Tag: Business Development Ministry
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Close to GHS100 million spent on capacity building – Business Development Minister
The Minister for Business Development, Mohammed Ibrahim Awal has revealed that his ministry has so far spent about GHC 100 Million as part of its many initiatives to build capacity of entrepreneurs across the country. The Ministry has for the past two years implemented a number of initiatives including the Presidential Business Support, Green Business…
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Government to create 120,000 jobs within five years — Minister
Government, through the Ministry of Business Development, says it will create 120,000 jobs under the youth entrepreneurship programmes within five years to help reduce youth unemployment and bolster the economy. Dr Ibrahim Mohammed Awal, the Minister of Business Development, said this at the ‘Meet-the-Press’ series in Accra, on Tuesday. He said GH¢100 million has been…
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Business Development Ministry disburses funds to women with disability
The Ministry of Business Development has disbursed the second tranche of funds to over thirty women entrepreneurs with disability. The women who number about 30 work in the Food and Beverage, Fashion and Beauty, Trade and Commerce and IT sectors. The funding amount totaled GH¢31,000 for their businesses, of which Food and Beverages received GH¢9,000…
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#CitiBizFestival: Sales Revolution slated for June 13 and 14
The first training programme as part of the Citi Business Festival is scheduled to take place on the 13th and 14th of June, 2019. The event will be held at the Coconut Grove Regency Hotel at 8:30am each day. The facilitators for the training programme include Mawuli Ocloo—who is the Managing Consultant, Salesmark Ltd, and…
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My ministry has created over 20,000 jobs – Ibrahim Awal
The Minister of Business Development, Ibrahim Awal, says his Ministry has created over twenty thousand jobs since its inception in 2017. Speaking to Citi News in London at the UK-Ghana Chamber of Commerce Investment Summit, the Minister said his ministry is confident that it would be responsible for the creation of about 230,000 direct jobs…
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Ghana to partner Germany for SME growth
The Ministry of Business Development has renewed its commitment to partner with German businesses to enhance growth in Ghana’s SME sector. The ministry says it will set up a startup team to tap into the knowledge base of the German businesses to enhance the performance of startups in Ghana. Business development Minister Ibrahim Mohammed Awal…
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Ghana, India develop partnerships for SME growth
Ghana is set to acquire and benefit from trade ideas from the Indian government following bilateral trade talks between the two countries. This transpired when the High Commissioner of India to Ghana; Birender Singh, paid a courtesy call on Business Development Minister, Ibrahim Mohammed Awal on Monday. Speaking at the brief meeting in Accra, Mr.…
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New Biz Dev’t Ministry to create 20 big companies in 4 years
The Minister Nominee for Business Development, Ibrahim Mohammed Awal, has announced an ambitious plan to create twenty big companies within the next four years. The companies are among other things expected to increase Ghana’s competitiveness in the global manufacturing space and create jobs for the teeming unemployed youth. According to Mr. Awal, Ghana’s underdeveloped value…
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I’ll focus on ICT, manufacturing et al – Business Dev’t Minister Nominee
The Minister nominee for ministry of Business Development Ibrahim Mohammed Awal has listed infrastructure, manufacturing, ICT and services as key areas his ministry will pay attention to when given the nod by Parliament. “The young people, boys and girls of this country need jobs; we can only do that through the private sector initiatives. We…