Category: Business
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Koudijs Ghana launches its new local complete feed to improve local poultry production
As part of efforts towards improving access to the right poultry feed for poultry farmers, Koudijs Ghana Limited has launched its complete layer feed to help improve chicken production in the country. The new high-quality feed, which is produced locally, is expected to provide farmers and their animals with the right and strictly controlled nutrients…
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Fuel price hikes: COPEC demands review of price stabilisation levy
The Chamber of Petroleum consumers (COPEC) is calling for a review of the Price Stabilisation Levy to minimise the impact of the surge in fuel prices on consumers. Oil prices have seen a significant increase over the last few weeks with some oil marketing companies currently selling a litre of petrol for GHS5.35. According to…
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Estate developers lament exponential increase in prices of building material
Building contractors in the country are lamenting the continuous toll the price hike on building materials is having on their business. As the demand for houses increases, the COVID-19 induced restrictions have had a negative toll on the construction industry. This has been widely attributed to the exponential increase in construction materials which are mostly…
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Final Ghana-UK trade agreement to be signed on Friday – Alan Kyerematen
Ghana will at on Friday, March 5, 2021, sign a final trade agreement with the United Kingdom (UK) that would replicate the effects of the trade relationship between Ghana and the UK prior to the end of the Transition Period following the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union. This was made known by…
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We did not provide guarantees to IPPs – World Bank clarifies
Following recent media reports, the World Bank wishes to clarify that it has not provided any financing or guarantees to the Independent Power Producers (IPPs) that signed Power Purchase Agreements with the Government of Ghana or the Electricity Company of Ghana during the (Dumsor) energy crisis in 2014-2016. A statement issued by the World Bank…
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Meet Kristianne Reindorf Osei; the Young Ghanaian MD of a real estate company bagging global awards
Though the real estate industry is widely male dominated, that is not scaring a young Ghanaian woman from making strives and carving a niche for herself and her company. Kristianne Reindorf Osei’s company, Twelve Springs Investment Group, has in recent weeks gained global recognition for its work in the real estate industry. Twelve Springs Investment…
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KIA workers to withdraw services to demand removal of MD
Local and international departures at the Kotoko International Airport (KIA) are expected to be disrupted this morning following a call for the withdrawal of services of all general staff at the Airport from 6 am of Friday February 26, 2021 until further notice. The call was made by the Divisional Union of the Public Services…
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UBA Ghana restates commitment to provide fast and secure remittance service with Africash
UBA Ghana, a Pan-African financial institution, has reiterated its commitment to provide fast, secure, reliable and convenient remittance services across all 20 operating countries with its intra-African money transfer service, Africash. Africash is a secure and robust remittance processing platform that helps customers and non-customers to quickly send and receive funds at any location where…
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Support for indigenous companies needed to create more jobs – Opoku Prempeh
Energy Minister-designate, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh says achieving the Ghana Beyond Aid vision, can only be possible if government and other stakeholders ramp up their support for local companies, to ensure they do not just thrive in Ghana, but flourish in other parts of the world. The comments were made following a tour of indigenous…
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SMEs need to master ICUMS, attract credit in order to benefit from enormous AfCFTA opportunities – FBNBank MD
The Managing Director of FBNBank, Mr. Victor Yaw Asante has stated that SMEs need to master the Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS) of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and also to place themselves in a good position to attract credit from banks in order to benefit from the African Continental Free Trade Area’s (AfCFTA) enormous…