Tag: Nana Akufo Addo
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Akufo-Addo worried over impact of fertiliser shortage on poultry industry
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed concern about the shortage of fertiliser in Ghana and the rest of the continent, and its impact on the production of maize and soy as well as the country’s poultry industry. The ongoing war in Ukraine has left Ghana and the rest of the world not only short…
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Africa must build robust compliance systems against financial crime – Nana Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has stated that for Africa to be able to transform itself and become the epitome of economic empowerment and self-reliance, it needs to have the wherewithal to be able to protect and optimise the resources at its disposal. To this end, President Akufo-Addo, speaking at the EBII Africa Investments Risk…
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Aker Energy’s investment key to the Ghanaian economy – Akufo-Addo
President Akufo-Addo has announced that Norwegian oil firm, Aker Energy, is set to make some huge investment in Ghana in the coming months. The company recently entered into a Letter of Intent with Yinson Holdings Berhad to award a bare-boat charter and an operations and maintenance contract for a floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO)…
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AfCFTA secretariat will be operational by March 31 – Akufo-Addo assures AU
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has assured the Assembly of Heads of State and Governments of the African Union that the Secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will be operational by 31st March, 2020. The Agreement is aimed at improving intra- African trade to among other things, create a single market, deepen…
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Akufo-Addo inaugurates 1D1F tomato factory at Shai Osudoku
President Nana Akufo-Addo, on Thursday, 19th December 2019, commissioned the Leefound Food Stuff (GH) Ltd., a tomato processing factory operating under Government’s 1-District-1-Factory initiative. The factory, located at Doryumu in the Shai Osudoku constituency, has been established by two Chinese Companies, Tianjin Limmin Condiments Co. Ltd. and Grand Rise Food Co. (GH) Ltd., to produce…
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President Akufo-Addo urges consumption of local rice
President Nana Akufo-Addo has urged Ghanaians to increase their consumption of local rice as part of efforts to ensure the sustainability of the local rice industry which has faced difficulties in recent times. Speaking at the 35th National Farmers’ Day celebration held in the Volta regional capital, Ho, President Akufo-Addo the government’s efforts in ensuring…
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President cuts sod for second phase of Tamale Airport project
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Thursday cut the sod for the commencement of the US$70 million second phase project of the Tamale Airport that is expected to be completed in 30 months. The second phase consists of the construction of an ultra-modern terminal building, together with a multi-purpose hajj facility, and other ancillary facilities, expected…
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Digitization of state agencies improving revenue collection—Dr. Bawumia
The Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has announced that the digital initiatives undertaken by the government is beginning to yield results. Dr. Bawumia disclosed that some state institutions that were migrated to digital platforms are recording improvements in revenue collection. The Ports, Lands Commission, Ministry of Tourism and the Passport Office are a few state…
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Industrializing Ghana: Nana Addo defends 1d,1f; bauxite deal
President Akufo Addo has mounted a strong defense of his government’s industrialization agenda in a bid to grow Ghana’s economy. The President says the flagship one district, one factory program should create employment and improve livelihoods. President Akufo Addo made the remarks at the Financial Times Africa Summit where he also justified the recent economic…
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Banking sector cleansing is for stronger local banks–Nana Addo
President Akufo Addo has stated that his vision for the banking sector is to have few but stronger local banks which can compete with their foreign counterparts. He has disputed claims suggesting that the administration is looking at creating avenues for foreign banks to thrive at the expense of local ones. Many arguments seeking the…