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  The automotive industry has been boosted by the signatures of automobile giants like Volkswagen, Toyota, Suzuki, Renault and Nissan. Meanwhile, before the introduction of the giant automakers, there was also SinoTruck from China which has been equipped and started assembling here for the local market - i n a country where older vehicles make up 75% of the total number of vehicles on our roads. The government of Ghana, as part of its transformational agenda for the automobile industry, has identified Vehicle Assembly and Automotive Components Manufacturing as a strategic anchor industry to accelerate the country’s industrial development. Under the watch of re-elected president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the country has offered tax breaks to carmakers and promised to restrict the invasion of foreign second-hand cars. In May this year, parliament banned the arrival of cars that are more than 10-years old in a bid to lure manufacturers to invest in Ghana’s automobile industry. As a re

The Chartered Insurance Institute of Ghana (CIIG) has held its maiden insurance industry awards at the Labadi Beach Hotel in Accra last week. CIIG proved to be a super organiser when it held the maiden edition of the award ceremony, which they have long wanted to do over the past years but hadn’t been successful until that fateful Saturday night of November. The CIIG is the umbrella-body of all insurance professionals in the industry, and under the leadership of outgoing president, Rev. Asante Marfo-Ahenkora, thought it wise to institute a credible event to fill that gap. Speaking at the ceremony, Rev. Marfo-Ahenkora said the insurance industry - unlike other industries, had been bereft of an award team and an effort was made by the Ghana Insurers Association (GIA) some years ago to organise one, which unfortunately did not meet expectations of the industry and public as the event-planners failed to understand fully their peculiar industry nuances and complexities. He recalled

  After a lifetime in the car business, Hyundai Motor and Investment Ghana Limited - authorised dealer of Hyundai vehicles in the country, has unveilled the country’s first-ever 100 percent electric vehicle, the Kona Electric, onto the market in commercial quantity. The all-new Kona Electric vehicle - which is a sub-compact medium SUV electric vehicle, combines sleek, stylish design with a fully electric powering system to deliver superior performance while producing zero emissions. The Kona EV is characterised by sporty design and is equipped with latest in-car connectivity and technology, advanced safety and protective features, as well as more a comfortable and convenient experience. When fully charged, the Kone EV can on average take one on an about-484 kilometres journey. It comes with three levels of chargers: level-one chargers are domestic ones and take about 21-22 hours to fully charge, while the level-two charger takes nine hours to fully charge and the level-three or c

KEK Insurance Brokers and KEK Reinsurance Brokers have both been adjudged Best Insurance Brokers in Ghana at the maiden edition of the Chartered Insurance Institute of Ghana awards which took place at the Labadi Beach Hotel, Accra, last week Saturday 28 th November 2020. The Group carted home four awards in the following categories: CIIG Insurance Broker of the Year – General; CIIG Insurance Broker of the Year – Life; CIIG Reinsurance Broker of the year; and CIIG’s Most Supportive Broker. The awards were received by Shaibu Ali – Managing Director of KEK Insurance Brokers, and Nuerkie Afi Odzeyem, Chief Executive Officer of KEK Reinsurance Brokers (Africa) Ltd. Shaibu in receiving the awards dedicated them to founder of the Group, Kwesi Essel-Koomson of blessed memory, and the company’s teeming young staff who are giving their all for the company to succeed. KEK Insurance Brokers brought change to Insurance Broking in Ghana. The company was incorporated in 1985, got licensed in 1990, a

Hollard Ghana with subsidiaries, Hollard Insurance and Hollard Life Assurance picked up a total of three awards at the 2020 National Marketing Performing Awards organised by the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIMG) Awards held at the plush Labadi Beach Hotel in Accra. The awards event held under the theme: ‘Marketing in a Disruptive Era’, sought to honour businesses which have thrived and maintained excellence over the last year and despite the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic. The Group CEO of Hollard Ghana, Patience Akyianu, was named the Marketing Woman of the Year 2019 for leading Hollard Ghana to introduce groundbreaking innovative products like Hollard ChatInsure product and its popular virtual insurer, Araba Hollard. Also, Hollard Insurance, a subsidiary of the insurance group, took home ‘Insurance Company of the Year 2019’ in the Non-Life Insurance Category for its contributions in the insurance industry by introducing unmatched innovations. ‘Hollard ChatInsure’ and its Chatbot