Author: Emmanuel Oppong
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Appolonia City earmarks USD10 million for infrastructure development.
Appolonia City, Greater Accra’s newest futuristic city located 20km east of Accra in the Oyibi-Afienya enclave is expected to see an infrastructural facelift estimated at an amount of USD10 million in phases over the next 3 years. Appolonia City is a project by Rendeavour, Africa’s largest private city developer with over 30,000 acres of visionary…
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Canadian High Commission pledges continuous support for women in agribusiness
The Canadian High Commission has assured of finding collective ways to offer continuous support for women in the Agricultural value chain. This, the Acting Canadian High Commissioner to Ghana, Kathleen Flynn-Dapaah believes will strengthen the agricultural front of the country and offer decent livelihood for women in the regions especially in the northern zone of…
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Mofa calls for PPP to harness agricultural growth
Government is calling for a stronger public private partnership geared towards the growth of the agricultural sector. This government believes will give the local economy a boost . Government maintains that it has taken a cue from the twin crises of the COVID pandemic and the invasion of Ukraine by Russia to work to ensure…
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Third World Network Africa urges Africans to be strategic about AfCFTA
Third World Network Africa, a research and advocacy organization is urging African leaders to develop strategies that will move the continent away from the challenges that confront it by leveraging on the African Continental Free Trade Area. The advocacy group explains that the lack of political will to execute the already discussed policies has delayed…
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Residential users to pay 100% instead of 85% for electricity consumed – PURC
The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has stated that residential users of electricity are likely to pay the full cost of services provided by the utility provider by the end of the year. This comes on the back of a recent upward adjustment of tariffs by the utility regulator which saw an increase in electricity…
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AfCFTA: AB&David projects more opportunities for businesses in a volatile economy
AB & David Africa, a pan-African business law firm is hopeful that business avenues are likely to spring up for more companies on the continent if the Africa Continental Free Trade Area is optimized. The Pan African firm maintains that although some businesses have struggled to find their feet even after the COVID-19 pandemic, there…
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Vanguard Assurance honours sales agents
Vanguard Assurance Company has rewarded its sales agents who contributed enormously to its financial performance for the year 2022, and also used the opportunity to launch its 2023 sales League in Accra. The Sales League is a programme designed to concurrently deepen collaboration and competition among sales agents in order to ensure many Ghanaians have…
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Advertisers Association of Ghana swears in new council members
The Advertising Association of Ghana (AAG) has installed new council members at its 8th Investiture ceremony in Accra. The colourful ceremony which attracted key industry players saw the induction of Mr. Andrew Ackah as its new president. He takes over from Mansa Amoa-Awuah. Speaking at the 8th Investiture Ceremony of the Advertising Association of Ghana,…
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AGI calls for clearer modalities on DDEP
The Association of Ghana Industries is calling on government and its key institutions to carefully consider some components of the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP) as the current structure of the programme has the propensity to stifle the flow of liquidity to its members. Government is embarking on a debt restructuring programme to enable it access…
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UK Chamber of Commerce reports corruption as topmost challenge for businesses in 2022
The UK Ghana Chamber of Commerce (UKGCC) has indicated that corruption appears to be the topmost challenge for businesses in 2022. The Chamber notes that taxation policies as well as the cost of power and land also pose economic challenges to doing business in Ghana. This was contained in the UKGCC 2022 Business Environment and…