Tag: Citi Business News
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Hotels hopeful of boom in business when air borders are reopened
The continuous closure of Ghana’s borders as part of measures to curtail the spread of COVID-19 is still taking its toll on some hotels in the country. Despite the easing of some COVID-19 induced restrictions on social gathering, some businesses in the hospitality sector in the country say they are still recording low patronage. The…
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MTN appoints Ralph Mupita as new group President and CEO
MTN Group has announced that the current group Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of MTN Group, Ralph Mupita, has been appointed as the new Group President and CEO. His appointment takes effect from 1 September 2020. Ralph has served as the MTN Group CFO since April 2017 and has played a critical role in the development…
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Over 500 dressmakers supported with GHS1 billion stimulus package
Over 500 members of the Ghana National Tailors and Dressmakers Association have received loans from the government’s GHS 1 billion Coronavirus Alleviation Programme Business Support Scheme (CAP BuSS) managed by the National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI). The CAP Business Support Scheme which was launched in May 2020 was part of the government’s economic…
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Lack of clear policy direction affecting poultry industry – Poultry Farmers Association
The lack of clear policy direction governing the poultry industry in Ghana is negatively affecting the industry, Mr Tornia Abu Sidiki, the Upper West Regional Chairman of the Poultry Farmers Association has said. He said the industry was not well organised and poultry farmers were operating haphazardly due to the lack of a policy to…
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AfCFTA Secretary-General pledges to empower women as part of vision
The Secretary-General of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area, Wamkele Mene, has said part of his vision for the implementation of the Africa trade agreement is the empowerment of women and other vulnerable groups in Africa. He says there must be a conducive atmosphere for women in trade, young Africans and Small and Medium Enterprises…
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Standard Chartered honoured at Global Business Outlook Awards 2020
Standard Chartered Bank Ghana Limited, has been adjudged the Best Wealth Management Bank in Ghana by the UK-based Global Business Outlook Awards 2020, adding to the growing list of local and international awards won by the Bank this year. Commenting on the awards, Setor Quashigah, Head, Wealth Management, Standard Chartered Bank Ghana Limited, said, “At…
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Domestic workers in Ghana and COVID-19 [Article]
Many organizations have laid-off workers with others slashing salaries of their workers due to the adverse effect COVID 19 has had on businesses. Most of these persons we have heard of or know are captured and fall within the formal sector. But there are many others, who provide critical roles usually in private homes and…
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Guinness Ghana unveils new brand identity with redesigned logo
Guinness Ghana Breweries PLC, the leading total beverage business in Ghana, has unveiled its new corporate identity with a refreshed and redesigned logo. This change comes at a time when the company is evolving and marking 60 years of operations in Ghana. The unveiling of this refreshed logo is one of the many activities to…
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Akufo-Addo to hand over AfCFTA building to AU Commission today
President Nana Akufo-Addo will today, Monday, August 17, 2020, commission and hand over the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat Building to the African Union Commission (AUC) in Accra. The Secretariat will administer the free trade agreement for creating a single market across 55 countries with a combined population of 1.2 billion and a…
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Monitoring system needed to curb destruction of cocoa trees – Farmers association demands
The Concerned Farmers Association of Ghana has called on the government to put in place a monitoring system to check the destruction of cocoa trees in the country. According to the association, though the government gives farmers over 60 million seedlings annually, there is no monitoring system to track the number of seedlings that the…