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.
Category: Manufacturing
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.
Cedi on the Brink of Recovery
Citizens for Good Corporate Governance (CGCG), a leading economic think tank and pressure group, has predicted that the beleaguered national currency, the cedi is on the brink of a significant rebound after a dismal performance during the first half of 2015.
UNCTAD Steps in to Help Nations Ratify Global Trade Deal
UNCTAD has launched a new vehicle to help developing countries speed up ratification and acceptance of the World Trade Organization’s Agreement on Trade Facilitation, which aims at cutting red tape in cross-border trade in goods and services between the 161 countries that are members of the World Trade Organization (WTO).
‘Patronize Locally Made Goods To Boost SMEs’
The Deputy Minister of Trade (MOTI) and Industry, in-Charge of Trade, Murtala Mohammed urged the various Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to promote and patronize Made-in-Ghana goods in the country.
Made in Ghana Campaign Takes Off in April
Ghana’s Ministry of Trade and Industry (MoTI) is preparing feverishly towards the launch of the ambitious Made in Ghana (MiG) campaign to promote goods and services produced locally.