Editorial: Connect skills development with productivity-enhancing investment

The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) is calling for a shift from reliance on royalties and free-carried interests toward equity participation in sustainable mining ventures.

Telecel Cash has achieved a major milestone with over GH¢1billion disbursed through its Ready Loan service, reaffirming its commitment to expanding access to convenient, affordable and inclusive digital financial services for Ghanaians.

A green label does not make a project financeable. Lenders back developers who can show, with evidence, that environmental, social and governance risks are being managed, and that capability must be built inside the organisation long before financiers arrive.

Golden Star Wassa will host the 16th National Inter-Mines First Aid and Safety Competition on Saturday, October 24, 2026, at Akyempim in the Western Region.

Dr Segenet Kelemu, Executive Director of the Pana Programme at the Mastercard Foundation, has called for concrete and measurable outcomes from initiatives aimed at empowering young people, warning that discussions on youth development risk becoming “lip service” without clear actions and follow-up.

Industry players have been urged to take a more active role in shaping technical and vocational education, with government calling for stronger collaboration between employers and training institutions to address Ghana’s persistent youth unemployment and low labour productivity.

Telecel Group, a pan-African telecommunications and technology group, today announced a $200 million strategic partnership with Huawei, formalized through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed at HUAWEI CONNECT 2026 in Shanghai.

Absa Bank Ghana LTD’s new headquarters, Absa Place, has achieved EDGE Advanced certification from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), recognising the building’s high standards of energy and water efficiency.