The Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) intends to acquire ownership in two oil blocks; a 37 percent share in the Deep Water Tano Cape Three Points (DWT/CTP) operated by Aker Energy and a 70 percent stake in the South Deep Water Tano (SDWT) field operated by AGM Petroleum. The acquisition...
The Chartered Institute of Marketing, Ghana (CIMG) last week inaugurated the CIMG Examinations Board and the Ghana School of Marketing (GSM) Board. This has become necessary following the recent launch of the CIMG Professional Marketing Qualifications with the first exams slated for the last quarter of 2021. The inauguration, which...
Sixteen technicians from Hyundai Motors and Investments (Ghana) Limited have been certified by the International Service Division of Hyundai Motor Company from Hyundai Technical Training Academy. Education and skills development are the foundations for Hyundai Motors and Investments (Ghana) Limited as it has expanded its commitment to create employment opportunities...
Work done by commodity price monitoring and agricultural research firm, Esoko has revealed that the gains chalked with the implementation of the Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) were swept away by the age-old agriculture challenge, Post-Harvest-Loses (PHL). According to Esoko, for the five years the government initiative has been...
Contrary to concerns that the coming into force of the interim Economic Partnership Agreement (iEPA) between Ghana and the EU may affect the country’s commitment to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), economics professor at the University of Ghana, Peter Quartey, says it rather gives the economy competitive...
Financial services provider, the Absa Group, has recorded appreciable growth over the second quarter to see its headline earnings top pre-pandemic levels. Following an economic slowdown in the first quarter of the year, owing to a second wave of the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic, the Group saw its earnings up...
Data from the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) has indicated that Ghana’s small pelagic fishery industry will collapse within three to seven years, in the absence of robust management interventions. The EJF, a non-governmental organization promoting sustainable fisheries as part of its functions, has said, annual landings of small pelagics, such...
A horticulturist and supervisor at the Department of Parks and Gardens at Peduase Lodge, Edem Kojo Doe, has been awarded for his outstanding performance in the Ghana Civil Service. Mr Edem Doe, who is an assistant horticulture officer, was awarded in recognition of his distinguished professionalism and hard work in...
The Board and Management of the Ghana Export-Import Bank (GEXIM) are extremely delighted to be part of this auspicious and memorable occasion, today, Tuesday, 10th August, 2021; an occasion which signifies the positive impact that Ghana Export –Import Bank has made in its financing of viable start up projects...
Value of transactions hit GH¢89bn Others stand at GH¢26bn The mobile money platform has solidified its position as the most widely used and accepted payment system in the country, as data from the Bank of Ghana shows its transactional value is bigger than all the others combined. According to the...