The Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Mr Joseph Boahen Aidoo, has entreated Ghanaians to consume more chocolate and other cocoa products daily since they contained antioxidants to fight the coronavirus disease. That, he said, would boost their immune system to withstand the infectious disease. The COCOBOD says research into nutritional and health […]

This year’s national cocoa week celebration has been launched with a call on potential investors in the industry to avail themselves to support the government to establish, produce and serve cocoa products for both the local and foreign markets. The Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, made the call in a speech read on his behalf by […]

COCOBOD CEO, Joseph Boahen Aidoo The Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Mr Joseph Boahen Aidoo, has entreated Ghanaians to consume more chocolate and other cocoa products daily since they contained antioxidants to fight the coronavirus disease. That, he said, would boost their immune system to withstand the infectious disease. The COCOBOD says […]

COCOBOD CEO, Joseph Boahen Aidoo Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawamia, says government has stepped up efforts to support local entrepreneurs and businesses that have interest and expertise in cocoa value addition. Speaking at the launch of the National Chocolate Week in Accra, a celebration marked under the auspices of Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod), Ghana Tourism […]

Mr Kwaku Owusu Baah, Board Chairman of the Cocoa Processing Company Limited (CPCL)says the Company is now better placed to retool and rehabilitate its obsolete plant and machinery to fully increase its production and consumption base. This he said would enable them to have full access to its processing lines and explore international markets as […]

Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire are responsible for 65% of the raw cocoa beans used in making chocolates Cocoa Processing Company (CPC) Limited says it plans to leverage on the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement come next year. The trade pact is expected to come into force on January 1, 2020 […]

LISTEN NOV 27, 2020 1 COMMENT Updates Election Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia says the NPP government has spent GHS21billion to clean up the financial sector. He said 99 per cent of depositors of the affected banks, microfinance and savings and loans companies had been fully settled. The Vice-President was speaking at the 12th Edition of […]

Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia says government has spent GHS21billion to clean up the financial sector. He said 99 per cent of depositors of the affected banks, microfinance and savings and loans companies had been fully settled. The Vice-President was speaking at the 12th Edition of the Nation Building Updates at the Cedi Conference Centre, Department […]

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia A total of 76 factories under the One-District One-Factory (1D1F) initiative are in operation while 107 are currently under construction. This was revealed by the Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia yesterday when he took his turn to address the nation on the current state of the Ghanaian economy. Overall, a […]

(Business in Cameroon) – Last week, SCB Cameroon (the local subsidiary of the Moroccan banking group Attijariwafa Bank) published a tender notice on its website for the recruitment of an expert in plant assembly. According to the notice, the expert will dismantle the plant of an agro-industrial unit in Kekem, Western Cameroon. Reading this rather […]