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Edith Dankwa

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Dr. Edith Dankwa is a Ghanaian entrepreneur, consultant and CEO of the Business and Financial Times Limited.[1][2][3][4][5] Edith is known for rendering business advisory services and has served as a market entry strategist for businesses that seek to extend their operations to Africa. She manages the Business Times Africa Magazine (BT), Energy Today Magazine (ET) and the Business & Financial Times (B&FT) newspaper under her company umbrella, the Business and Financial Times Limited.[3][1]

Education

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She obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in Management Studies from the University of Cape Coast, and further pursued an Executive MBA from the GIMPA Business School. She has a Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing from the Chartered Institute of Marketing, Ghana and a Post Graduate Certificate in Newspaper Management from Inwent International Institute of Journalism, Germany. Edith is also a fellow of the Institute of Certified Economist of Ghana and has a doctoral degree in Business Administration (International Business) from the Walden University in the USA.[5][6][3][1]

Career

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Dr. Dankwa has served on the boards of TV3, the International Chamber of Commerce (Ghana), Ghana News Agency and Unilever Ghana.[7][1][3] She is also a founding member of the Executive Women Network, a chairperson of the African Business Leaders Foundation and the president of the Institute for Development and Policy.[3][1][8]

Achievements and awards

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  • Dr. Dankwa’s received an award in 2012 by the Entrepreneurs Foundation of Ghana, as the ‘Best Print Media Entrepreneur’ for the year 2011.[1]
  • eTV Ghana recognised her as one of the 100 Most Influential Personalities in Ghana for 2013.[1]
  • Top 100 Most Inspirational Women of the Year by Glitz Awards[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Mrs Edith Dankwa | Team - IDP Ghana". www.idpghana.com. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
  2. ^ "Ahead of the Curve". The Business Year. Archived from the original on 2021-10-21. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Edith Dankwa". Sustainability. Archived from the original on 2019-03-29. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
  4. ^ "The Business & Financial Times". ghana.mom-rsf.org. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
  5. ^ a b admin. "GEF 2018: Economic growth must translate into development — Dr. Dankwa". Retrieved 2018-12-08.
  6. ^ "Managers of the economy are doing well – Financial Times boss | Business News 2018-09-15". www.ghanaweb.com. 15 September 2018. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
  7. ^ "Unilever Ghana appoints three non-executive directors". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
  8. ^ Zurek, Kweku. "Meet the most powerful women in the Ghanaian media". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
  9. ^ "Glitz top 100 inspirational women – Page 100 – Glitz Africa Magazine". Retrieved 2022-05-28.