Author: Godwin Akweiteh Allotey
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Banks will play a principal role in AfCFTA – Azubike Chimezie Obi
The African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA) seeks to liberalize trade and services across the African continent, making it the largest free-trade area in the world. It will produce a single market of more than 1.2 billion people with a cumulative Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in excess of US$3 trillion. The United Nations Economic…
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FBNBank Ghana reiterates commitment to gender parity
FBNBank Ghana Limited has stated its commitment to ensuring gender parity and enabling women in the workforce to reach their full potential. Speaking at the launch of the FBNBank Ghana Women Network, Victor Yaw Asante, Managing Director of FBNBank Ghana Limited said this is one of the initiatives created by the First Bank of Nigeria…
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We’ve created vibrant agric sector; Ghana now net exporter of foodstuffs – Akufo-Addo
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says his tenure of office, over the last three years and ten months, has seen to the creation of a vibrant agricultural sector in Ghana, with the country, during the period, transformed into a net exporter of foodstuffs. Speaking at the 36th Farmers’ Day celebration, which was held on…
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C/R: Ministry of Trade commissions two Business Resource Centres
Minister for Trade and Industry, Alan Kyerematen says the establishment of the Business Resource Centres (BRC) across the country will help nurture the youth with budding talents and boost small-scale businesses. According to the Minister, statistics available show that Ghana’s labour force stands at 12 million as against 700,000 jobs created by the public sector…
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Growing resilient food systems post COVID is key for Africa [Article]
When it comes to food security, the challenge is not always about producing more – it’s also about quality: producing food that is wholesome and preserved safely. About 690 millionpeople go hungry each year. The COVID-19 pandemic is expected to add between 83-132 million people to this number based on socio-economic factors. Even before the pandemic, about half of Africa’s citizens were…
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NLC secures injunction against intended strike by airport staff
The National Labour Commission has secured an interlocutory injunction to stop an intended strike by workers of the Ghana Airport Company Limited (GACL). The workers union of GACL accused the company’s Managing Director, Yaw Kawkaw of being incompetent and demanded his removal from office. Workers of GACL had served notice of laying down their tools…
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President Museveni lauds introduction of Bsystems Collateral Registry System in Uganda
Ugandan President, His Excellency Yoweri Kabuta Museveni has applauded the introduction of the Bsystems Collateral Registry System now known as the Security Interest in Movable Property Registry System (SIMPO) in the country. According to him, the use of the online registry platform in the country will enable Ugandans to use their movable assets as collateral…
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Borkams industrial and trading enterprise resolves issues with GSA
Borkams industrial and trading enterprise, a firm that deals in quality electrical cables, has resolved issues that led to its closure by the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA). Borkams, located at Agbogba in Accra and owned by a Ghanaian was accused of dealing in cables not certified by GSA. It was thus closed down in June…
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Techgulf board appoints Franklin Asare as CEO to accelerate growth strategy in Africa
Franklin Asare, has been named as the CEO of TechGulf, a technology company based in San Francisco, CA and Accra, Ghana, with a mandate to provide stable and secure data storage hardware and services across Africa. In a statement released in San Francisco, CA on Tuesday 1st September, its Board said the appointment of Franklin…
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Standard Chartered excites clients with rewards for signing on to its Digital Banking platform
Standard Chartered Bank Ghana has rewarded its clients who have subscribed and used the bank’s digital banking platform – SC Mobile App, with free 3 months premium subscription on Boomplay Music and shopping vouchers on Jumia. The winners were part of a promotion where customers were encouraged to open accounts on SC Mobile and enjoy…