CBOD advocates full utilization of oil resources now COVID-19 presents the best opportunity to refine the Ghanaian economy by making it less reliant on imports and boosting the opportunities for local entrepreneurs to sustain future growth, two major advocacy groups have noted. Senyo Kwasi Hosi, Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana...
Seven Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and four private citizens, have jointly sued the government over the exploration and drilling of deep wells in the Atewa Forest Reserve. The seven CSOs include A Rocha Ghana, Flower Ghana, Concern Citizens of Atewa Landscape, Ghana Youth Environmental Movement, Ecocare Ghana, Kasa Initiative Ghana...
Economies across the world grow when individuals, cooperate and countries spend on anything and everything. When one purchases a new apparel, furniture, or a stock is bought and sold on a trading bourse, money exchanges hands. But one thing that has changed with COVID-19 pandemic is the spending culture. Spending...
The Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited, BOST has announced that it has closed down its head office at Dzorwulu in the Ayawaso West Municipality from Monday, July 6 to Monday, July 13, 2020. This, according to a statement copied to the B&FT, has become necessary because some staff...
The most prestigious Ghana Entrepreneurial honours, for the first time, would be held virtually. After nine prestigious editions, Entrepreneur Foundation of Ghana (EFG) will present Ghana’s first ever virtual Award show that recognizes Corporate Entrepreneurship due to the ban on conferences and social activities announced by the President to...
Ghana continues to make strides in its efforts to bring the situation of COVID-19 under control. The global health crisis has undeniably affected the country, with restrictions on key activities put in place to contain spread of the virus. There is now a stronger need for corporates to respond to...
Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is largely an informal sector activity, with limited access to information on responsible mining practices and sustainable production. Most small-scale mining operations in Ghana are in remote areas, which makes deployment of interventions to improve the sector challenging. This is because existing intervention models are...
Zero Malaria Business Leadership Initiative supports global movement for malaria elimination in Africa Ecobank Group confirmed its commitment to support ending malaria, launching the first-of-its-kind Zero Malaria Business Leadership Initiative in partnership with Dakar-based not-for-profit strategic communications and advocacy organization, Speak Up Africa, and the UN-hosted RBM Partnership to End...
Appruve, a global tech company, is set to begin the publication of analytical reviews on onboarding financial service providers’ tech-based channels. Many financial services claim to adopt an omnichannel approach - but more often than not, the reality is that whether the user is being on-boarded via the website, mobile...
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), working in partnership with GIZ, has handed two mobile laboratory vans to the Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research (KCCR) toward scaling-up testing of potential COVID-19 patients - particularly in ‘harder to reach’ communities. To support government’s commitment to stop and contain spread of the virus...