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Felix Nyarko-Pong (Biography) gives his assessment of the financial and banking sectors in Ghana and presents uniBank. He also talks about the competition and mentions some of the bank’s challenges and his vision for the future of uniBank Ghana.
Minister Hannah Tetteh discusses the role of Ghana at the regional, continental and international levels, mentioning political and trade cooperation with other countries. She also talks about the importance of job creation in Ghana, challenges and her vision for the future of the country.
Adil El Youssefi gives an overview of Tigo, one of the top telecom companies in Ghana. Tigo is part of Millicom International Cellular, a leading international developer and operator of cellular telephone services worldwide, primarily in emerging markets, operating across Latin America and Africa.
Beige Capital is a savings and loans company licensed by the Bank of Ghana, which is part of the Beige Group, an investment firm that operates businesses across different sectors of the economy, such as banking, finance, hospitality, mining, real estate and logistics.
Khaled Ben Alewa, CEO of Libyan Airlines
After the revolution and in fact during the revolution, the delivery of aircraft was postponed and we had to reschedule. Libyan Airlines are increasing their capacity with 3 A320s and 2 A330, thereby expanding their overall network. The Airlines are now flying to London, Manchester, Madrid and Malta while they are still oblidged to use leased aircraft. The company might also expand their routes to places further than Dubai in the eastern area. Once Libyan Airlines successfully adopted European safety requirements, the lifting of the EU ban should follow suit – probably by the end of 2013.
Dr. Nuri A. Berruien, Chairman of the Board, National Oil Corporation (NOC) of Libya
Libya has two large refineries and it needs to improve the performance of these to decrease the gasoline imports, which currently stand at 80% of the overall oil consumption in Libya. NOC Chairman Dr. Beruuien anticipates there will be three big refineries built in Libya, however it will be the private sector that will play a major role in these investments. 1955 petroleum law of Libya is being revised and NOC is also reviewing their EPSA models to encourage investment in Libya. NOC hopes for an oil production of 1.7 million barrels per day by the end of 2013 while the operating costs remain very low – close to US $5.5 per barrel. Dr. Berruien expects more oil discoveries in Libya as many areas have not been fully explored yet.
Mohamed Alhanghri, Member of Libyan Businessmen Council
The Libyan Businessmen Council covers many industrial, commercial and production fields, this council is open for all Libyans who are specialized in the fields of trading, industry and services.
Abubaker M. Elfortia, General Manager of Afriqiyah Airways
Since the revolution Afriqiyah Airways has received two new Airbus 320 aircrafts and we will get another Airbus 330 in October at the end of this year. Next year we will get another two A330s and we have signed a contract with the airports for ten A350 aircrafts.
Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang gives her assessment of the education sector in Ghana and discusses partnership opportunities with international organizations and the private sector. She also mentions some challenges in education and shares her vision for the future.
Interplast is a company that produces high quality plastic pipe solutions for the infrastructural development of water and sewerage in Ghana and West Africa. Its CEO, Arthur Huberts, gives an overview of the company and talks about Ghana.
