The Government of Ethiopia is offering tax and loan incentives to encourage local pharmaceutical production that will ultimately reduce the cost of drugs, increase job opportunities, improve economic growth and enhance foreign exchange inflow.
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Renowned Economist Ha-Joon Chang Advises Africa on Development
“Countries can decide their development path. Countries become good at things because they want to excel at making those particular things,” renowned Development Economist Mr. Ha-Joon Chang told an audience on 3rd April at the second Annual Adebayo Adedeji Lecture during Africa Development Week, currently taking place at Economic Commission for Africa headquarters in Addis […]
Ghana: Pharmacy Companies Face Closure
Effective healthcare delivery in the country could face a major setback as about 2,000 pharmacy retail and wholesale outlets in the country risk closure by the Pharmacy Council by the end of the month.
Nestlé Goes Digital to Provide Nutrition Tips to Mothers
Parents and mothers-to-be can source guidance and expert advice on good nutrition for their babies through Nestlé’s new Start Healthy Stay Healthy Facebook pages in Ghana and Nigeria.
YDI-Ghana to Train Youth in Fashion and Design
Youngstars Development Initiative- Ghana (YDI), a youth development centred NGO in collaboration with House Of Glory (HOG) will commence its maiden entrepreneurship training project on 8th April 2016.
Ghanaians Rank Azar Paints High
The first ever ICERTIAS Best Buy Award survey in Ghana revealed that Ghanaian consumers consider the brand Azar, which was established in the late 1960s as Azar Chemical Industries Limited, best in category for price-quality ratio.
Groupe Nduom’s FreshPak starts export of trays, ‘takeaway packs’
The food packaging subsidiary of Groupe Nduom, FreshPak Products Company Limited, has started exporting trays, ‘takeaway’ packs and ancillary products to neighbouring countries, barely a year after it was established at Elmina in the Central Region.
Obama meets Ethiopia PM to discuss security and trade
By Al Jazeera Barack Obama has met the Ethiopian prime minister on the first visit by a serving US president to a nation with one of the fastest-growing economies in Africa but which has often been criticised for its rights record. Talks with Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn were expected to focus on security and the […]
GeoPoll, U.S. State Dept Survey Shows Demand for Entrepreneurship Training in Africa
On the eve of U.S. President Barack Obama’s visit to Kenya for the Global Entrepreneurship Summit, GeoPoll, the Global Entrepreneurship Network and the U.S. State Department released a survey of 1,000 business owners throughout sub-Saharan Africa on entrepreneurship in their countries.
Abraaj Takes Majority Stake in Nigerian Mattress Manufacturer
The Abraaj Group (‘Abraaj’ or the ‘Group’), a leading investor operating in global growth markets, today announced the acquisition, through one of its Funds, of a majority stake in Mouka Limited (‘Mouka’ or ‘the Company’), a leading mattress manufacturer in Nigeria whose online mattress australia business has seen a sharp incline in recent years.