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Melcom Group prides itself with numerous CIMG Retail Outlet Awards as well as Ghana Club 100 membership. Conversely, the Group is very active in terms of community development and support through its Melcom Care Foundation.
Melcom Group currently employs approximately 2,600 people. The retail segment (including the back end and logistics) entails of 1,800-2,000 employees.
Melcom Group was voted the 16th largest company in Ghana in 2016.
“Melcom is unique in the sense that it is a homegrown company from Ghana. It is a trailblazer because it has grown over the generations within a family unit, and it has become a powerhouse in the retail sector in Ghana.”
According to the Equity Markets October 2017 Review by Kuwait Finance and Investment Company (KFIC), GCC equities, as measured by the MSCI GCC IMI Index declined by -2.7% MTD. UAE’s DFM Index was the top performing regional index, followed by Abu Dhabi’s ADSM Index. Kuwait’s Weighted Index fell by -2.5% with negative performance coming from Consumer goods -9.2%, Telecom -7.9% and positive gains came from Oil & Gas +1.4%.
According to the new cooperation agreement, NBK will issue prepaid card holders to customers who have undertaken a loan from KFIC.
“BEIGE besides Banking, does Pensions, Investments, Insurance, and we also have a private equity wing that is investing actively in small sized companies in the country. Our portfolio has increased more than six fold in the past three or four years.”
“In terms of youth, we have seen that most of the youth here don’t have employable skills. Although they are drop outs from school, we believe that they still have potential. It is not the end of the line for them as not everyone can be in school and go on to get a degree.”
“The second priority is tourism because from my research we have found that tourism cuts across every field. If you want people to visit your community you have to keep your community clean, you have to have places of convenience that people can access, you have to make sure your people know the history of your community, and you have to learn and be able to work as tour guides.”
“Rigwealth Group is an integrated set of companies. Its regular activities fall under the products and services sectors.”
