Farmers are warning of a Christmas turkey shortage because visa changes to allow labour recruitment from abroad have come too late.
A poultry association said big producers have already scaled back because they assumed they would not ha…
The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) has called on the government to hasten steps to resolve the impasse between Ghanaian and foreign traders in the country.
A joint implementation task force between GUTA and the Nigeria Union …
The Ghana Agricultural Workers Union (GAWU) has called for a complete restructuring of government’s Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) initiative.
GAWU says the initiative is not achieving its purpose of promoting food security and making…
The management of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation (BOST) Company Limited, has paid $585 million of its $624 million trade debt it inherited in 2017 via Internally-Generated Funds over the past four years.
Mr Edwin Alfred Provenc…
The State Housing Company (SHC) is gradually bouncing back from years of mismanagement, indebtedness, inability to pay workers and lack of control over its land assets.
Established in 1956 as the Gold Coast Housing Corporation, the comp…
GCB Bank Limited (GCB) has opened a new branch in the Community 25 of Tema Metropolitan Area of the Greater Accra Region.
The new branch is located within the Tema Community 25 Shopping Mall and will offer banking services to custom…
Nearly four in five electronics manufacturers say that it has become harder to find qualified workers, compounding problems from an ongoing chip shortage and causing delays in shipping products, a trade group representing them said on Thur…
The leading Mobile Telecommunication Company in Ghana, MTN, has recorded significant growth in its operation driven by attractive value propositions since it commenced operation over two decades ago in Ghana.
The feat, had affirmed the …
Prices in the G20 group of major economies will grow faster than pre-pandemic for at least two years, a leading global agency has forecast.
Higher commodity prices and shipping costs are pushing up inflation, Paris-based policy forum th…
Gold prices dipped yesterday after the U.S. Federal Reserve signaled easing its monthly bond purchases by next year and a sooner-than-expected interest rate hike, which could increase the opportunity cost of holding the non-yielding bullio…
Intravenous Infusions PLC, a Ghanaian pharmaceutical company, has secured a medium-term loan facility of US$3.2 million from Ecobank Ghana Ltd under the government’s stimulus package to build a new factory.
A new plant and machinery hav…
The Alliance of CSOs working on Extractives, Anti-Corruption, and Good Governance, has made a request to the Speaker of Parliament to invite all interested parties in the AGM-AKER deal.
They are of the view that this will pave way for a…
Europe's powerhouse stands on the brink of significant political upheaval.
After more than 15 years at the helm of Europe's largest economy, Chancellor Angela Merkel is stepping down.
Following elections this weekend, Germany will be…
The Building and Road Research Institute (BRRI) of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has appealed to the government to find means to attract private capital to the Pozzolana cement factory to complement the local bu…
Guinness Ghana has launched the much-anticipated Bright House Experience at an entertaining and star-studded event at the Accra Polo Court.
The Bright House Experience, a fundamental part of the Guinness Black Shines Brightest campaign,…
Mr Courage Asase, Managing Director, Ho Node Hub, a digital tech lab, has advised start-ups to make use of modern technology to scale up their business.
He said the world was gradually gravitating towards digitisation, and everything in…
The Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Kennedy Uzoka, has said that the bank recorded significant improvement in its operational and financial performance as a result of its unending commitme…
Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, Minister of Food and Agriculture, has inaugurated a nine-member Governing Board for the Cocoa Processing Company (CPC), with the task to help transform the company into a viable and profitable enterprise.
They sh…
The Chief Executive Officer of Axis Pension Trust, Mr Afriyie Oware, has advised workers to consciously plan their retirement to avoid being overtaken by events after they have stopped active work.
Among other things, Mr Oware said peop…
African experts have expressed the need for national governments and regional bodies to adopt effective policies and technology-driven interventions to reduce post-harvest losses that are stifling food security in the region.
This was t…
The oil sector has contracted for the sixth quarter in a row, resulting in a slower-than-expected expansion in the economy in the second quarter of this year.
The sector contracted by 10.6 per cent in the second quarter of 2021, partly …
The Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications (GCT) has made a passionate appeal to the government to reduce the tax burden on the operators to help stimulate growth and increase their contributions to national revenue.
The chamber believes t…
Izwe Savings and Loans Plc has acknowledged 6 loyal customers, 13 members of staff and 10 independent sales agents who have been with the company since its inception 10 years ago at a virtual cake-cutting ceremony as part of its 10th-anniv…
The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has offered to assist its counterpart in Sierra Leone, the Petroleum Regulatory Agency (PRA), to improve efficiency in regulating the petroleum downstream in that country.
In furtherance of this, a…
Director of Vodafone Business, Tawa Bolarin, has disclosed that Vodafone is supporting over 50 Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) with free premium-grade websites in the month of September.
According to her, the move by Vodafone …
The National Youth Authority (NYA) has provided economic and livelihood empowerment skills to some youth in the Bongo District of the Upper East Region as part of efforts to reduce poverty and social vices
About 50 young persons, with…
The Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr Alan Kyerematen, has commended the private sector for the critical role it is playing in the economic and transformational agenda of the country, especially in the prevailing coronavirus disease (COVI…
Nigeria has joined the World Logistics Passport (WLP) as a Hub, with the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) as the coordinating partner.
Nigeria is the largest economy in Africa, with a vibrant and dive…
While 2020 was a record year for investment into the African tech startup ecosystem, with more startups raising more money from more investors than ever before[i]- critics and commentators alike have often claimed that Silicon Valley-style…
Africa's leading banks including EcoBank, Nedbank, Attijariwafa Bank, United Bank of Africa, Co-operative Bank of Kenya and Banco Mais are tapping into IBM technologies to help advance financial inclusion across the continent
IBM (NYSE:…
The House of DreamMaker (https://HouseofDreamMaker.com), the most creative experiential travel & event curator in the world, makes giving back and sustainability uniquely fun for traveling Americans and Rwandans in their interactions, crea…
Did you know that the first radio commercial aired in the USA on 28 August 1922? Now, close to 100 years later, brands are still reaching audiences via this medium. Digital audio has disrupted the space with a richer, immersive experience…
A new whitepaper outlining the key considerations in setting the course for Africa’s energy future was released today at the 2021 Sustainable Development Impact Summit. The report, “Financing the Future of Energy,” outlines Africa’s electr…
Absa Group Limited, one of the largest diversified financial services providers in Africa, plans to implement a second significant broad-based black economic empowerment (B-BBEE) transaction as part of its broader efforts to achieve transf…
The Millennium Development Authority (MiDA) has installed a $15.89-million modern revenue collection technology for the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG).
Known as the meter management system (MMS), the technology will enable the ECG t…
Dr Angela Lusigi, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative in Ghana, has called on stakeholders in the insurance industry to create accessible and affordable insurance solutions to build resilience in the face of…
Mr Charles Buabin, Tema Regional Director of the Ghana Tourism Authority has expressed high expectations for the significant growth of domestic tourism in the country amidst the COVID-19 pandemic which had affected the industry negatively.…
Invest in Africa (IIA), a not-for-profit organisation focused on growing local small and medium enterprises (SMEs) across sub-Saharan Africa, has been selected by Tullow Ghana Limited to implement its recently launched Financial Readiness …
A team of financial experts from the Bank of Ghana (BoG) is assisting the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) to investigate how a 42-year-old man, Bachir Musa Aminou, illegally acquired 656 ATM cards connected to nine banks for trans-borde…
The Ministry of Finance has expressed optimism that the Beneficial Ownership Register being compiled by the Registrar General’s Department will be made available to the public by 2023.
The register is to promote transparency in the awar…
Hollard Ghana’s Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) Patience Akyianu has achieved continent-wide recognition as the African Female Business Leader of the Year at the just-ended 6th Invest in Africa Summit 2021 (virtual) organized by the p…
Ace broadcaster and communication specialist, Kwaku Sakyi-Addo has been appointed as the board chairman of the Minerals Development Fund.
The board, which was inaugurated on Monday, September 20, 2021, is made up of nine other members.
…
The Labour-Intensive Public Works (LIPW) of the Ghana Productive Safety Net Project (GPSNP), has directly benefited 7,329 people within the Wa Zonal Coordinating Office.
Mrs Cedonia Dere, the Wa Zonal Coordinator of the GPSNP, told…
Naba Yelzoya Kosom Asaga II, the Paramount Chief of the Nangodi Traditional area, has advocated for improved dairy cows under the Rearing for Food and Jobs programme (RFJs) to promote local milk production for local consumption and export.…
The new governing board of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has been inaugurated with a call on them to implement measures that will ensure effective registration and tracking of all earth moving equipment operating in the…
The Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development says it has initiated processes to digitize the supply of premix fuel to fishermen.
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia in 2019 during a petroleum conference announced plans by the g…
The Official Liquidator for the defunct Fund Management Companies (FMCs) will on Thursday, September 23, 2021, have an investor class meeting with customers of some of the defunct institutions.
A statement issued by the Registrar-Genera…
Mr Alan Kyerematen, the Minister for Trade and Industry has reiterated the critical role of the private sector in the economic recovery, growth and transformation agenda of the country.
He noted that the sector had proven to be the engi…
Mrs Jemima Oware, the Registrar-General, says the implementation of the new Companies and the Corporate Insolvency and Restructuring Acts (CIRA) will turn the fortunes of businesses in the country in a positive direction.
The Companies …
The Second Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Elsie Addo Awadzi, has urged women entrepreneurs in the technology space to take advantage of innovations in the country’s budding fintech industry to scale up their businesses.
Sh…
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