Kosi Yankey Ayeh

Govt Disburses GH¢35m To 270 MSMEs
08 Aug

Govt Disburses GH¢35m To 270 MSMEs

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The government, through the Ghana Enterprises Agency (GEA), has commenced its disbursement of GH₵35million in grants to some 270 selected micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) under the Technical Assistance and Grant Programmes of the Ghana Economic Transformation Programme (GETP). The grants will enable beneficiaries to fund various projects ranging from the purchase of machinery and equipment to working capital and last-mile infrastructure investments. The Technical Assistance and Grant Programmes comprise three categories – namely Youth in MSME, Women MSME and SME High Growth Programmes, all of which are World Bank-funded under the Ghana Economic Transformation Project. Speaking at the…
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We Will Keep Supporting MSMEs To Expand And Become Successful – GEA
26 May

We Will Keep Supporting MSMEs To Expand And Become Successful – GEA

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The Ghana Enterprises Agency (GEA) has hosted a stakeholder engagement for women and youth in Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to help them better their enterprises. The project is part of efforts to let women and youths in MSMEs ask questions about their varied jobs and obtain answers. The Chief Executive Officer of GEA, Kosi Yankey-Ayeh, believes that stakeholder involvement can help enhance MSMEs in the country. The stakeholders’ engagement comes after the institution launched Women in MSME and Youth in MSMEs, with over GHC100 a million invested in this new project. She stated that the government seeks to…
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16 May

GEA, World Bank Supports Women And Youth-Led Msmes With GH¢90 Million

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The Ghana Enterprises Agency (GEA) has launched two new interventions aimed at positioning women and youth-led micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) at the forefront of the country’s economic recovery efforts. The interventions – dubbed ‘Women MSME’ and ‘Youth MSME’ – are the result of close collaborations between GEA, the Ministries of Trade and Industry and Finance and the World Bank. The programmes will be implemented under the Ghana Economic Transformation Project (GETP). Over GH¢30million and about GH¢60million have been earmarked for the women and youth MSME programmes respectively. Even though MSMEs account for 92 percent of all registered businesses…
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Success Of SDGs Depends On Women Empowerment – GEA Boss
10 Mar

Success Of SDGs Depends On Women Empowerment – GEA Boss

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The success of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)–2030 rests largely on the attention policy-makers pay to women empowerment, Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Enterprises Agency (GEA), Kosi Yankey Ayeh, has said. Against this backdrop, Mrs. Yankey Ayeh called for strategic measures to promote inclusive societies and the building of effective, accountable and comprehensive institutions at all levels. She said this at an event in Accra to celebrate this year’s International Women’s Day (IWD) and launch the GEA Business Integrity Project – a collaboration between GEA and the Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII) and funded by the Alliance for Integrity and the…
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