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NYA-UNDP positions young entrepreneurs to maximise AfCFTA opportunities

The National Youth Authority (NYA) has built the capacity of some young entrepreneurs in the Upper West Region to enable them take advantage of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to enhance their businesses. The initiative, ‘Youth Entrepreneurship Training Programme for AfCFTA Opportunities’, is expected to enhance Ghana’s economic growth through increased youth entrepreneurship and participation in AfCFTA. Some 40 young entrepreneurs in all sectors – weaving, dressmaking, hairdressing, tourism and agribusiness among others in the Wa Municipality and the Daffiama-Bussie-Issa District participated in the two-day training. The initiative was a collaboration between the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

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Togbe Afede establishes African Traditional Leadership Institute

Togbe Afede XIV, the Agbogbomefia of Asogli has established a formal institution for the development of traditional leadership on the African continent. The African Traditional Leadership Institute (ATLI) is the brainchild of the paramount ruler and which he says would become the vehicle for the creation of an African traditional leadership union. Dr John Afele, an international consultant leading the establishment of the institute, announced its completion, when he addressed the third summit of Ewe Traditional Rulers held at Volta Serene Hotel in Ho. He reported that the registration process and the subsequent constitution of a five-member executive committee had

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Makers and Partners urges Government to review gaming tax

Makers and Partners (MAP), an audit firm, has urged the Government to reconsider its current tax regime that requires casino operators to pay 20 per cent of their Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR) as corporate tax. Nii Addo Mensah, Managing Partner at MAP noted that operators were required to pay a licensing fee to the Gaming Commission, which was approximately nine per cent of their income. ‘Land-based casinos also face additional expenses, such as rent, which accounts for around 25 per cent of their income, and staff costs, which make up about 40 per cent. With these high operational costs, paying

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