The French Embassy in Ghana, in collaboration with non-governmental organisation ‘Noe’, has launched phase-II of the EconoBio project - an initiative that seeks to develop green value chains for the benefit of local populations living on the outskirts of biodiversity-rich areas. The four-year project, which is worth €1.8million, is a...
Mastercard has announced the appointment of Bossman Akuffo Kwapong as Country Director for Ghana. His 20 years of experience in the financial services industry includes leadership roles in business development, banking operations, client experience, payments and digital innovation. In his new role, Bossman will manage Mastercard’s operations and relationships in...
SES HD PLUS Ghana, the country’s premium high-definition satellite broadcast service provider, has launched its new My HD PLUS app for subscribers using Android smartphones and iPhones. This (Over-The-Top) OTT Service is a mobile application that allows HD+ subscribers to watch the same channels on the go as they do...
As part of the institutional sustainability strategy of Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises (SCORE), the International Labour Organisation has engaged with stakeholders to align and embed SCORE programmes of key Business Development Strategies (BDS) organisations in Ghana to create synergies and sustain its delivery to Small and Medium Enterprises. SCORE...
Polytank Ghana, a trailblazer in the packaging industry over the past fifty years, has outdoored a first-of-a-kind biodegradable paper bin. The bins which are very light, foldable and 100% recyclable are meant to store dry waste in homes offices and public areas. This innovation forms part of the company’s green initiatives...
A Hight Court has ordered Italian oil and gas firms ENI and Vitol to set aside 30 percent of oil proceeds from the Sankofa Field in an escrow account, pending the final determination of an application filed by Springfield E&P - a wholly Ghanaian-owned upstream firm. The two oil companies...
The Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr. Ernest Addison, has expressed optimism that private sector credit will pick up as the signs of an economic rebound are positive after the ravages caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. According to him, the policies introduced in the throes of the pandemic...
…as both see heavy contraction in Q1 Even as the country strives to recover from ravages of the pandemic, the two hardest-hit sectors – extractives and hospitality – continue finding it difficult to come out of the economic quagmire, as both saw their largest contraction in first quarter of the...
KGL Group, a wholly Ghanaian- owned group of subsidiaries, lent support to host the maiden edition of the Ghana Diaspora Investment Summit 2021 organised by the Ghana Investments Promotions Council (GIPC). The event was held under the theme 'The New Normal: Leveraging Diaspora Investments To Build Back Better’, and sought...
Payments made via the universal GhQR attract no charges, the Chief Executive of Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement System (GhIPSS) Mr. Archie Hesse has said.  According to him, the no-charge and other qualities such as efficiency, convenience and security make it a very convenient payment channel. Transaction cost remains one...