{"id":309281,"date":"2017-04-09T16:04:51","date_gmt":"2017-04-09T16:04:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=309281"},"modified":"2017-04-09T16:04:51","modified_gmt":"2017-04-09T16:04:51","slug":"mtn-holds-business-fair-in-takoradi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/04\/mtn-holds-business-fair-in-takoradi\/","title":{"rendered":"MTN holds business fair in Takoradi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Telecommunication giant, MTN has held a business fair in Takoradi providing the platform for small and medium scale businesses in the western region to exhibit their products.<\/p>\n<p>The fair which is part of MTN&#8217;s annual Twin City Fair brought together financial institutions, construction companies, firms in the auto industry, Rural Banks, educational institutions and other ICT driven organizations focused on how ICT is driving the business world.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-309288 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/mtn-in-western-region-4.jpg\" alt=\"mtn-in-western-region-4\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Citi News, the Senior Western Regional Manager of MTN Simon Amoh explained that this concluding part of the month long event for the region \u201cis a platform that allows MTN to bring onboard SMEs and key stakeholders who rely on technology to drive their businesses\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo we create this platform to engage with them and take feedback that shape our product and services that we offer. These are top 20 selected businesses that have been with MTN for some time and so their feedback on our products is something we place high value on\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-309287 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/mtn-in-western-region-3.jpg\" alt=\"mtn-in-western-region-3\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><br \/>\nThe Sekondi Takoradi metropolitan chief executive Anthony Kobina Kurentsir Sam was the guest speaker for the fair.<\/p>\n<p>In his address, Mr. Sam underscored the importance of technology in businesses and charged participants to make use of the NPP government\u2019s tax cut initiatives to boost their businesses.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-309290 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/mtn-in-western-region-6.jpg\" alt=\"mtn-in-western-region-6\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><br \/>\nMr. Sam said \u201crecognizing the contribution of corporate bodies in the partnership towards creating jobs and growing the economy of Ghana, His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa has championed the reduction of some taxes to reduce the burden on corporate organizations. We believe these taxes no matter how small will impact the profitability of business organizations\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-309289 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/mtn-in-western-region-5.jpg\" alt=\"mtn-in-western-region-5\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><br \/>\nWestern Regional Minister Mr. Kweku Afriyie who attended the event with his deputy minister Gifty Eugenia Kusi and presidential staffer Charles Cromwel Onuawonto Bissue commended MTN for making communication easy, fast and efficient.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-309284\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/mtn-in-western-region-8.jpg\" alt=\"mtn-in-western-region-8\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday technology has evolved over the years in Ghana from e-farming to e-library and e-commerce. This is bringing efficiency, saving time and creating the platform for our people to have fun. MTN has led this course and I will recommend you to businesses especially in the western region\u201d. Dr. Afriyie said.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-309286 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/mtn-in-western-region-2.jpg\" alt=\"mtn-in-western-region-2\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>He however implored the company to extend its services to other parts of the western region where network availability is poor.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<br \/>\nBy: Obrempong Yaw Ampofo\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Telecommunication giant, MTN has held a business fair in Takoradi providing the platform for small and medium scale businesses in the western region to exhibit their products. The fair which is part of MTN&#8217;s annual Twin City Fair brought together financial institutions, construction companies, firms in the auto industry, Rural Banks, educational institutions and other [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[32],"tags":[6029,3,1534],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>MTN holds business fair in Takoradi - Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/04\/mtn-holds-business-fair-in-takoradi\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"MTN holds business fair in Takoradi - Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Telecommunication giant, MTN has held a business fair in Takoradi providing the platform for small and medium scale businesses in the western region to exhibit their products. The fair which is part of MTN&#8217;s annual Twin City Fair brought together financial institutions, construction companies, firms in the auto industry, Rural Banks, educational institutions and other [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/04\/mtn-holds-business-fair-in-takoradi\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/citi97.3\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-04-09T16:04:51+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/mtn-in-western-region-4.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Kojo Akoto Boateng\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@citi973\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@citi973\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Kojo Akoto Boateng\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/04\/mtn-holds-business-fair-in-takoradi\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/04\/mtn-holds-business-fair-in-takoradi\/\",\"name\":\"MTN holds business fair in Takoradi - Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2017-04-09T16:04:51+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2017-04-09T16:04:51+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/#\/schema\/person\/1642ef473fe39bf0c4e2f2f252678eb1\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/04\/mtn-holds-business-fair-in-takoradi\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/04\/mtn-holds-business-fair-in-takoradi\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/04\/mtn-holds-business-fair-in-takoradi\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"MTN holds business fair in Takoradi\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/\",\"name\":\"Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always\",\"description\":\"Ghana News | Ghana Politics | Ghana Soccer | Ghana Showbiz\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/#\/schema\/person\/1642ef473fe39bf0c4e2f2f252678eb1\",\"name\":\"Kojo Akoto Boateng\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ba51f5385119e83762c67ecd6aa410ab?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ba51f5385119e83762c67ecd6aa410ab?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Kojo Akoto Boateng\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/author\/kojo\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"MTN holds business fair in Takoradi - Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/04\/mtn-holds-business-fair-in-takoradi\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"MTN holds business fair in Takoradi - Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always","og_description":"Telecommunication giant, MTN has held a business fair in Takoradi providing the platform for small and medium scale businesses in the western region to exhibit their products. The fair which is part of MTN&#8217;s annual Twin City Fair brought together financial institutions, construction companies, firms in the auto industry, Rural Banks, educational institutions and other [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/04\/mtn-holds-business-fair-in-takoradi\/","og_site_name":"Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/citi97.3","article_published_time":"2017-04-09T16:04:51+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/mtn-in-western-region-4.jpg"}],"author":"Kojo Akoto Boateng","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@citi973","twitter_site":"@citi973","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Kojo Akoto Boateng","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/04\/mtn-holds-business-fair-in-takoradi\/","url":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/04\/mtn-holds-business-fair-in-takoradi\/","name":"MTN holds business fair in Takoradi - Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/#website"},"datePublished":"2017-04-09T16:04:51+00:00","dateModified":"2017-04-09T16:04:51+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/#\/schema\/person\/1642ef473fe39bf0c4e2f2f252678eb1"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/04\/mtn-holds-business-fair-in-takoradi\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/04\/mtn-holds-business-fair-in-takoradi\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/04\/mtn-holds-business-fair-in-takoradi\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"MTN holds business fair in Takoradi"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/","name":"Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always","description":"Ghana News | Ghana Politics | Ghana Soccer | Ghana Showbiz","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/#\/schema\/person\/1642ef473fe39bf0c4e2f2f252678eb1","name":"Kojo Akoto Boateng","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ba51f5385119e83762c67ecd6aa410ab?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ba51f5385119e83762c67ecd6aa410ab?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Kojo Akoto Boateng"},"url":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/author\/kojo\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/309281"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=309281"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/309281\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=309281"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=309281"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=309281"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}