Banking & Finance
Ecobank underscores the importance of agri-financing at 10th Pre-Harvest event
The role of agri-financing in the expansion...
Banking & Finance
Association of Rural Banks outdoors new corporate cloth
The Association of Rural Banks-Ghana, which is made up...
Companies
PIAC’s 2020 semi-annual report on management of oil funds
The Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC), has published...
Energy
Oil prices tumble 2% as OPEC+ members argue over 2021 policy
Crude oil prices tumbled on Monday, as investors waited...
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Banking & Finance
Consolidated Bank to support the growth of SMEs with new series
As part of its commitment to support Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Ghana, Consolidated Bank Ghana (CBG) is set to engage SMEs with its...
Companies
Ghanaians urged to show political maturity
The United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for West Africa and the Sahel, Dr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas has called on Ghanaians to demonstrate...
Agribusiness
Good agronomic practice improves livelihoods of farmers in Tono
Most of the players in the agricultural sector are poor or within the low-income bracket. Majority of smallholder farmers struggle to make a living...
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Bui hydro-solar hybrid comes on stream
The Bui Power Authority (BPA) has commissioned 26 megawatts (MW) of solar photo voltait (PV) resources to augment...
The COVID-19 pandemic is fueling a record decline in emissions
Last week BloombergNEF (BNEF) published a new report that quantifies the impact of the COVID-19...
CalBank’s 2020 Open Golf Championship comes off in grand style
A record 152 golfers from across the country participated in the 2020 edition of...
President’s leadership continues to make a difference in COVID-19 fight – Prof Douglas Boateng
Ghana’s ‘living with the virus’ strategy has been an essential facilitator of good supply...
EC ready for 2020 election – Jean Mensa
…as 109,557 special voters cast ballot today
With barely seven days to the general election,...
Health
Companies
NHIA introduces new features on NHIS cards
The National Health Insurance Authority has introduced new features on the NHIS membership cards aimed at improving service delivery and to ease members’ obligation...
Companies
GCB Bank refurbishes Judicial Service Clinic in Kumasi
The GCB Bank Limited has refurbished and expanded the Judicial Service Clinic, in Kumasi, to cater for the health needs of judicial service staff...
Companies
The COVID-19 pandemic is fueling a record decline in emissions
Last week BloombergNEF (BNEF) published a new report that quantifies the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on U.S. carbon dioxide emissions.
The report estimates that 2020...
Companies
NHIA boss commends PharmAccess for successful NHIA, Ghana Card integration
Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Insurance Authority Dr. Lydia Dsane-Selby has commended PharmAccess, for its role in ensuring a successful integration of...
Business
PZ Cussons Launches ‘Because We Care’ Campaign
PZ Cussons has launched a social impact campaign on childhood cancer dubbed ‘Camel; Because We Care” aimed at creating awareness on childhood cancer.
The campaign,...
Energy
Companies
PIAC’s 2020 semi-annual report on management of oil funds
The Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC), has published its Semi-annual Report on the management and use of petroleum revenues for the first half...
Energy
Oil prices tumble 2% as OPEC+ members argue over 2021 policy
Crude oil prices tumbled on Monday, as investors waited for a decision by producer group OPEC+ whether to extend large output cuts to balance...
Companies
Bui hydro-solar hybrid comes on stream
The Bui Power Authority (BPA) has commissioned 26 megawatts (MW) of solar photo voltait (PV) resources to augment its 404MW hydroelectric generating station.
The coming...
Companies
Excess power, unutilised gas cost US$1.2bn yearly
The country coughs out a combined US$1.2billion yearly to pay for excess power capacity and gas which it does not use, Dr. A Ofosu...
Insurance
Companies
NHIA introduces new features on NHIS cards
The National Health Insurance Authority has introduced new features on the NHIS membership cards aimed at improving service delivery and to ease members’ obligation...
Companies
Old Mutual to ease financial burden on bereaved families
.. unveils Black and White Family Plan
One of Ghana’s innovative Insurance Companies, Old Mutual has launched the Black and White Family Plan –...
Companies
Improved insurance sector to boost investor confidence, drive growth – Hollard GCEO
Chief Executive Officer at Hollard Insurance, Patience Akyianu, has called on key stakeholders in the insurance industry to put mechanisms in place to deliver...
Companies
NIC frowns on reinsurance premium repatriation …US$40m transferred in 2019
The National Insurance Commission (NIC) has shown concern over overseas transfers of reinsurance premiums out of the country.
Dr. Justice Yaw Ofori, Commissioner NIC, revealed...
Headlines
NIC publishes list of Insurance, Reinsurance and Broking companies in good standing
The regulatory and supervisory body of the insurance services sector, National Insurance Commission (NIC), has released a list of insurance entities in good standing as at...
BFT TV
Understanding the ‘Okada’ economy, legalise and regulate
In our part of the world, job creation poses a great challenge to nation building. It exposes our vulnerability as a country. Many people...
The influence of basic salary on pension – a breakdown
There is nothing more exciting for the graduate than landing a job opportunity right after graduation or national service. The excitement becomes even more...
Business
Commodities
Italian Embassy Hosts ‘Aperitivo in Giardino’ to mark 5th Italian Cuisine Week in Ghana
The Embassy of Italy and the Italian Trade Agency (ITA) in Accra have organized the event ‘Aperitivo in Giardino’, (‘Aperitif in the Garden’), to mark the 5th Italian Cuisine Week in Ghana.
Organized in partnership with Italian wine importers Imexco, Say Cheers...
Companies
Reckoning with American democracy’s enemies within
With Donald Trump and the Republican establishment refusing to accept defeat in the face of a clear election result, democracy in the United States is under unprecedented attack. If Americans had confidence in their democratic institutions, there would be little reason...
Africa
FEDA to fill $110 billion equity funding gap
Fund for Export Development in Africa, FEDA has been established by Afreximbank to facilitate foreign direct investment flows into Africa’s trade and export sectors and to fill the equity funding gap that amounts to $110 billion per annum in exports related sectors.
FEDA...
Business
AWE pogramme provides opportunities for business women
The Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) programme by the United States government is providing refreshing new opportunities for growth for female entrepreneurs across the globe, as some 48 female entrepreneurs graduate from the programme.
AWE is a part of the U.S. Women’s...
Economy
Agribusiness
Good agronomic practice improves livelihoods of farmers in Tono
Most of the players in the agricultural sector are poor or within the low-income...
Companies
Marketing Management:…the main instrument & driver of sales
Before an organization introduces a product to the market, planning goes on behind the...
Companies
President’s leadership continues to make a difference in COVID-19...
Ghana’s ‘living with the virus’ strategy has been an essential facilitator of good supply...
Companies
EC ready for 2020 election – Jean Mensa
…as 109,557 special voters cast ballot today
With barely seven days to the general election,...
Companies
AML/CFT guidelines for gaming industry in the offing
A set of guidelines that seek to curb and possibly prevent money laundering and...
Companies
Kasapreko is committed to public health and safety –...
… plans to introduce new products
With renewed public interest in health, safety and sustainability,...
BFT TV
Understanding the ‘Okada’ economy, legalise and regulate
In our part of the world, job creation poses a great challenge to nation building. It exposes our vulnerability as a...
The influence of basic salary on pension – a breakdown
There is nothing more exciting for the graduate than landing a job opportunity right after graduation or national service. The excitement...
The social enterprise using Moringa to fight malnutrition
This week’s B&FT’s Inspiring Startups features a young couple who are using the Moringa plant to promote healthy living in his...
The B&FT Chat with Dr. Theophilus Acheampong
Ten years after Ghana discovered oil and started commercial production three years later, government says it plans to increase production volumes...
Education
Companies
Marketing Management:…the main instrument & driver of sales
Before an organization introduces a product to the market, planning goes on behind the...
Education
Heralding the right to education: …the Free SHS policy
“The right to education has been a cause for civil rights activists in the...
Companies
Face of Road Safety urges students to be ambassadors of road
The Face of Road Safety Africa (FORSA) 2020, Rejoice Dogber, has called on students...
Companies
MTN donates multipurpose library to Dansoman Community
MTN Ghana Foundation in partnership with the Ministry of Communications, has donated an ultra-modern...
Fishery & Aquaculture
Agribusiness
Editorial: Ayekoo to our gallant farmers & fisherfolk
This year’s National Farmers’ Day is being observed today owing to the fact that...
Agribusiness
ADB to allocate 50% loan portfolio to Agric
The Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) has reiterated its commitment to agricultural financing by implementing...
Agribusiness
Workers report appalling abuse aboard Chinese-owned fishing vessels
Ghanaian workers have reported shocking human rights abuses aboard Chinese-owned trawl vessels - from...
Agribusiness
Food security and public safety should be government’s top priorities
Covid-19 continues to have an adverse impact on the global landscape. Assets worldwide are...
Agribusiness
Agribusiness
Good agronomic practice improves livelihoods of farmers in Tono
Most of the players in the agricultural sector are poor or within the low-income...
Agribusiness
Okuafo Pa Agricultural Training Centre completes training of its first 800 trainees
The graduation ceremony for the first batch of trainees of the Okuafo Pa Agricultural...
Agribusiness
Bayer introduces spray to combat resistant mosquitoes and control vector-borne diseases
Bayer announced the launch of Fludora® Co-Max in Côte d'Ivoire, an innovative space spray...
Agribusiness
Phase out harmful pesticides in cocoa production – Stakeholders advocate
Stakeholders in the cocoa sector are advocating for less application of pesticides to protect...
Banking & Finance
Banking & Finance
Consolidated Bank to support the growth of SMEs with new series
As part of its commitment to support Small and...
Banking & Finance
Ecobank underscores the importance of agri-financing at 10th Pre-Harvest event
The role of agri-financing in the expansion of agriculture has been underscored by financial giant Ecobank Ghana.
At the 10th edition of the annual Pre-Harvest...
Banking & Finance
Association of Rural Banks outdoors new corporate cloth
The Association of Rural Banks-Ghana, which is made up of the over-one hundred and forty rural banks in Ghana, has launched a new corporate...
Banking & Finance
CalBank’s 2020 Open Golf Championship comes off in grand style
A record 152 golfers from across the country participated in the 2020 edition of the CalBank Open Golf Championships, which concluded on Saturday, November...
Banking & Finance
Banking Code of Ethics launched to consolidate financial sector cleanup gains
President of the Chartered Institute of Bankers (CIB), Ghana Patricia Sappor, has said that a proper adherence to the Banking Code of Ethics and...
Podcast
Understanding the ‘Okada’ economy, legalise and regulate
In our part of the world, job creation poses a great challenge to nation building. It exposes our vulnerability...
The influence of basic salary on pension – a breakdown
There is nothing more exciting for the graduate than landing a job opportunity right after graduation or national service....