Samsung Electronics Africa has announced the introduction of its latest addition to the Galaxy A series: the 2018 Galaxy A8+ unto the Ghanaian market. The Galaxy A8+ feature a Dual Front Camera, a large Infinity Display and an ergonomic design that draws on Samsung’s flagship design heritage and experience. With...
Sir Sam Jonah, the Executive Chairman, Jonah Capital, has called for a deliberate policy to change the attitude of Ghanaians towards local products. He said the inordinate taste for foreign goods in Ghana and many African countries was not conducive to developing indigenous capital. “There is little faith in things made...
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), the Pan-African multilateral EXIM Bank, announces the signing of a 7-year US$350 Million Term Loan Facility to provide financing to OCP Group, the world’s largest phosphate mining and leading fertilizer company which will support OCP Group’s expansion plans across Africa. Prof. Benedict Oramah, President of Afreximbank, observed...
Governor of the central bank, Dr. Ernest Addison, has provided assurance to all stakeholders that his outfit will not sit down for the new Development Bank Ghana - which is set to be operational next month - to suffer the same ill-fate as previous ones did; saying this time,...
In the dynamic landscape of Ghana's corporate world, few names resonate with the same authority and longevity as Enterprise Insurance. Established in 1924, Enterprise Insurance has not just withstood the test of time but has emerged as a symbol of indigenous success, embodying resilience, innovation, and a commitment to...
Sambus Geospatial, formerly the GIS/GPS Division of Sambus Company Limited (SCL) which was founded in May 1987 by the late Samuel Aboah, is an applications development and professional services firm that integrates geospatial technologies and provides a range of solutions. Mr. Aboah witnessed first-hand, through his relationship with Esri President...
The current power outages largely result from the country’s failure to upgrade transmission infrastructure and improve revenue collection and management, the Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) has said. Although ACEP described the distribution sector as the most significant segment of the power sector value chain for financial sustainability of...
The Achimota Retail Centre (ARC), one of the biggest malls in the country, has gone beyond its primary purpose as shopping and business centre to become the prime centre for social amenities and basic necessities of life for the people of Ga-West district in just five years of existence. According...
Even though emergence of the coronavirus pandemic impacted every productive sector of the country’s economy, data show revenue generated from domestic taxes (non-oil) from January to October 2019 performed better than same period the previous year when there was no pandemic. The Statistical Bulletin report (October 2020) shows that domestic...
As part of efforts to increase cocoa productivity to over one million metric tonnes, the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has commenced a hand-pollination exercise across all production areas for the 2019/2020 season. COCOBOD has therefore increased recruited and trained youth for the human-induced cross-fertilisation programme from 20,000 in the previous...