BUSINESS

Afro Arab Microfinance Partners Association of Small Scale Industries

The Afro Arab Microfinance Limited has signed a memorandum of understanding(MOU) with the Association of Small Scale Industries. The partnership will enable the Afro Arab Microfinance to provide tailored financial solutions to the members of the Association of Small Scale Industries. The General Manager of the Afro Arab Microfinance Mr …

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Lack of enough generation capacity cause of current ‘Dumsor’ – IES

The Institute for Energy Security (IES) has attributed the current power outages in the country to lack of enough generation capacity. Speaking to Joshua Kodjo Mensah on Starr Today, a Research Analyst with Institute for Energy Security, Fritz Moses stated that the country is not generating enough to meet the …

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Give us shoe factory—Tema Cobblers to government

Cobblers in the Tema Metropolis have called on the government to establish a shoe factory in their enclave for the teeming youth to venture into shoemaking as a means of employment. They told the Ghana News Agency in an interview in Tema that scores of shoemakers had acquired the necessary …

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Managing the economy is not about speaking well – Economist

International Economist, Dr. Julius Kattah has asserted that no amount of economic gymnastics will change the fact that Ghana is faced with a serious economic crisis. Speaking on Nyankonton Mu Nsem on Rainbow Radio 87.5FM in a recent interview, he noted that the government must take note of the challenges …

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Ghana Cocoa Board sets to boost cocoa production with irrigation

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) is set to roll out an irrigation programme for farmers in cocoa-growing areas to ensure an all-year round water supply for their farmlands in a bid to increase yield. The move has become necessary following drought in those areas, resulting in the withering of most …

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Photo of Asamoah Gyan’s first son Fredrick Asamoah Gyan leaves Ghanaians in shock

A photo of Asamoah Gyan’s first son has got Ghanaian social media buzzing and surprised after it surfaced online. Fredrick Asamoah Gyan, the first-born child of the Black Stars’ all-time top scorer surfaced online with many expressing their surprise at how fast he has grown. Fredrick who is also following in the …

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Manufacturing electric vehicles in Ghana

Recent news items about Electric-Vehicles (EVs) being brought into Ghana is reassuring for EV enthusiasts in the country. In the first instance, the Chief Executive Officer of Mana Mobility, a private company, has revealed plans to produce electric vehicles in Ghana. Speaking in an interview with the Graphic Business at …

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COCOBOD to hand over rehabilitated Cocoa farms to farmers

Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) will soon begin the process of handing over the management of rehabilitated cocoa farms to their farm owners. This comes after a successful two-year-long rehabilitation of hundreds of acres of Cocoa Swollen Shoot Viral Disease (CSSVD) infected farms, under the COCOBOD, and Government funded Cocoa Rehabilitation …

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We would rather invest in treasury bills than import goods – Traders lament

President of the Automobile Dealers Association of Ghana, Eric Kwaku Boateng, has revealed that most traders in the import business have pledged to withdraw from the trade if the cost of doing business keeps rising. According to him, the high taxes charged on imports have seen a lot of traders …

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Commercial drivers up in arms against kwahu chiefs over escort charges

Some commercial drivers in the Kwahu municipality of the Eastern Region are up in arms against chiefs in the Kawhu Traditional Council over their decision to charge for escort during the Easter festivities. As per the escort charges, drivers will be given dispatch services to navigate traffic gridlock during the …

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