Author: Nerteley Nettey
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Huawei users now have Petal Search – an open gateway to a million apps
Huawei has recently introduced one more way of offering mobile applications to users; the latest platform – Petal Search – is a gateway to a million apps and it complements the ever-expanding HUAWEI AppGallery. The new search tool helps Huawei smartphone owners easily search for and find all the Apps they need. Petal Search delivers…
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GUTA calls for inclusion of trade unions in Ghana-Nigeria talks
The Ghana Union of Traders’ Association, GUTA, says the ongoing deliberations seeking to improve trade relations between Ghana and Nigeria would fail if such discussions are not spearheaded by the leading trade organizations in the two countries. The comments follow ongoing discussions between a Nigerian delegation led by the Speaker of the Nigerian House of…
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Ghana and Nigeria begin high level talks to settle trade dispute
A Nigerian delegation led by the Speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives, Olufemi Gbajabiamila, and a Ghanaian delegation led by Ghana’s Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Aaron Michael Oquaye, are in talks to find ways to improve trade relations between the two countries. This follows recurring tensions between Ghanaian and Nigerian retailers in parts of…
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Ursula welcomes dismissal of MTN’s suit over market share regulation
The Minister of Communications, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has welcomed the decision of the Commercial Division of the High Court in dismissing MTN’s suit against the National Communications Authority. According to her, the ruling will give the regulator the opportunity to begin work on the implementation of specific measures within the telecommunications industry to provide a level-playing…
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GNPC blames Gov’t indebtedness for its financial problems
The Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), has blamed its financial constraints on government’s inability to pay debts owed them since 2014. According to them, government owes the Corporation over 21 million US dollars, and they are almost helpless in their quest to retrieve the money. Speaking at a Public Accounts Committee (PAC) sitting on Tuesday,…
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NIB must focus on its mandate to stay competitive and profitable – Banking Consultant
Banking Consultant, Nana Otuo Acheampong, has expressed optimism about the prospects of the National Investment Bank, NIB, following government’s injection of GH¢800 million into its operations to help close its capital deficit. The injection of funds, which is in the form of a bond issued to the bank earlier in August this year, is part…
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Business Development Ministry launches Zongo Business Initiative
About 10 million cedis has been made available to support startups in the five regions of the north under the Zongo Business Initiative. According to the Ministry of Business Development, the initiative seeks to build the entrepreneurial skills of the youth in zongo communities in Ghana for job creation. Launching the initiative in Tamale, the…
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Government injects GH¢800m into NIB operations
The government has injected GH¢800 million into the National Investment Bank (NIB) to help close the bank’s capital deficit and boost its operations to support the national industrialisation agenda. The injection of funds, which is in the form of a bond issued to the bank earlier in August this year, is part of efforts to…
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Ghana’s Automotive Industry: A burgeoning market for Investment [Article]
‘’This is the first, and there will be many more to come’’. These were the words of the President Nana Addo Danquah Akuffo Addo when the German car maker Volkswagen officially unveiled its first ever range of locally assembled cars. The VW story was birthed in 2018 when the German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited Ghana…
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Volta Region: 600 Rice farmers in Ketu South affected by drought
Some 600 farmers at Klenomadzi and Devego, near Dzodze in the Ketu North Municipality of the Volta Region, have lost their vast rice farms to drought. In all, 700 acres of rice farms have dried up due to severe weather conditions in the area. The National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), has estimated the damage at…