Tag: Dubai
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GIPC launches 20th Ghana Club 100 awards; first investment and trade week
The Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) has launched the 20th edition of the prestigious Ghana Club 100 Awards and the inaugural Ghana Investment and Trade Week in collaboration with the MIE Group, Dubai – organizers of the China Trade Week. Themed “Accelerating Economic Growth: Amplifying Ghana’s Global Market Footprint through AFCFTA,” this year’s event aims…
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Gulf central banks, Bank of England raise policy rates after Fed hike
The central banks of five Persian Gulf states raised policy rates on June 15 following the Federal Reserve’s 75 basis point hike the same day. The central banks of the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Bahrain made 75bp increases to their reference rates. This brings the UAE’s rate to 3%, Qatar’s to 2.25% and Bahrain’s…
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Farmers urged to consider Arabian Peninsula nations as export destinations
Farmers and other stakeholders in the agricultural value chain in Ghana and other African countries have been urged to pay better attention to countries in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) such as Saudi Arabia, Oman, and Kuwait among others, as export destinations. Currently, Ghana’s top export destinations are India, China, Switzerland, Netherlands and South Africa.…
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Dubai to contribute US$269 billion to UAE through 5G technology
Dubai to contribute US$269 billion to UAE through 5G technology. Dubai’s aim of rolling out 5G network is to give the region revenue to the tune of 269 billion dollars.I According to tech giant Huawei, the money will rake in over the next ten years. The revenue will also benefit the entire Middle East’s ICT…
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#GITEX2018 in pictures
The annual edition of GITEX Technology Week came off from October 14 to 18, 2018. The event took place in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). According to organizers, GITEX 2018 presented the largest regional IT exhibition with a more significant role in 2018 than ever before. The event also defined latest trends, presented…
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MTN delights customers on Emirates Airbus A380
Five customers of MTN Ghana have been given upgraded services on Emirates Airbus A380 which landed in Accra on Tuesday [October 2, 2018]. A statement from MTN said, ‘MTN is set to delight its customers today as Ghanaians welcome for the first time the world’s largest passenger plane, the Airbus A380 to terminal 3 at…