-As Vice Prez calls for new areas of cooperation Trade between Ghana and the Peoples Republic of China is now estimated at US$7.5billion, recorded in 2019, as the latter also tops as the country’s largest investor by registered projects, Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has revealed. According to Dr. Bawumia,...
Mohamed A. El-Erian's thoughts  The human tragedies and massive economic disruptions caused by COVID-19 have rightly commanded the attention of the public and policymakers for more than six months, and should continue to do so. But in managing the immediate crisis, we must not lose sight of the opportunities. The...
In our part of the world, job creation poses a great challenge to nation building. It exposes our vulnerability as a country. Many people especially the youth have resulted to crime and many other undignifying means of livelihood. Over the past decade, we have experienced a sharp growth in the...
Leading telecommunication giant, Vodafone, as part of its ongoing commitment to supporting Micro, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (MSMEs), has partnered with the Makola Foundation and MicroEnsure to provide a wide range of tools and services to help small local businesses in the month of September. Speaking at a media...
The  Attitude Lounge “Water goes into palm wine, not palm wine into water.” – Akan proverb “How should we like it were stars to burn / With a passion for us we could not return? / If equal affection cannot be, / Let the more loving one be me.” This stanza...
Intercity STC, the nation's premier Transport Company, has signed a five-year contract agreement with Nacasky Company Limited for setting up a complete Fleet Management System for its outfit. The alliance between ISTC and Nacasky Company Ltd. will enable the two entities to work together to improve agility in operating out and...
STANLIB Ghana Limited recorded strong business performances in 2019 for the STANLIB Income Trust Fund (SIFT) and the STANLIB Cash Trust (SCT), the two funds that the company manages. This was revealed at the company’s 2019 virtual Annual General Meeting (AGM) held recently. In her report to unit holders of...
Flooding in the Upper East, North-East and Northern Regions will only affect food supply at the local level but not the national level, according to ESOKO, an agriculture-focused technology firm. Content Manager for Esoko Ghana, Francis Danso Adjei, who disclosed this to the B&FT said destruction of the farmlands in...
Human Resources recruitment firm Jobberman witnessed a net increase in job listings on its platform by employers despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, acting CEO of its Ghanaian operations Kwaku Agbesi has revealed. Demand for blue-collar jobs – plumbers, electricians and drivers – he said, is responsible for the phenomenon, following...
Depositors whose funds were locked up in the collapsed Savings and Loans Companies and Microfinance companies will now receive their cash from today (16th September, 2020) instead of an earlier promise by government to hold the monies in bonds. A statement released by the Receiver of the 347 defunct Microfinance...