Bayer last week, joined members of the agriculture industry –BASF, Mitsui Chemicals, Sumitomo Chemical Company and Syngenta – at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in London to pledge its ongoing support to the research, development and supply of innovative vector control solutions, to help eradicate malaria by 2040.
The...
As local businesses continue to explore avenues to fund their business activities, operators of sole proprietorship businesses have been asked to consider converting to limited liability companies to deepen their chances of ensuring business sustenance and attracting the right investment.
Many Ghanaian-owned businesses do not survive the first generation. From...
BxC Consortium, one of the two companies that was in the running to take over management of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) under the Millennium Challenge Account Compact II, has declared its intention of seeking legal redress following its disqualification from the race to take over the power...
The 2016 National Best Maize Farmer, Kofi Vinyo has advised graduates of the various tertiary institutions to explore vast opportunities in the agribusiness value chain, instead of chasing non-existing white-collar jobs.
He said graduates must be willing to leverage their acquired academic knowledge to turn opportunities in the agriculture sector...
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has set aside GH₵25m to put up district offices across the country before end of the year.
NHIA district offices are for the purpose of decentralising operations to enable easy access to the services rendered by the Authority, and for that matter health care,...
The Domestic Tax Revenue Division (DTRD) of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has migrated 67 tax offices across the country onto the Total Revenue Integrated Processing Systems (tripsTM) for revenue collection.
This is with support from its technical partner, the Ghana Community Network Services Limited (GCNet).
tripsTM is software for tax...
For years Ghana’s fishing subsector has experienced stunted growth, making its contribution to the economy quite insignificant compared with other subsectors.
The fishing subsector since 2006 has contributed less than 3 percent to the country’s economy, according to the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) data.
In 2006 the industry contributed 2.5 percent...
A 35-member business delegation from Bavaria, Germany, was in the country last week to explore business opportunities for the mutual benefit of the two countries. The delegation is the first trade mission from that region to Ghana and was focused on partnering Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) which are...
Tackling extremist narratives should ensure local voices are captured in developing counter narratives, according to a new mobile application developed by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in partnership with communications’ company Albany Associates.
The mobile app, developed with funding from the Government of Japan, provides guidance to development practitioners...
The 2018 West Africa Business Excellence Awards (WABEA), which seeks to provide a platform to recognize individuals and companies that play a significant role in the development of various sectors in the West Africa region to attract investors into West Africa, is expected to come off at the Kempinski...