The Institute of Human Resource Management Practitioners (IHRMP), Ghana has made a donation of some Personal Protective Equipment to the Labour Department which is under the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations. The PPE donated comprised of 100 pieces of nose masks, some gallons of sanitizers and liquid soap, hand...
The Governor of the central bank, Dr. Ernest Addison, has said that the recent reduction in rates of illegal forex trading - widely known as the ‘Black Market’ - comes as a result of the good economic atmosphere. According to him, there is no shortage of foreign exchange in the...
Country Senior Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Ghana, Vish Ashiagbor, has said that Savings and Loans Companies (S&L) now more than ever need to synergise to grow the sector and have a bigger operational portfolio. The S&L industry has been in distressing times over recent past years, following the regulator’s introduction...
AstraZeneca, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, has supported the government of Ghana Covid-19 Management Team with 35,000 surgical masks. The donation was made on Wednesday, June 24 through representatives of AstraZeneca, and will help protect frontline health workers in their tireless fight to contain the spread of COVID-19 in...
As part of efforts to complement Africa’s drive to build a cadre of home-grown business leaders across the continent, Academic City University College - a premium Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics tertiary institution - has launched its innovative Bachelor of Business Administration in Entrepreneurship programme. The programme is expected...
Ecobank, in partnership with the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has held a public forum to engage customers and the public on the effects of COVID-19 on health in Africa, as well as on individuals and businesses. Held virtually via Facebook Live and YouTube, the forum...
“International trade should not be looked in isolation and not just in terms of their volume and value but in respect to its linkages with developmental concerns, particularly in regard to access to basic needs,” said Pradeep Mehta, Secretary General, CUTS International. He was moderating a webinar titled “What...
Consolidated Bank Ghana has donated Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and some medical supplies to the Ministry of Health, in line with its commitment to help Ghana combat COVID-19. Items donated include a set of protective gowns, an ICU patient monitoring system, bedside patients’ monitors and Veronica buckets with unique corporate...
The Association of Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) has said it will not allow any body other than the industry’s regulators to have oversight of their operations, saying such a move may cause damage to their machines. This comes on the back of an announcement by the Executive Director of the...
GCB Bank has reduced interest rates on personal loans from 26 percent to 24 percent per annum with immediate effect. The bank has also granted a two-month moratorium for both the principal and interest repayment on personal loans. The measures form part of extensive efforts by the bank to lessen the...