Tag: GIPC
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#CitiBusinessFestival: Virtual forum on ‘Doing Business in Ghana as an MSME’ comes off today
The second edition of the 2021 Citi Business Festival’s virtual fora comes off today [Tuesday, 8th June, 2021]. The forum, which is expected to kick off at 11:00 am and end at 1:00pm, will be hosted by Citi News’ Vivian Kai Lokko. The discussion will be centered on the theme “Doing Business in Ghana as…
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#CitiBusinessFestival: Training on entrepreneurship should begin from SHS – Yofi Grant
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), Yofi Grant, believes one of the ways to raise more entrepreneurs within the Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) sector is for the government to empower the youth through skills training right from Senior High School. Speaking on the on-air series of the…
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Stakeholders call for intensified efforts in adding value to Ghana’s cocoa exports
The CEO of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), Yofi Grant, says the absence of “cocoa billionaires” in Ghana is a sign that the country has not efficiently “monetized and domesticated” the crop that regularly brings about two billion dollars of foreign exchange into the country. According to him, despite having produced cocoa over the…
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GIPC confident of achieving $3 billion FDI target for 2021
The Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) is intensifying efforts to achieve its set target of US$3 billion worth of foreign direct investments for this year. According to the GIPC’s CEO, Yofi Grant, this will be done through partnerships with the country’s private sector. Ghana was ranked third in the whole of Africa with an FDI…
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GIPC to hold second quarter GIPC CEOs Breakfast meeting tomorrow
The Ghana Investments Promotion Centre, GIPC, is set to hold the second quarter CEO’s Breakfast Meeting tomorrow, 25th May, 2021 at the Labadi Beach Hotel. This forms part of its strategic efforts of attracting investments into the country. The event which is on the theme “Understanding Ghana’s Tax and Exemptions Regime Towards Increasing Confidence in…
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GIPC to organise 2021 Q1 CEO’s breakfast meeting on technology transfer agreements
The Ghana Investment Promotion Centre is set to hold its first CEO’s Breakfast Meeting this year on Tuesday 30th March 2021 with a comprehensive look at Technology Transfer Agreements (TTAs). Under the theme “Technology Transfer Agreements: Eligibility, Compliance & Liabilities”, the first quarter edition of the renowned breakfast gathering of CEOs will sensitize the investor…
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GIPC pledges support for local businesses under AfCFTA
The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), Mr. Yofi Grant, has assured local businesses that the Centre is ready to assist them to harness the opportunities that come with trading under the African Continental Free Trade Area, AfCFTA. This comes on the back of calls by the business community for more…
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GIPC begins probe into activities of Chy Century Heng Yue Group
The Ghana Investment Promotion Centre, GIPC, has begun investigations into activities of Chinese companies, Chy Century Heng Yue Group Limited and Sairui E-commerce Ghana Limited. This follows claims by Chy Century Heng Yue Group Limited and Sairui E-commerce Ghana Limited that they have registered with the Ghana Investment Promotion Center, hence their activities are legal.…
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German Cooperation, GIPC, sign €762,300 financing agreement to promote investments
As part of efforts to promote investments and safeguard jobs in the country, the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre, GIPC and Invest for Jobs, an initiative of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development have signed a €762,300 financing agreement to support the growth of small and medium sized enterprises. The cooperation between the…
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1D1F – How B5 Plus is positioning Ghana as net exporter of iron and steel products [Article]
Featuring prominently in governments priority developmental programs and now a household term is the one-district-one-factory (1D1F) initiative- touted as the nostrum for unraveling Ghana’s industrial revolution. The reasoning behind the concept is simple-Government will support existing companies or private sector investors to set up factories in various districts across the country, to stimulate economic growth,…