,000 from the World Bank and DANIDA towards the setting up and implementation of a Skills Development Fund (SDF), an initiative of the Government of Ghana and managed by the Council for Technical Vocational Education and Training (COTVET). The SDF is a challenge…
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We followed due process to acquire land – Ghana Gas
The Ghana Gas Company has denied accusations being made by the chiefs and people of Atuabo and Anorchie in the Ellembelle district of the Western Region that the company did not go through the right process in acquiring the land for the gas infrastructure project. The chiefs are accusing the Ghana Gas Company of not going…
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Ghana signs agricultural pact with Israeli government
The Ghanaian government has signed an agricultural pact with the Israeli government to aid boost agricultural production in the country. The Agriculture sector since time immemorial has served as the backbone of the Ghanaian economy producing approximately 40% of the Ghanaian gross domestic product (GDP). The Agriculture sector also employs approximately 60-70% of the Ghanaian…
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Cause of vodafone’s June network outage revealed
An electrical surge has been identified as the cause of Vodafone’s blackout early this month. Customers of Vodafone experienced a network outage from the late hours of 2nd June, 2014 to the 3rd of which left them unable to make or receive calls, send or receive text and use the internet. According to Vodafone a…
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Kenya’s debut $2bn bond breaks Africa record
Kenya has raised $2bn from international investors, the largest debut for an African country in the sovereign bond market amid strong demand from pension funds, insurers and sovereign wealth funds seeking higher-yielding assets. The much-delayed fundraising effort puts Africa on track to beat the record $11bn it raised last year from the international capital markets,…