Category: Business
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Business owners in Ashanti Region prepped on AfCFTA
Government through the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) has begun engaging private business owners in the Ashanti Region on the implementation of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and the National Export Development Strategy through a regional conference. Ghanaian Businesses are being urged to take full advantage of the initiatives to enable Ghana strategically…
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Cake Elements wins G.E.I.C Emerging Brand Company at 2020 Gala & Awards night
Cake Elements has been adjudged Ghana’s Best Emerging Brand Company of the Year at the just-ended 2nd edition of the Events Industry Conference (G.E.I.C) Gala and Awards night in Accra. The award is in recognition of the company’s dedication to building the event industry, as well as being a highly promising events company that brings…
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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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Innovation in agric sector; upcycling Ghana’s food waste [Video]
One of the sectors that has performed well in this COVID-19 period is agriculture. Throughout the period of global uncertainty, Ghana was fortunate enough to have more than enough food to feed itself without experiencing any crises of food shortage. With the increased consumption of food comes increased waste. Unfortunately, the lack of appropriate channels…
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Kumasi Airport to attain international status by mid 2021 – Ashanti Regional Minister
Ghana’s aviation industry is set to get a major boost as plans are currently underway to convert the Kumasi Airport into one that meets international standards. This would make the Kumasi Airport the second international airport in Ghana. Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei-Mensah indicated that expansion works are expected to be completed by the middle…
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Maiden National Customers’ Choice Awards Ghana 2020 honours 29 companies
A total of 29 companies and one individual have been honoured at the maiden edition of the National Customers’ Choice Awards Ghana which seeks to recognize outstanding businesses through the lens of the customer. The awards event organized by Millennium Communications, an event subsidiary of KN Holdings, is one of the leading corporate events management…
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Government to provide incentives to encourage private sector in funding petroleum hub
To turn Ghana into a petroleum hub in the West African sub-region with ultra-modern refineries, pipelines, storage facilities, and transportation facilities, private sector participation is needed. It is in this regard that the government is advocating for private sector companies to support the project which is expected to cost US$60 billion, with funds. On the…
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Don’t impose taxes on fuel after 2020 elections – COPEC cautions government
The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) has called on government to ensure it desists from introducing new taxes on petroleum next year. Speaking to Citi Business News, Executive Secretary of COPEC, Duncan Amoah said, whichever party that wins the upcoming elections should desist from the act as it greatly inconveniences the average Ghanaian. He stated…
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Revamp TOR to ensure investor confidence for petroleum hub – COPEC to Government
The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) says government must get the Tema Oil Refinery up and running if it hopes to attract funding for its planned petroleum hub. Executive Secretary of COPEC, Duncan Amoah, says the current state of TOR will not boost investor confidence to raise funds for the petroleum hub. He stated that,…
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Transformation of NBSSI into Agency necessitated by growing needs of MSMEs – Executive Director
The Ghana Enterprises Agency Bill, when assented to by the President to become law, will not only convert the current National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI) into an agency but will also give it the mandate to create a fund with the aim of addressing the financial needs of entrepreneurs in the country. This…