Tag: President Akufo Addo
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‘Business opportunites from AfCFTA enormous’ – Akufo-Addo to Spanish goverment
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says a very important plank of the new strategic partnership between Africa, Spain and Europe would be the strong support for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), which began trading on 1st January. Speaking at the “Focus Africa 2023” Conference held in Madrid, in Spain,…
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GCAA workers to embark on strike over alleged sale of Aviation lands
Workers of the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority, GCAA, are set to embark on an industrial action on Wednesday, 14th October, 2020, over the alleged takeover of lands allocated to the Authority. The workers have threatened to withdraw some essential services, including Air Traffic Services, to demand the return of the Authority’s lands. The angry workers…
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2020/2021 Cocoa Producer Price increased from GHS514 to GHS660 per bag
The President, Nana Akufo-Addo has announced a new producer price for cocoa for the 2020/2021 crop season. Effective October 1, 2020, the new producer price is pegged at GHS10,560 per metric tonne of cocoa indicating that a bag of cocoa is now GHS660. The current price per 64kg bag of cocoa, which stands at GHS514…
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Dealers in Books & stationery lament low sales as schools remain partially opened
Operators of books and stationery stores in the Central Business District of Accra say they are still yet to make the expected revenue from the partial reopening of schools across the country. The COVID-19 induced restrictions which affected schools have taken a toll on this business, and the partial reopening has not made any significant…
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Help us clear our $108 million debt – Cocoa Processing Company to Akufo-Addo
President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has assured the Cocoa Processing Company (CPC) of his governments’ commitment to help in turning the fortunes of the company around. The company which processes raw cocoa beans into semi-finished products, like cocoa liquor, butter as well as finished products like the Golden Tree chocolate bars and pebbles, is believed…
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Travel and tour operators excited over possible reopening of air borders
Some operators in Ghana’s Travel and Tour industry have welcome the news of the possible reopening of the Kotoka International Airport for international air travels on September 1, 2020. President Nana Akufo-Addo announced a possible reopening of the air borders in his latest update on the country’s fight against the Coronavirus pandemic last Sunday, August…
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‘A careful balance of many factors led to lifting of partial lockdown’ – Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says the decision to lift the partial lockdown on Accra, Kumasi, Tema, and Kasoa, which was implemented to control the spread of the COVID-19, was taken after careful consideration of a number of factors. According to the President, the country’s current capacity “to trace victims of this disease, being able…
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Customers of collapsed Fund Managers accuse gov’t of neglecting them
Customers of defunct fund management companies have expressed worry about government’s seeming lack of concern in the recovery of their locked up funds. President Akufo-Addo in the State of the Nation Address last week assured customers of defunct Savings and Loans and Microfinance Companies including DKM customers, that they will be paid their funds in…
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Defunct S&Ls customers doubtful they’ll be paid despite President’s promise
The Coalition of Affected Savings and Loans Customers has expressed doubts about Presidents Akufo-Addo’s assurance that they will start receiving their payment from Monday, February 24. President Akufo-Addo during the State of the Nation Address announced that the Receiver for the collapsed Savings and Loans and Microfinance Companies will start disbursing an amount of 5…
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PEF urges payment of locked up funds after assurance from Prez Akufo Addo
Chief Executive Officer of the Private Enterprise Federation, Nana Osei Bonsu has charged President Akuffo Addo to follow up with the assurance of ensuring the central bank settles businesses who have their monies locked up in collapsed financial institutions. He says the government must, as a matter of priority, ensure locked up cash is within…