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Tuesday 14 February 2023 Issue No. 14
A NEW THINKING
Government works on tax
incentives to position Ghana as a film hub Government, through the National Film Authority, has finalized work on a tax incentive policy for the film sector. This, according to the Chief Executive Officer of the authority, Juliet Asante, is a critical policy in government’s agenda to positioning the country as a film and content hub and a shooting destination, working to attract investments into the sector whiles energizing the local
sector. “Ghana is calling the world to shoot in Ghana to energize the production value chain, as well as invest in cinemas to open up the exhibition space,” she said, adding that these are major gaps that all African countries face. “Working to attract film shoots is an up-scale strategy in the film market place that only a few countries are able to pursue. All countries on this agenda of pitching to attract film
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Three years of helping customers get things done The videos circulating on social media, about leading businesswomen, paying glowing tributes to Absa bank for its support and influence in their enterprises, tell it all. When a bank is relentless about its business purpose and determines to pursue it, no matter the odds; the
results are priceless. It has been three years since Absa Bank, officially established its presence in Ghana. In that time, the bank has been a beacon of hope for Small Scale Enterprises (SMEs) and a trailblazer in its innovative approach to banking.
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AfDB’s AFAWA hits $1bn investment milestone in lending to women entrepreneurs in Africa The African Development Bank’s Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) initiative has reached a 3
landmark $1 billion in approved funding designated for lending to African women entrepreneurs.
Ghana Card holders will no more fill landing cards — Dr Bawumia 2
By Benson Afful
From March 31, 2023, passengers arriving in Ghana with the Ghana Card will not be required to fill out landing cards since their particulars will be accessed electronically. Stakeholders in the transport and aviation industry arrived at the decision after a meeting with the Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, in Accra. In a Facebook post, Dr Bawumia said: “I held a productive meeting on improving the competitiveness of the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) with key stakeholders, including the Minister of Public Enterprises, the Minister of Transport and
Frankfurter Botschaft to host invest in African energy reception By Kestér Kenn Klomegâh
After extensive negotiations these several months, Germany has accepted to host the "Invest in African Energy Reception" at Frankfurter Botschaft on February 23, primarily aims at showcasing investment opportunities across Africa's burgeoning energy sector as the next significant phase on the organization's European investment tour. The Invest in African Energy gathering at Frankfurter Botschaft is organized by the South African based African Energy Chamber (AEC).
partnership with global energy market research firm, Rystad Energy, and leading pan-African financial services provider, the African Export-Import Bank , the AEC's German Following successful Invest in African leg of the Invest in African Energy EuEnergy Receptions held in London ropean Roadshow aims to maximize last year and Oslo in January 2023, in energy investment partnerships be2
tween Africa and Europe’s largest economy. Featuring German, European and global investors, private and public sector institutions, African energy policymakers and companies as well as stakeholders across both the