Almost everywhere you look today the use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) is there. According to this year’s GoDaddy (www.GoDaddy.com) Global Entrepreneurship Survey, 94% of respondents reported that digitization has alre…
Serving as the voice of the African energy sector, the African Energy Chamber (AEC) (https://EnergyChamber.org) strongly supports the 2024 edition of the Central Africa Business Energy Forum (CABEF) – taking place this week in Gabo…
Access Bank (Ghana) Plc welcomed a special guest, Kwadzo, a young partially blind orphan from the Volta Region, whose story of gratitude has touched the hearts of many.
Kwadzo and his family paid a courtesy visit to the bank on his …
The Bank of Ghana’s eCedi pilot has achieved a major milestone, recording a transaction value of GH?473 million, with over 96,000 transactions during the testing phase.
This was contained in the Bank of Ghana’s eCedi report released…
Soccabet, Ghana’s leading sports betting platform, is thrilled to announce groundbreaking updates that will elevate the betting experience for all players.
As part of its commitment to offering the best and most rewarding gaming exp…
Springfield Group has dismissed allegations made by the African Center for Energy Policy (ACEP), which suggested that the company submitted conflicting data to the government, influencing the decision to pursue the unitization of the E…
THE maiden Ghana Coffee Week has been launched with a call on Ghanaians to promote local coffee consumption to help build a strong domestic market.
This will also ensure that farmers receive fair compensation for their produce and sti…
Dr Ernest Addison, the Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BOG), has held bilateral engagements with two important development partners on the country's economic recovery and stability.
The Central Bank Governor engaged representatives from …
The University of Ghana Business School (UGBS) became the first school in Greater Accra to win the Graphic Business Tertiary Business Sense Challenge (TBSC) with a score of 86.8 points after topping the Kwame Nkrumah University of Scien…
Flutterwave CEO, Olugbenga “GB” Agboola outlined the company’s long-term ambition in a fireside chat at the JP Morgan Tech Stars Conference in London, United Kingdom.
Mr. Agboola highlighted Flutterwave's commitment to providing seamles…
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has announced the signing of a EUR 245-million global facility with the New World Television (NWTV) network. The funding will part finance the network’s acquisition of media licensing rights for se…
The Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Association of Banks, Mr John Awuah, has charged Ghanaians to prioritise investments and insurance schemes to mitigate business risks and stimulate economic growth.
He explained that the priori…
The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, in collaboration with the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) and the Ghana Enterprises Agency (GEA), successfully hosted Ghana’s first Inclusive…
The 4th International Coconut Festival Ghana has commenced at the Accra International Conference Centre under the theme; “Empowering Lives Through Coconut — Innovation, Employment, and Sustainable Livelihoods.”
The t…
Services at various public sector institutions have ground to a halt due to an indefinite strike by the Public Services Workers Union.
The union is protesting the delayed payment of two essential allowances: the Gove…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is projecting a 4.2 per cent growth for Africa by 2025, as it sees a stable but slow growth on the continent.
This was observed in the Fund's October 2024 World Economic Outlook, released on the sid…
MTN Ghana recently celebrated Global Ethics Day with an insightful podcast conversation centered on anti-bribery and corruption. Aligning with the global theme "Ethics Empowered" MTN Ghana's local theme, "Heightening Anti-Bribery and Corru…
For eight years, Telecel Ghana has been breaking barriers to inclusive customer support and redefining what it means to serve all customers. Through its pioneering Super Care initiative launched in 2016, the telecommunications giant has ma…
The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) has strongly opposed the planned sale of Newmont’s Akyem Gold Mine to China’s Zijin Mining Group for $1 billion.
The IEA argues that the sale undermines Ghana’s economic interests and violates…
Springfield Exploration and Production Limited has started appraising Afina-1x Well at the West Cape Three Points (WCTP) Block 2 offshore, barely three months after an International Tribunal directed the government to let Springfield do …
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has debunked the perception that the government is engaged in a sell-out of petroleum agreements to international investors.
He said the government had always put the national interest first, adding…
Cocoa prices have made headlines this year. On the London futures market, the price of the DEC-2024 contract increased by nearly threefold from £2,741 per tonne at market close on 2 October 2023 to £8,218 per tonne on 19 April 2024 (Figure…
The Acting Head of Tariff and Trade Unit at the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Jonathan Dabrah says collaboration between Customs and stakeholders is key to the success of the African Continental Free Trade Area (Af…
The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) has urged the Government to consider local investors for the sale of the Newmont Akyem Gold Mine when the lease with the Company expires in January, next year.
Citing national security concerns, t…
Mr Mohammed Samara, the Chief Executive Officer of Meridian Port Services (MPS), has called for emphasis to be placed on the Customs' risk engine for cargo clearance, to reduce the 100 per cent inspection of freight at the Terminal 3.
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The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has trained broiler poultry farmers on how to adopt behavioural change and attitudes on the prudent use of anti-microbials and control of antimicrobial resistance in their poultry production.
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Weta Rice Farmers Association of Ghana (WRIFAG), a farmer-based organisation has urged government to create an enabling environment for the agriculture sector to thrive, saying agriculture is the base of industrialisation.
Mr Sampson Kl…
The 2023 FinTech Sector Report by the Bank of Ghana (BOG) has revealed significant growth in the country's digital financial landscape, with mobile money accounts surpassing 65 million and transaction values exceeding GHC 1.9 trillion.
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Schneider Electric, the world’s most sustainable company and leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, continues to champion biodiversity and community development through its latest tree-planting initiative…
Ecobank Ghana, an affiliate of Ecobank Group, the leading pan-African banking group, in partnership with Ghana Code Club, donated various items to two beneficiary basic schools in Ghana, as part of the bank’s annual Ecobank Day celebration…
Brazil’s state-owned oil and gas company Petrobras is leading a delegation of Brazilian companies to the African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energy conference – taking place November 4-8 in Cape Town. The move follows a st…
The 1 billionth pneumococcal vaccine dose was delivered to Ethiopia
Since 2010, Pfizer pneumococcal vaccines have reached 57 Gavi-eligible countries to help protect an estimated 300 million plus children
The collaboration is a par…
The Member of Parliament for Bolgatanga Central and Spokesperson on the John Mahama Campaign Team for the Economy, Isaac Adongo, has announced that the next National Democratic Congress (NDC) government will overhaul the Bank of Ghana …
Prudential Bank Limited (PBL) has donated GH¢50,000 and branded souvenirs to the Pediatric Oncology Unit of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital.
The funds – presented to the Lifeline for Childhood Cancer Ghana Foundation, a non-profit organi…
GCB Bank PLC has launched its Customer Experience campaign dubbed “Go Beyond.”
The campaign aims to inspire staff to deliver delightful experiences that exceed customers’ expectations at all touchpoints.
The launch on Friday, Sept…
When industry players in Ghana’s energy sector recently gathered under the guidance of the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC), the stunted nature of the country’s oil production dominated the conversation. The nation’s cru…
On October 16th, the First Russia-Africa International B2B Business Forum Expo 2024 - Made in Africa was held, organized by the Russia-Africa Club of Moscow State University, the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN), the African…
President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Afreximbank (www.AfreximBank.com), Professor Benedict Oramah, has announced that Afreximbank will increase its funding to the Creative Africa Nexus (CANEX) programme from $1 billi…
Social engineering remains the most pervasive form of cyberattack for one reason – humans are easier to hack into than most machines. Exploiting our psychological, personality or behavioural weaknesses, cybercriminals can dupe us t…
Cyber claims have continued their upwards trend over the past year, driven in large part by a rise in data and privacy breach incidents.
The frequency of large cyber claims (>€1mn) in the first six months of 2024 was up 14% while severi…
The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) has approved a $100 million loan to increase access to finance for youth and women-led small and medium enterprises, under the Nigeria Youth Entrepreneurship Investment Bank (YEIB) initia…
The European Union’s NIS2 cyber security directive has significant implications for African businesses trading with the continent. This is according to Check Point Software Technologies (www.CheckPoint.com), a leading AI-powered …
The West Africa Competitiveness Programme (WACOMP) has impacted the competitiveness of 48,849 Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in accessing national and international markets.
The project has led to the development and promotio…
Mr Francis Asenso-Boakye, Minister of Roads and Highways, has urged Turkish investors to prioritise Ghana as their investment destination.
Speaking at the 11th World Cooperation Industries (WCI) Forum held in Istanbul, Turkey, he highli…
Mr Micheal Kofi Andoh, Acting Commissioner of Insurance, National Insurance Commission (NIC), says the Commission is working to create the enabling environment to support market innovations and integration of technology into the industry's…
The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) has held a day's training workshop for hospitality industry players in the Western North Region to expose them to best customer service and digital marketing.
The workshop formed part of the GTA's natio…
The Ghana Ports and Habour Authority (GPHA) has entered into a partnership agreement with the McDan Group for the development of a marine terminal facility on the Volta River.
The project, which aligns with GPHA's Master Ports Plan to e…
The Director of the African Coconut Group (ACG), Kwaku Boateng, has advised young people to venture into the coconut industry due to the availability of structures aimed at supporting the growth of new businesses.
M…
Vivo Energy Ghana, the Shell licensee in partnership with HR Focus Universe, a Human Resources Agency has successfully launched its ShePower Mentorship Campus Tour with the first stop at Legacy Girls College. This significant initiative, p…
Chief executive of Telecel Ghana, Ing. Patricia Obo-Nai has called for an integration of purpose-driven strategies and sustainable practices in businesses to make more socioeconomic impact.
Speaking during a panel at the 7th annual Lead…
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