Even though the coronavirus pandemic has wrecked many sectors of the economy and plunged businesses into disarray, there is a positive side of the virus as it is pushing the cash-lite agenda of the country, according to data from the Bank of Ghana. The Summary of Economic and Financial data...
Afia Asantewaa Asare-Kyei, one of 20 new members of an Oversight Board at Facebook, has stated that her new role would not be used to protect Facebook but rather push for transparency and freedom of expression. “I have no intention or interest in protecting Facebook and I would not have...
Ghana Revenue Authority GRA in collaboration with the Ghana Link Network Services Limited and the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority GPHA have successfully conducted a simulation exercise for the new Integrated Customs Management Systems (ICUMS). The exercise which included the Meridian Port Services (MPS) Limited, Ghana Shippers Authority GSA, Shipping...
New Crystal Health Services (NCHS) has secured a capital injection of approximately 5.7 million dollars, as it seeks to take its services a notch higher in the provision quality healthcare.  The capital injection comprises a loan of US$2.5 million from International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the...
Huawei has once again supported Ghana’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic through the use of innovative technology. The Tech giant has this time donated two sets of ultra-modern intelligent Video Conference facilities and five sets of hi-tech body temperature-sensing cameras to the Presidency. The donation, which took place at Jubilee...
Rural and Community Banks play a vital and unique economic role in rural communities by providing credit to small scale farmers and small businesses, as well as the very low income earner They also support rural development projects through corporate social responsibility activities. Currently, there are 144 Rural and Community...
The provision of capacity building and intensive awareness creation by Shea Network Ghana (SNG) encouraged more rural women to see Shea picking as a profession, a means of survival for their livelihoods and economic growth. The project, funded by Star Ghana under its Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) policy...
Africa Human Capital Advisory firm, Africa People Advisory Group, has announced the signing of a strategic partnership with human resources consultancy the Learning Organisation. Learning Organisation offers a wide variety of services, including training, development, contract management and motivational programmes for employees, while Africa People Advisory Group provides a...
Ghana’s lockdown saw hundreds of senior high school pupils and university students at home in the president’s quest to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in the country. While the action taken by t government was in the right direction, it was also important for these youths to have certain...
As the novel COVID-19 pandemic continues to ravage economies, its full toll on agriculture is yet to be reckoned more fully. The restrictions on movement and the limited social interactions will strain livelihoods and the agricultural supply chain as access to inputs and extension support services by the already vulnerable...