Category: Business
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It’s time to give women top posts in multilateral institutions – GCBL Chairman
The Chairman of the Global Chamber of Business Leaders (GCBL), Dejan Stancer, has called for women around the world to be given top posts in multilateral institutions like the United Nations (UN), the International Atomic Energy Agency and the World Bank. Mr. Stancer made the call during a virtual conference organized by the Global Chamber…
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Global Chamber of business leaders enters into partnership with IEFS
As part of efforts to open up the world to trade and economic partnerships, the Global Chamber of Business Leaders (GCBL) has entered into a strategic cooperation agreement with one of the leading learning institutions in Vietnam, the Institute for Economic and Financial Studies (IEFS). Both IEFS and the Global Chamber of Business Leaders have…
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Gold for Oil policy will save Ghana $4.8bn annually – Veep
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has stated that the country will save $4.8 billion annually from the ‘Gold for Oil’ policy. According to him, this is the most important aspect of the policy which is aimed stabilising prices of fuel products, as well as reduce pressure on Ghana’s foreign exchange. Speaking at the commissioning of…
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Energy Minister scheduled to speak on Ghana’s near-term opportunities at NAEPEC 2023
The Energy Minister, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh participating for the first time in the North Africa & Europe Energy & Hydrogen Exhibition & Conference (NAEPEC). The Conference is organised at the Fira Barcelona, Gran Via, Barcelona, Spain from the 13-17 March, 2023. Dr. Prempeh will be speaking on Monday, March 13, as a keynote speaker…
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Standard Chartered appoints Ebenezer Twum Asante as Chairman of Board of Directors
Standard Chartered Bank Ghana PLC has appointed Ebenezer Twum Asante as Chairman of the Board of Directors with effect from March 1, 2023. He succeeds Dr. Emmanuel Oteng Kumah who retired from the Board in October 2022. His appointment has received approval from the Bank of Ghana. Ebenezer joined the Board of Standard Chartered Bank…
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Abena Amoah named in WFE’s top 20 women leaders
The Managing Director of the Ghana Stock Exchange, Abena Amoah, has been named among the top 20 Women Leaders in the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) annual Women Leaders List. The WFE’s Women Leaders initiative aims to shine the spotlight on some of the talented and gifted women in our industry. In a statement, Nandini…
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International Women’s Day: Female engineering students tour Karpowership
Karpowership Ghana has observed International Women’s Day (IWD) with an educational tour for female engineering students on its Powership Karadeniz Osman Khan in Sekondi – Takoradi. March 8, is earmarked every year by the United Nations (UN) to celebrate the successes of women. The day is also used to challenge gender stereotypes, call out discrimination,…
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BoG directs banks to submit prudential reports on sex-disaggregated basis
Banks and other deposit-taking institutions in the country are now required to submit their monthly prudential returns to it on a sex-disaggregated basis. This new move introduced by the Bank of Ghana (BoG) is to be collected in an online reporting portal, is to give the Bank a full view of the gender dynamics in…
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AGM Petroleum Ghana relinquishes South Deep Water Tano block
AGM Petroleum Ghana Limited (AGM) has decided to quit the South Deep Water Tano (SDWT) block to after considering all options. The move comes as the Energy Ministry issued a final deadline to Aker Energy to submit its Plan of Development The SDWT block is located in ultra-deep waters and requires substantial investments to proceed…
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IES raises doubts on claimant to 600,000 barrels Russian oil
The Institute for Energy Security (IES) has raised doubts over the claimant to the 600,000 barrels of Oil that arrived in Ghana on Friday from Russia. A release by the IES indicated that the consignment aboard the vessel MT Theseus is being stashed in Ghana as the pool of buyers shrinks after Russia was blacklisted…