The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) hopes to ride on the back of success from its improved yields initiatives to attract the youth into cocoa farming. It believes interventions rolled out in the past few years are resulting in the reversal of cocoa farms depleting across the country.
Speaking at the...
It’s five years now, since the global community adopted the historic 2015 Paris Agreement on Climate Change.
Among other things, it established a goal to limit average global temperature rise to well below 2˚ degrees Celsius, possibly keep it at 1.5 degrees Celsius.
To reach this goal, countries had earlier documented...
The Standard Bank Group has said it endeavors to be the best within the investment management services sector through its unique offerings.
Speaking at a webinar on investment opportunities and the operations of Standard Bank in Jersey, Dr. Ernest Asimenu, Stanbic Bank Ghana’s Head, Business Development, International, said the bank’s...
“Doing the things that are nice to do, but if everyone else does it create a mess at the workplace.”
I won’t try talking economics. But related to my concept of spread effect at the workplace is the economics concept of the backwash and spread effects proposed by Swedish Economist...
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In response to the growing menace of mistrust and scams within the online commerce space, a new Mobile Money escrow service called Move Secure has been launched to facilitate safe and secure transactions on Mobile Money.
The service operates by holding money in trust till both vendor and buyer confirm...
Samsung has placed number five in the Best Global Brands 2020 list announced by Interbrand, a global brand consulting company, with its largest-ever brand value of US$62.3 billion.
Despite the challenging business environment brought on global companies by COVID-19 in 2020, Samsung saw a 2% rise in brand value from...
The 3rd edition of the Health Environment Safety & Security Awards 2021 comes off this Friday, June 18, 2021 at the Movenpick Ambassador Hotel, Accra, at 6pm.
The HESS Awards purpose, among others, is to create awareness, raise the bar of excellence, showcase success and encourage organisations to adopt and...
The United Nations Organization last week commemorated its 75th anniversary at a time when there is great disruption in the world, compounded by the unprecedented health global crisis with severe economic and social impacts.
COVID-19 is a stark reminder of the need for cooperation across borders, sectors and generations, the...
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...
Ecobank Ghana and the Devtraco Group have signed a mortgage financing agreement under which Ecobank will provide exclusive financing arrangements to would-be homeowners desirous of patronising luxury and middle-income homes from Devtraco Plus & Devtraco Limited.
The agreement, which was signed at the ultra-modern head office of Ecobank in Accra,...