Accra, Ghana, October 9, 2020//-Masahudu Ankiilu Kunateh, the Editor-In-Chief of African Eye Report, a leading Pan-African ICT, economy, business, banking and finance, and energy news website, today received the prize of Overall Business and Financial Journalist of the Year 2019.
World Bank which is the headline sponsor of annual Institute of Financial and Economic Journalists (IFEJ)-Flamingo award would sponsor him to attend the annual IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington D.C, USA, next year.
The World Bank Country Director for Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone, Pierre Frank Laporte disclosed when he presented a brand new MacBook Pro to Mr Ankiilu Kunateh at the World Bank Ghana office today.
He congratulated him on winning the Overall Business and Financial Journalist of the Year 2019, and urged him to keep up the good work.
“As an economist myself, I want to encourage you to keep on reporting on the economic and financial issues Ghana and the rest of Africa”, Mr Laporte stated.
Mr Ankiilu Kunateh was supposed to attend the 2020 IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings but could not go due to the outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
But presenting the MacBook Pro as part of the prize, Mr Laporte assured that the bank would sponsor Mr Ankiilu Kunateh to attend the world’s largest gathering of policy-makers, business leaders, civil society organizations, among others, next year.
Receiving the prize, Mr Ankiilu Kunateh said the MacBook Pro device would enhance his journalistic work.
The short presentation ceremony at the World Bank Ghana office was witnessed by President of IFEJ, Mr Rayborn Bulley; the Programmes Manager of IFEJ, Madam Naa Torshie Torto; and Kennedy Fosu of the World Bank.
Mr Ankiilu Kunateh who is the reigning Business and Financial Journalist of the Year 2019 beat a stiff competition to win the coveted prize at the sixth edition of the IFEJ-Flamingo Awards held in Accra in February 2019.
Mr Kunateh’s award winning article titled: “Can Agribusiness Reduce Poverty in Ghana?”, which won the overall award cleverly demonstrated how the agribusiness and agric sector are contributing to the reduction of poverty in the country.
He also won Best in Development and took home a TV, a citation and a plaque.
Prizes
He took home flat screen TV, a plaque, a citation, the MacBook Pro device donated by the World Bank. Mr Kunateh will also undertake an all-expenses-paid trip to the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings in 2021, courtesy the World Bank.
Other winners
They award winners were- Mrs Franscisca Arhin of GhOne TV, won the Best in Business Manufacturing. She took away a citation and a plaque and a double door fridge.
Charles Benoni Okine, Graphic Business won the Best in Finance. He went home with a citation and a plaque and a plasma TV.
Ms Jessica Acheampong of Graphic Business also won the Best in Oil and Gas. She received a citation, a plaque and other prizes.
While Mrs Ama Achia Amankwah Baafi of Graphic Business won Best in ICT and she took home a double door refrigerator, a citation and a plaque.
Also Emmanuel Bruce of Graphic Business won Best in Local Economy, he took home a double refrigerator, a citation and a plaque.
Malvin James Dadzie, New Crusading Guide won Best in Tourism. He received a citation and a plaque and a refrigerator.
The theme for the awards ceremony: “Towards Agribusiness and Sustainable Development Goals”.
Instructively, the Institute of Financial and Economic Journalists (IFEJ) was formed in 1990 to help develop the skills of journalists in business and financial reporting.
One of the objectives of the institute is to advance the study, development and application of improved financial and economic communication methods through appropriate hands-on approaches and platforms.
Over the past years, the Institute had lived up to this objective and positioned itself as an effective organisation that provides and promotes co-operation, common understanding and exchange of ideas in the field of economic and financial journalism.
This objective enabled members of the Institute to attend various workshops, seminars, roundtable discussions with captains of industry and commence as well as with government and non-governmental organisations on another various aspects of the economy.
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