Japanese chipmaker Kioxia President Hayasaka

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 18 Kyodo - Japanese chipmaker Kioxia Holdings Corp. President Nobuo Hayasaka speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2024, after his company debuted on the TSE's top-tier Prime Market the same day, closing over 10 percent above its initial offering price in Japan's second-largest listing this year. (Kyodo)

Japanese chipmaker Kioxia President Hayasaka

Japanese chipmaker Kioxia President Hayasaka

Japanese chipmaker Kioxia Holdings Corp. President Nobuo Hayasaka speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2024, after his company debuted on the TSE's top-tier Prime Market the same day, closing over 10 percent above its initial offering price in Japan's second-largest listing this year.

Japanese chipmaker Kioxia President Hayasaka

Japanese chipmaker Kioxia President Hayasaka

Japanese chipmaker Kioxia Holdings Corp. President Nobuo Hayasaka speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2024, after his company debuted on the TSE's top-tier Prime Market the same day, closing over 10 percent above its initial offering price in Japan's second-largest listing this year.

Japanese chipmaker Kioxia President Hayasaka

Japanese chipmaker Kioxia President Hayasaka

Japanese chipmaker Kioxia Holdings Corp. President Nobuo Hayasaka speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2024, after his company debuted on the TSE's top-tier Prime Market the same day, closing over 10 percent above its initial offering price in Japan's second-largest listing this year.

Japanese chipmaker Kioxia President Hayasaka

Japanese chipmaker Kioxia President Hayasaka

Japanese chipmaker Kioxia Holdings Corp. President Nobuo Hayasaka speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2024, after his company debuted on the TSE's top-tier Prime Market the same day, closing over 10 percent above its initial offering price in Japan's second-largest listing this year.

Chipmaker Kioxia debuts in one of Japan's biggest IPOs this year

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 18 Kyodo - Japanese chipmaker Kioxia Holdings Corp. President Nobuo Hayasaka rings the bell during a ceremony at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2024, as his company debuts on the TSE's top-tier Prime Market the same day in one of the country's biggest initial public offerings this year. (Kyodo)

Ghana mulls listing cocoa on national commodities exchange to increase value

STORY: Ghana mulls listing cocoa on national commodities exchange to increase value SHOOTING TIME: April 17, 2024 DATELINE: April 19, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:44 LOCATION: Accra CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Black Star Square 2. various of cocoa farm 3. various of symposium in Accra 4. SOUNDBITE (English): SETUTSI IVOWI, Chief executive officer of GCX 5. various of cocoa farm 6. various of Ghana Commodity Exchange STORYLINE: Ghana, the world's second-largest cocoa producer, plans to list cocoa on the Ghana Commodity Exchange (GCX) to boost the value of the product and drive up prices, an official has said. Setutsi Ivowi, chief executive officer of the GCX, said during a one-day symposium Wednesday in the capital of Accra that cocoa, the country's leading export cash crop, would be listed on the exchange to deepen the confidence of traders and stakeholders. SOUNDBITE (English): SETUTSI IVOWI, Chief executive officer of GCX "We have a national commodity exchange, and cocoa is one of our national pr