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Citi Business Festival: Stakeholders urged to rethink retail sector
The Managing Partner of Ishmael Yamson and Associates, Michael Harry Yamson says there is the pressing need to rethink the country’s retail sector to maximize its benefits. He said that was because the sector had the power to transform the country’s industrial scene by making it better. Mr Yamson was speaking at the Citi Business…
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Importers and Exporters Association bemoans high port taxes
The Importers and Exporters Association of Ghana has expressed disappointment at the government for failing to address the excessive taxes charged at the ports. This, according to the Association, is believed to have resulted in Ghana losing a significant portion of its cargo traffic to Lomé. The Association also believes that the government has not…
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#CitiBusinessFestival: Five highlights from forum on retail and consumer market
The Citi Business Festival’s forum on the changing face of the Ghanaian Retail Market discussed ways of businesses and take advantage of the Ghanaian retail and consumer space of consumer markets. They discussed how local businesses and manufacturers can better understand changes to their landscape and become more competitive. The forum will see Robert Ahomka-Lindsay,…
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Traditional retail regaining market share as shoppers return to low-taxed stores – Michael Kottoh
Managing partner at Konfidants, Michael Kottoh has expressed the impact of the recent revenue mobilization exercise by the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) on bigger supermarkets in the country. Mr. Kottoh disclosed that the GRA’s recent revenue drive revealed an interesting trend where traditional retail is beginning to recover and reclaim the market share the biggest…
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Reckless behaviour of rating agencies worsened Ghana’s economic woes – Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said that consistent downgrades of Ghana’s economy by credit rating agencies have contributed to the country’s current economic woes. Akufo-Addo said that such “reckless downgrades” are not in the best interests of developing countries like Ghana. Speaking at the 30th-anniversary celebration of the African Export-Import Bank in Accra, Akufo-Addo…