Author: Nerteley Nettey
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COCOBOD signs agreement with Swiss Chocolate giant to process more Ghanaian cocoa
Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has signed an agreement with Bühler of Switzerland, one of the world’s biggest cocoa processing and chocolate making companies, to process more of Ghana’s cocoa. As part of the agreement, Ghana will also benefit through training, product development and technology guidance to build its local capacity in cocoa processing and value…
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Ghana has raised $780M in investment inflows from $3BN target for 2021 – Yofi Grant
“Ghana has so far raised $780 million in investment inflows out of its target of $3 billion for the year 2021,” the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Investment Promotion Center (GIPC), Yofi Grant, has said. Speaking at a press briefing in Accra on Sunday, June 20, 2021, Mr. Grant noted that the country’s Foreign…
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Ghana’s Alex Dodoo wins unanimous backing to lead Africa’s Standards body
The Director-General of the Ghana Standards Authority, Prof. Alexander Dodoo is the unanimous choice of the African Organization for Standardization (ARSO) to serve as president of the intergovernmental body. The 57-year-old pharmacologist was elected at the ongoing ARSO’s 26th General Assembly in Kigali, Rwanda, after the Government of Ghana expressed “confidence in his candidature.” Prof.…
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Bank of Ghana launches domestic gold purchasing programme to boost reserves
In its quest to shore up its reserves, the Bank of Ghana will in the coming days start purchasing gold from the local markets. This is according to the Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Ernest Addison. Speaking at an event to launch the Bank of Ghana’s Domestic Gold Purchase Programme, Dr. Addison explained…
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Relocating Ameri plant unnecessary and wasteful – The Energy & Associates
Civil Society Group, The Energy and Associates says it is strongly against the government’s plans of relocating the Ameri Thermal Plant from Aboadze to Anwomaso in Kumasi, Ashanti Region. According to the group, the move is “wasteful” and “unnecessary” given the fact that government is finding it very difficult to pay debts it owes in…
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Rwanda High Commissioner to Ghana calls for strengthened economic cooperation
Rwanda High Commissioner to Ghana, Dr. Aisa Kirabo Kacyira has called on African countries to encourage trading among themselves to boost living standards across the continent. According to her, Africans must redirect spending to the continent to help foster stronger continental integration, the primary aim of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). She made…
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Akufo-Addo launches Ghana Enterprises Agency
Ghana’s SME sector is expected to experience some enhancement in the coming days. This comes on the back of the launch of the Ghana Enterprises Agency (formerly NBSSI) and the National Micro, Small and Medium-Scale Enterprises (MSMEs) Entrepreneurship Policy. Speaking at the launch, President Akufo-Addo noted that the policy is aimed at reducing, if not…
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Retrieve our locked-up funds – Customers of TTL Capital to SEC
Over twenty-four thousand investors of the First Fund Investors Association have issued a two- week ultimatum to new fund managers, TTL Capital, to pay their locked-up funds of about GHS170 million or face their wrath. According to them, they have not been paid for the past 2 years. Addressing the media during a press conference,…
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Third party assessment can resolve ENI/Springfield unitisation impasse – Egyapa Mercer
Deputy Minister-designate for Energy, Andrew Egyapa Mercer, has called for the introduction of a third-party assessment of the directives on the unitisation of the Afina and Sankofa fields. This follows a delay in the two companies joining forces to explore the Afina and Sankofa fields. It will be recalled that former Energy Minister, John Peter…
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#CitiBusinessFestival: Use data on customers to improve service delivery – Ebo Anamoah Mensah
The Chief Technology Officer for IT Consortium, Ebo Anamoah Mensah, has advised businesses to use customers’ data collated from their backend digital platforms to improve their services. Speaking on the Citi Business Festival 2021 edition on the topic. ‘Cashless Economy with Opportunities in Business and Commerce‘, Mr. Anamoah Mensah said a lot of businesses are…