Tag: Citi Business Festival
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#CitiBusinessFestival: Ghana has made progress in building cashless society – Archie Hesse
The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems (GhIPSS), Archie Hesse, believes Ghana is in a position to be recognised as one of the countries at the forefront of being a cashless society. “If I look at the journey 14 years on, as we speak, we have enough products and services…
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2021 Citi Business Festival takes off today
The 2021 edition of the Citi Business Festival starts today, Tuesday June 1, 2021, with an array of radio and TV programmes. The month-long festival of business events and on-air activities provides inspiration, business ideas and information for persons who are starting, building or growing their businesses. This year’s Citi Business Festival will feature virtual…
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Citi Business Festival starts on June 1
The 2021 edition of the most anticipated business programme, the Citi Business Festival will start on Tuesday, June 1. The Citi Business Festival is a month-long initiative marked with on-air and outdoor events held annually in the month of June to equip the Ghanaian business community with strategies needed to grow and scale up their…
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2021 Citi Business Festival scheduled to commence in June
The 2021 edition of the Citi Business Festival is set to kick off in June. The Citi Business Festival is a month-long initiative marked with on-air and outdoor events held annually in the month of June to equip the Ghanaian business community with strategies needed to grow and scale up their ventures. Due to the…
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Citi FM concludes 2020 edition of Citi Business Festival
Citi FM has concluded the 2020 edition of the Citi Business Festival which offered a wide range of strategies for businesses to stay afloat amidst the Covid-19 pandemic and bounce back stronger after the pandemic. The general view is that, the pandemic will cause a massive shift in the way things are done even after…
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#CitiBusinessFestival: Marine Scientist calls for sustainable management of aquaculture sector
A Lecturer of Marine Geochemistry at the Department of Marine and Fisheries Sciences of the University of Ghana, Dr. Edem Mahu, has asked the government to pay crucial attention and invest in the fisheries and aquaculture sector to ensure sustainability. According to her, there’s the need for sustainable management of the country’s ecosystem as well…
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#CitiBusinessFestival: Ghanaian scientists must be supported to offer solutions – Food Safety Expert
Ghanaian Food Safety Expert and Senior Research Scientist at the Biotechnology and Nuclear Agriculture Research Institute (BNARI) – Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC), Dr. Mavis Owureku-Asare, says Ghanaian scientists must be encouraged to recommend solutions that best fit the country’s problems. According to her, the time is ripe for Ghanaians to look “inward” for solutions…
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#CitiBusinessFestival: Dr. Kaufmann pushes for dedicated funding for Biomedical Engineering research
Senior Lecturer and founding Head of the Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Ghana, Dr. Elsie Effah Kaufmann, has bemoaned the lack of a dedicated source of funding for Biomedical Engineering research in the country. According to her, the declining levels of local funding for biomedical research, along with inefficient allocation of funds by government…
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#CitiBusinessFestival: Scale up production to fill temporary trade gaps – African businesses urged
The Co-founder and Managing Partner at International Consultancy firm, Konfidants, Michael Kottoh, has emphasized the need for African governments to put in place measures to rapidly scale up the production capacity of African businesses through partnerships. According to him, the COVID-19 crisis has ushered in an even more urgent need for such a transition as…
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#CitiBusinessFestival: Africa must reduce over-reliance on imports post-Covid- Yofi Grant
As the world gradually recovers from the economic impact of the novel Coronavirus outbreak, African countries are being urged to make the most of the opportunities presented by the pandemic to diversify and industrialize, and reduce over-reliance on imports. According to the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre, GIPC, Yofi Grant, a…