Tag: Citi Business Festival
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#CitiBusinessFestival: Partnerships key to boosting ‘Made-in-Ghana’ agenda – Michael Kottoh
The co-founder and managing partner at international consultancy firm – Konfidants, Michael Kottoh says Ghanaian businesses need to develop professional business partnerships to be able to fully gain from the Made-In-Ghana campaign and boost the patronage of their goods and services. According to him, the refusal of businesses merging or joining forces with other industry…
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#CitiBusinessFestival panellists discuss AfCFTA opportunities in 4th virtual forum
Panellists at the 4th edition of the Citi Business Festival virtual forum have offered varied opinions on how Ghanaian businesses, particularly Small and Medium-sized enterprises, can take advantage of the opportunities presented by the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Small and Medium Enterprises in Ghana and other parts of Africa are struggling to expand…
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Businesses must take advantage of AfCFTA to diversify funding sources – Kobla Nyaletey
The Director of Markets at Absa Ghana and Nigeria, Kobla Nyaletey, has advised Ghanaian businesses to take advantage of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to escape the high-interest rate regime in the country. Speaking on the theme, ‘Preparing and positioning for the AfCFTA opportunity‘ on Citi TV, as part of this year’s virtual…
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Benefits of AfCFTA won’t be automatic; we must work for it – Chamber of Commerce CEO
The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GNCCI), Mark Badu Aboagye, has called for enhanced collaboration and a strategic plan from stakeholders in the country to enable Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) to take full advantage of the Africa Free Trade Continental Agreement (AfCFTA). According to him, the opportunity…
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Ghana needs a ‘national branding’ strategy to fully enjoy AfCFTA benefits – Fatima Alimohamed
Chairperson of the Agribusiness Sector at the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI), and CEO of Africa Brand Warrior, Fatima Alimohamed, says getting a “national branding” strategy remains one of the major hurdles Ghana needs to cross if the country can obtain maximum benefit from the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). She is of the…
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#CitiBusinessFestival: Virtual forum on AfCFTA comes off today
The fourth edition of the 2021 Citi Business Festival’s virtual fora comes off today, June 22, 2021. The panellists will delve deeper into the conversation on Trade, Export and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The forum, scheduled to be held from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, will be hosted by Citi News’ Vivian Kai…
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Citi Business Festival: SMEs urged to formalise to benefit from AfCFTA
Ghanaian entrepreneurs, who are upbeat about the future of their companies within the context of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), are being encouraged to ensure that their business entities are formalised in order to reap the full benefits of the agreement. The only way Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) can take advantage of…
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Citi Business Festival enters week four; focuses on trade, export and AfCFTA
The Citi Business Festival continues this week with conversations on Trade, Export and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The AfCFTA presents a massive opportunity for Ghanaian businesses to take advantage of the huge African market. However, taking advantage of the opportunity is not straightforward. Ghanaian businesses need to become more competitive in different…
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Ghanaians urged to explore urban gardening as viable option for generating income
Ghanaians have been urged to develop an interest in home gardening as an additional sustainable business that can make them extra income. The Managing Director for Urban Jungle, Selorm Agudu while speaking during the on-air series of the Citi Business Festival said urban or home gardening has the potential of becoming a major source of income…
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Private sector, policymakers must dialogue on growth of local agriproducts – Kwasi Korboe
The Managing Director of Ghana Incentive-based Risk-sharing System for Agricultural Lending (GIRSAL), Kwasi Korboe, has called for greater collaboration and engagement between the private sector and policymakers in a bid to improve the production and processing of agriproducts in the country. Speaking on the third edition of the virtual forum of the 2021 Citi Business…