Category: FEATURES
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Getting more women of relevance in the film, television and media industry
From the earliest days of computing to the present age of virtual reality and artificial intelligence, women have made untold contributions to the digital world in which we increasingly live. Their accomplishments have been against all odds, in a field that has historically neither welcomed nor appreciated them. Today, a persistent gender gap in digital…
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![Understanding the time value of money in the face of economic recession [ARTICLE]](https://citibusinessnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/25-1024x683-1.jpg)
Understanding the time value of money in the face of economic recession [ARTICLE]
The time value of money concept is a fundamental principle in finance that refers to the idea that the value of money changes over time due to factors such as inflation and interest rates. In other words, a dollar today is worth more than the same dollar in the future because the purchasing power of…
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![Pensions in payment projected to go up by at least 20% in 2023 – ACRR [ARTICLE]](https://citibusinessnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/ACCR-Mashud.jpg)
Pensions in payment projected to go up by at least 20% in 2023 – ACRR [ARTICLE]
January is the most important time of the year for pensioners and their dependents, primarily because it is when the Social Security Administration announces the new rates by which monthly pensions of existing retirees will be increased. The import of indexation is to restore the purchasing power lost by pensioners in the previous year. Pensions…
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Tomato: Ghana’s Unexplored Goldmine
Tomatoes, in their numerous forms, are a globally famed staple crop with countless regional variants. Currently ranked 319th on the list of the world’s most traded products in 2022, it is one of the most studied commercial vegetable and greenhouse crops in the world. It is estimated that annual worldwide tomato production is 180,766,329 metric…
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![Which investment is best for you in the Ghanaian Financial Markets? [ARTICLE]](https://citibusinessnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/FB.jpg)
Which investment is best for you in the Ghanaian Financial Markets? [ARTICLE]
Investments are generally motivated by the desire for profit; each investor aims to use his money profitably to generate significant returns. As a result, investors may decide to put their money into one or more of the available investment classes which include bonds, stocks, cash equivalents, real estate, various commodities, etc. Bonds, stocks, and cash…
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Tax incentive for young entrepreneurs-opportunities and challenges
Introduction Starting a business is not easy, let alone being a young person but the reward is often significant compared to employment. Generally, raising capital, finding first customers, gaining the needed experience and having the conducive business environment in the early stages of a start-up can be tricky. Many young people therefore prefer employment rather…
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Seth Donkor writes: Smart working or hard labour?
Fusing technology into business operations over the years has been steady but slow. Then came 2020, and Covid-19. Who would have thought that 2020 would be the year we would have to stop shaking hands and start elbowing each other, always stand two meters apart, or stop going to the office at all? The reality…
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The crisis of debt and Oil price shocks: The looming storms in Ghana
According to the World Bank, Ghana’s economy faces the risk of collapsing by 2022 due to a looming debt crisis. We draw on history and current situations in some developing economies to shed light on this predicament, suggesting solutions that we believe can prevent us from being in recovery mode. The 1980s is wildly celebrated…
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Smart strategies to promote and grow small businesses
It is widely believed that small businesses have a one (1) in ten (10) chance of survival and ineffective marketing make your odds far less than that. Your foray into any business endeavour is an arduous enough step to take and a lack of knowledge on how to effectively promote your enterprise exacerbates your fear…