‘Music can change the world because it can change people’ – Bone
21st June is set aside worldwide to celebrate music and musicians - World Music Day/Fete de la Musique. In commemoration of this day, Ghana’s biggest music awards scheme introduces the VGMA National Music Summit.
The aim of the summit...
GLICO Pensions Trustee Company Limited, a leading corporate trustee in Ghana has been adjudged the Innovative Pension Company of the Year 2020 at the 6th Instinct Business Finance Innovation Awards (IBFIA) held in Accra. Additionally, the Chief Executive Officer of the company, Dr. Francis Sapara-Grant was awarded the Best...
The tech space is predominantly a male-dominated one with women increasingly finding opportunities hard to come by.
According to Adeva IT, as of 2018, women held only 25% of all the jobs in the tech industry, despite women making up almost half of the total workforce.
As part of efforts to...
The Ghana Shippers Authority (GSA) is committed to the development of the Boankra Integrated Logistics Terminal (BILT) to promote export from the northern sector and facilitate transit trade to reinvigorate business activities in Northern Ghana.
The move is being pursued strategically to enhance transit trade with neighbouring landlock countries and...
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga is pushing for a new policy guideline to help lawmakers in dealing with public servants on matters that constitute conflict of interest saying the current legislation is murky, difficult to interpret.
According to him, the new policy must be clear...
The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor has shown gratitude to Ghanaians for successfully participating in the ‘Green Ghana Day. The day, which fell on June 11, was set aside by the Ministry to plant five million trees across Ghana.
In a thank you statement, the Member...
Tax experts have expressed concerns over Value Added Tax (VAT) revenue underperformance, saying government is not reaping the needed and expected benefits due to some challenges associated with the tax regime.
With the present VAT regime, which came into force in 2018, companies are no longer charged a standard rate...
…to drive investment in key sectors
As part of increasing efforts to enhance trade and facilitate investment in the country, Access Bank Ghana, one of the largest retail banks in Ghana today, has hosted the second edition of its Access-China Connect Business Forum for Asian companies including Chinese related businesses.
The...
The Director-General of the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) Prof. Alex Dodoo has been elected as president of the African Organization for Standardization (ARSO).
On behalf of the Government of Ghana, he will lead the continent’s body in-charge of standardization in June 2022 when the tenure of BOOTO à NGON Charles...
The fifth UK-Ghana Business Council was hosted virtually by Jubilee House on Tuesday 15 June. Co-chaired by Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia and UK Minister for Africa James Duddridge, the meeting reflected on the achievements of the UK-Ghana partnership over the past year including in the security sector following the recent visit...