The success of any economic recovery after the pandemic in Ghana, and African at large, will depend on how resources can be efficiently mobilised and managed with digitisation and innovation as well as an improved business and investment environment. These, along with transparency in governance and expenditure, according to K.Y....
The Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) has reiterated its commitment to agricultural financing by implementing a strategic plan that will increase the share of Agricultural loans in the bank’s total loan portfolio to a minimum of 50 percent by 2022. The Managing Director of ADB, Dr. John Kofi Mensah, who announced...
Soak in the sun and pack extra with the airline Emirates is giving travellers the opportunity to fly better to Dubai with a special offer for Business Class and Economy Class passengers. Travellers from Ghana planning a trip to Dubai can enjoy special fares on travel, in addition to excess...
A fire outbreak, last night, has razed the building housing the offices of ghanabusinessnews.com, an online media platform, on the Accra High Street, in Accra. It is estimated that properties destroyed by the fire, at the Cathedral Clinic and Laboratory which also hosts other offices including ghanabusinessnews.com, could run into...
As Ghana celebrates farmers across the country today, the Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) is calling for a review of the selection criteria in awarding the farmers. The association is of the view that the selection process is skewed in favour of the minority large scale farmers—neglecting smallholder farmers,...
Even though government has revised its growth target for the year upwards, Professor of economics at the University of Ghana, Peter Quartey, has projected the economy to exceed that target given the rebound of economic activity in various sectors. Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta in his 2021 first quarter budget presentation...
Guinness Ghana Breweries PLC has declared dividend for the third year running to its shareholders, after the company’s 48th Annual General Meeting held in Accra. The financial year under review delivered GHc 4.26 million in dividend, which translates into a dividend payout of GH¢0.0138 per share, which was approved by...
… as gov’t officials express confidence in meeting outstanding benchmarks Managing Director of CAL Bank, Philip Owiredu has called for more visibility of the steps undertaken to bring reforms with regards to anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist financing (CTF), particularly in the financial sector, as it is crucial for the...
… but GIPC boss says stakeholder consultations delaying implementation A few days after players in the beverage industry hailed the effects of the Ghana Revenue Authority’s (GRA) excise tax stamp on the curbing of counterfeit products, players in the textiles and garment industry have launched a fresh campaign for the...
About 90,000 small-scale rice farmers across the 16 regions in the country have received diverse support to boost rice production in order to make the country self-sufficient producer of the staple food in the next few years. The support to the farmers is part of the implementation of a three-year...