One Ghanaian, 5 others arrested in Turkiye over $1 billion counterfeit money.
Aboagye Mintah
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Turkish security forces seized $1 billion of counterfeit money in Istanbul and arrested six people involved in the operation, including one Ghanaian and three Swedish nationals, the governor's office said on Friday.
Gendarmerie forces tracked the suspects to a storage space in Istanbul's Kagithane district, where they seized the fake $100 bills meant to be sent to African countries, the office said.
The suspects' homes were searched and their cash and jewellery confiscated. The Swedish and Ghanaian consulates were notified.
The counterfeit haul was the largest in Turkiye's history, the governor's office said.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/world/turkey-seizes-1-bln-counterfeit-money-headed-africa-2023-06-09/
v?Erdogan poll victory impetus to Turkiye’s role in Horn of Africa
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan may have won the most grueling election race yet, seeing him compete in the second round before seeing off his rival. But the vote, last month, may signal more of the same policies by Turkey in the Horn and East African region, observers say, signaling some form of growth in trade and security support for the countries.
v?Ghana Is Ready For Your Investment - Dr. Afriyie Akoto Tells Global Investors At Agriculture Forum In Turkiye.
Delivering his keynote address as the Special Guest of Honor at the African Investors Council Forum in Turkey on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, under the theme ‘Agricultural Development and Investment Opportunities in Africa (Ghana as a case study), Dr. Akoto said Ghana and Africa possess the greatest potentials to feeding 9.7billion people globally by 2050.
Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, told world leaders and captains of industry to divert a chunk of their investments into Ghana and Africa’s agricultural sector for good returns.
v?Turkiye-Ghana Business Expo held in Accra
Ghana National Chamber of Commerce and Industry in collaboration with Bosphorus Expo held the World Cooperation Industries Forum, an International Business-to-Business meeting at Alisa Hotel North Ridge, Accra from Thursday, July 21 to Friday, July 2022.
The purpose of the event was to bring together Turkish manufacturers and exporters to meet their international counterparts in Ghana to strengthen trade cooperation in the process of exchanging knowledge, products, and technological transfer.
WCI Ghana forum had over fifty-one Turkey from many sectors such as Construction, Food, Agriculture, Textile, Footwear, Automotive, Machinery, Health Care, FMCG, and Services.
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v?MüS?AD continues its efforts to expand Turkish business footprint in African markets.
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Türkiye's Independent Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association (MüS?AD), an organization with a presence in 165 locations domestically (81) and abroad (84), remains committed to enabling the Turkish business community to gain a larger share in international markets.
As part of their ongoing efforts, MüS?AD's Digital Transformation Sector Council, consisting of members active in the field of information technology, organized a business trip to Morocco to participate in GITEX, one of the world's largest technology fairs, being held for the first time in Africa this year. The delegation first engaged in meetings and discussions in Casablanca and then proceeded to Marrakech.
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v?SWAG strikes strategic partnership with European airline giants Turkish Airlines.
The Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) has struck a strategic relationship with Turkish Airlines.
?The imperative relationship ensured that two SWAG executive members, Messrs Kwabena Yeboah and Augustine Ohene Bampoe Brenya were in Istanbul for the grand finale of the UEFA Champions League between England’s Manchester City and Italy’s Inter Milan.
Spelling out the rationale behind the partnership, the General Manager of Turkish Airlines Ghana, Mr. Aytekin Serbest stressed the importance of Sports journalism in the broader context of Ghana as a passionate football nation.
“As the foremost Airline in Europe, we have a responsibility to aid Sports Journalists who we consider strategic partners. In this regard we feel committed partnering SWAG for the upcoming UEFA Champions League,” he said.
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v?Turkish defense firm gets multimillion-dollar contract for African country's border, security needs.
A Turkish defense company has signed a multimillion-dollar contract with an African country to supply its border and internal security needs, reports Anadolu Agency.
Asisguard, which operates in the fields of armed drones, electro-optics, and vehicle modernization, signed a contract of some $36.5 million with the country, according to data obtained by Anadolu. The country's name was not given.
The project includes products for diagnosis/detection, command and control, and precautionary/intervention purposes.
For the project, the Turkish company, based in the capital Ankara, will perform system installation and integration activities with armed drones, surveillance, and diagnosis/detection camera systems.
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Aboagye Mintah