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Barclays
Africa wins coveted award.
Barclays Africa has been named the Best Bank in Africa by the prestigious
international magazine, The Banker at an awards ceremony held in London.
The award was made to the bank for its committment to the continent &
pan-African expansion programme.
Barclays plc also received 2 awards at the ceremony;Best UK Bank &
Best Capital Raising Bank.
The bank has been active in Africa for more than 100 years & has full
retail & corporate banking facilities in Botswana, Kenya, Egypt,Ghana,the
Seychelles,Tanzania, Uganda, Mauritius Zimbabwe & Zambia.It has 250
branches in Africa,200 ATMs & 1.5 million accounts & has a community
support program.
Sources have said that Britain is likely to take the opportunity to annouce increases in its bilateral aid to Ghana & would also pronounce a number of debt relief measures resulting from the country's adoption of HIPC.He is also expected to meet a number of British Investors to try & woo them to Ghana.He is expected back in the country on Friday.
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Kenya
Airways Flies to Accra
(As
part of airline transport system.)
designate at the State House, Accra.
They swore the oath of allegiance, the oath of secrecy & the official oath after which they signed the Official Oath Book.
Addressing the new envoys, the President asked them to see their appointments as a challenge to bring in more investors to help transform the economy of the country.In reminding them about the complex nature of International Diplomacy, he asked them not to look at diplomatic appointment as an opportunity for attending parties & dinners but an opportunity to use ones wits to attract investors into the country.
Kenya Airways has
introduced 2 weekly flights to Accra to be operatedevery Monday &
Saturday.
Beginning today,the airline will start operating direct flights from Nairobi
using a new Boeing 737-700.
"The decision to fly to Accra was motivated by rising market demand.There
is a lot of demand for flights between West Africa & the rest of Africa
as well as Asia via Nairobi" says the commercial director, Mr. Bram
Stellar.
The airline has expanded its route from network with a view to improve its market position in Africa & worldwide.
Network development
has furthur been enhanced through co-operation with other African airlines
like Air Tanzania, Air Malawi & Air Botswana.Other destinations in
West Africa include Douala, Lagos, Yaounde & Abidjan.
Recently Kenya Airways was voted "African Airline of the Year"
by African Aviation-Africa's Aviation Industry journal at the "Open
Skies" for Africa Aviation Conference" held in Washington DC,
U.S.A.
Ghana is to host a Made in USA trade show between November 26th & 29th next year.This show would assemble about 300 exhibitors who will showcase their products during the period.Apart from Information technology,Mining Equipment e.t.c to be showcased, others like home appliances, chemical & cleaning products are also included.
He has therefore renewed his appeal to other members of boards of state-owned enterprises to forgo their allowances & other perks as their support for efforts to bring the country out of its present & help take it into its future.
In a statement issued in Accra over the weekend , Alhaji Banda pointed out that the global economy is weak & all Ghanaians must endeavour to show the international community their preparedness to help the government resuscitate the economy.He asked the government to clearly & properly define the role & functions of board chairmen & members of government boards to avoid ambiguity.
He also asked that in appointing members of boards,government must consider people with entrepreneurial & managerial acumen & skills particularly those from the private sector who will not demand any payment of allowances stressing also that there was no justification for government employees sitting on such boards to draw sitting allowances.
