GRi BEF News Ghana 09 - 02 - 2001
Ghana Airways
launches new service route to the US
Ghana Association of Bankers announces
Exchange Rates
Ghana Airways
launches new service route to the US
Accra (Greater Accra) 09 February
2001
Ghana Airways, on Thursday
launched its new service route, Accra-Banjul-Baltimore-Washington DC at a
ceremony at the Yumdum International Airport, Banjul, in the Gambia.
This follows a commercial
agreement between Ghana Airways and the Gambia International Airlines to
re-route Ghana Airways' US flights through Banjul.
The new service also forms part of
Ghana Airways' strategy of developing additional gateways into Africa from the
US.
On board the maiden flight to
Banjul for the inaugural ceremony were Mr Fred Taylor, Head of International
Relations and Alliances, Captain Joe Boakye, Deputy Director General,
Technical, Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and Mrs Victoria Addy,
Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Ghana Airways.
Speaking at the ceremony, Gambia's
Secretary of State for Works, Communications and Information, Mr Edward
Singhatey, commended the spirit of partnership forged between Ghana Airways and
the Gambia International Airlines to provide the new service.
He said in a global society,
co-operation is a "key element for success."
Mr Taylor said the new service is
a "dream comes true" that would make Ghana Airways improve upon its
business and trade avenues for the benefit of both countries.
He urged small carriers to form
alliances to compete favourably with the bigger airlines.
Ghana Airways flies to 11
countries in the West Africa Sub-region and operates in 14 African countries
including code-share operations with Ethiopian Airlines, South African
Airlines, Nigeria Airways and Air Senegal.
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Ghana Association of Bankers announces
Exchange Rates
Accra (Greater Accra) 09 February 2001
The Ghana Association of Bankers (GAB) on Thursday February 8, 2001, announced the following average inter bank exchange rates of the cedi equivalent to the dollar and derived rates for other major foreign currencies
Currency Buying Selling
US Dollar 6,804.55 7,023.45
Pound Sterling 9,887.69 10,209.29
French Franc 962.39 993.02
Swiss Franc 4,116.78 4,246.61
Deutsche Mark 3,227.16 3,331.03
Canadian Dollar 4,511.43 4,654.97
Japanese Yen 58.50 60.36
Dutch Guilder 2,864.67 2,955.79
S/African Rand 854.78 880.07
Euro 6,316.80 6,517.26
CFA Franc 9.62 9.93
Naira 63.05 65.07
Ecowas/WAUA 8,916.18 --------
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