Coaching growth: A market still in its teething stage

African market knowledge, specialist banking expertise and increasingly capable AI could reshape how trade is financed. The opportunity is to make sound transactions easier to assess, faster to execute and more transparent throughout their lifecycle.

The European Union-funded Gold for Good (G4G) Project, implemented by Coginta, has launched three baseline studies on artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASM) in Ghana’s Savannah Region, highlighting critical governance, environmental and livelihood challenges that require coordinated action to make the sector safer, fairer and more sustainable.

There are some reforms whose significance is not fully appreciated when they are introduced. They appear modest at the time, only to reveal their transformative power decades later.

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have been encouraged to adopt proactive risk management practices as a critical step toward building resilient, sustainable businesses capable of withstanding unforeseen challenges.

The Commission for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (CTVET) has partnered with the Design and Technology Institute (DTI) to strengthen Ghana’s technical and vocational education system, with a focus on industry-relevant skills, institutional capacity and employment opportunities for young people.

Mining policies risk overlooking operational challenges when developed without practical experience of mine sites, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Mines and Technology (UMaT), Prof. Bernard Kumi Boateng, has said.

The Minister for Transport, Joseph Bukari-Nikpe has outlined a six-point agenda to strengthen the competitiveness of Ghana’s ports, calling for improved operational efficiency, digitalization, multimodal connectivity, sustainability, workforce development and deeper regional trade integration.

Medical facilities in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem and Prestea-Huni Valley Municipalities in the Western Region are recording improvements in patient care, diagnosis and emergency response following the supply of medical supplies and equipment worth US$793,491.75 by the Gold Fields Ghana Foundation (GFGF).