Author: Nerteley Nettey
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Intensify efforts to reduce over-reliance on imports – Fidelity Bank MD urges government
Managing Director of Fidelity Bank, Mr. Julian Opuni is calling for intensified efforts by government to reduce Ghana’s over-reliance on imports and make the country self-sufficient post-COVID-19. According to him, a turnaround from import dependence is essential for the country to take full advantage of opportunities presented by the pandemic. Africa’s contribution to global trade…
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GIPC organizes first ever diaspora business breakfast meeting
The overwhelming success of the Year of Return initiative revealed that the diaspora community have a desire and interest in investing in Ghana. This led to the creation of a Diaspora Investment Desk (DID), at the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) under the auspices of the President. Engaging the diaspora community is important because research…
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expressPay introduces Smart POS devices to boost merchant payments
Leading financial technology company, expressPay, has introduced into the Ghanaian market, a smart Point of Sale (POS) device to enhance merchant payments. expressPay brings its wealth of experience from its consumer app to revolutionize merchant payments. The expressPay POS is essentially a 4-in-1 device for merchants – 1. It accepts all cards (Visa, MasterCard, American…
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GOGA 2020 honours deserving industry players
The Ghana Oil and Gas Awards (GOGA) on Friday awarded some 41 distinguished industry players for their contributions to the energy sector at its 7th 2020 awards aimed at recognizing the achievements of players in Ghana’s upstream and downstream oil and gas industry. The winners from local and international companies in the country’s oil and…
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Accra Mall announces programme line-up for Black Friday
Accra Mall, Ghana’s first large-scale mall, has outdoored huge discounts and a series of activities to excite customers of its retail outlets ahead of this year’s ‘Black Friday’, happening on 27th November. The Black Friday usually offers shoppers reduction in prices on all kinds of items. Although not a very common experience in Ghana, the…
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COVID-19: Event vendors express uncertainty ahead of Christmas season
The Events industry is a sub-sect of the tourism and hospitality sector. Just as tourism sites and hotels struggled to operate efficiently at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana, the events industry could also not do much. The ban on social gatherings, which was one of the foremost measures introduced by government to…
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Finance Minister urges businesses to be innovative to benefit from AfCFTA
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has advised private sector businesses to be innovative in their operations to enable them expand beyond the borders of Ghana. He says this is not only necessary for sustainability but also to help them to benefit adequately from the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Delivering the keynote address at the…
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Events Vendors Association hold 2020 Gala and Awards ceremony
Events Vendors Association of Ghana (EVAG) has held the 2nd edition of the Ghana Event Industry Conference (G.E.I.C) Gala and Awards Night. The G.E.I.C Gala and Awards is the events industry’s most prestigious awards programme to recognize excellent event stakeholders in country. The awards programme is organized annually with the aim of empowering and rewarding…
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Joe Biden wins U.S. presidency after bitter contest with Trump
Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. has defeated Donald Trump to become the 46th U.S. president, unseating the incumbent with a pledge to unify and mend a nation reeling from a worsening pandemic, faltering economy and deep political divisions. Biden’s victory came after the Associated Press, CNN and NBC showed him winning Pennsylvania and Nevada and gaining…
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Don’t assent to ‘obnoxious’ Plant Variety Protection Bill – Group to Akufo-Addo
The Food Sovereignty Platform (FSP) is calling on President Nana Akufo-Addo not to assent to the Plant Variety Protection Bill passed by Parliament. According to the group, the recently approved Bill, which is under the International Union for the protection of new varieties of plants (UPOV) is inimical to smallholder farmers and undermines farmers’ right.…