Emergency savings key to informal sector workers’ retirement security – UNSGSA

Sub-Saharan Africa sells approximately $33.7 billion of goods to the United States each year. China sells roughly nine times that. The gap tells a story about trade hierarchies that no African strategy has yet managed to close.

ASA Savings and Loans has extended breast cancer awareness and screening services to traders at the Mamponteng Market in the Ashanti Region as part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts to promote the healthcare and well-being of women.

Affinity Africa, Ghana's leading digital banking platform, was part of Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands' official programme in Ghana, which included a visit to Affinity customers at Makola Market in Accra on Tuesday, 3 November.

The Insurance Claims Services Ghana (ICSG) has called for a review of the compensation limits under the National Insurance Commission’s (NIC) CAP 2021 guidelines, saying the amounts should reflect current medical costs, inflation and the financial needs of people injured in motor accidents and families who lose relatives in such incidents.

Insurance Claims Services Ghana (ICSG) has formally introduced its specialist cargo loss assessment and claims-management services to the country’s import and export community, while launching a public education campaign with the Importers and Exporters Association of Ghana (IEAG) on compulsory marine cargo insurance and the proper handling of cargo claims.

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.

Comrade Steven Nhyira Odarteifio, an aspirant for the position of National Youth Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has donated 1,000 bags of 10-kilogramme organic fertiliser to the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) to support the recognition and reward of young farmers at the 42nd National Farmers’ Day celebration.

The Kosmos Innovation Center (KIC) in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation has announced the winners of the 2026 AgriTech Challenge Pro.