Having insight into what constitutes a vibrant economy is important for every entrepreneur, especially start-ups that have interest in the service delivery sector. In any economy, one cannot venture into an industry without drawing inspiration from well-established firms or tapping into the knowledge of starters who defy the odds. The...
Converting debt liabilities into investments that protect children is good economics and an ethical imperative At the height of Africa’s debt crisis in the mid-1980s, Julius Nyerere, the late president of Tanzania, asked his country’s creditors a blunt question: “Should we really let our people starve so that we can...
A horticulturist and supervisor at the Department of Parks and Gardens at Peduase Lodge, Edem Kojo Doe, has been awarded for his outstanding performance in the Ghana Civil Service. Mr Edem Doe, who is an assistant horticulture officer, was awarded in recognition of his distinguished professionalism and hard work in...
The Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) is determined to replace its damaged furnace by the fourth quarter, which will return the refinery to the name plate capacity of 45,000 barrels per stream day (BPSD), along with other strategic steps to revitalise the company. Contrary to recent media publications that the refinery...
The Chief Executive of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Joseph Boahen Aidoo, has announced that his outfit has completed all processes required to launch the Cocoa Farmers Pension Scheme, pending presidential approval. The scheme will be managed by the National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA), and will establish a new system that...
Government on Wednesday received 249,600 AstraZeneca vaccines under the COVAX facility lending hope to efforts to get 20 million Ghanaians vaccinated by the end of the year to achieve herd immunity. Presidential Advisor on Health, Dr. Anthony Nsiah-Asare also added that the country will soon receive the first consignment of...
The Obuasi Municipal office of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) marked this year’s Citizenship Week with series of sensitisation programmes at selected schools in the Obuasi Municipality. The week-long celebration is expected to end on Wednesday, June 2, 2021. Under the theme ‘we are one, Ghana first’, the...
… as Duayaw Nkwanta's century-old site evacuated in Ahafo Region As a measure to prevent evacuated spaces in the country are not used as refuse dumping sites again, authorities in the country, beginning from the North East Region, will be turning them into recreational centers. Already, the Ministry of Sanitation and...
The latest credit survey by the Bank of Ghana has shown private sector credit growth remained sluggish reflecting heightened credit risks associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey conducted as of June 2021 depicted a marginal contraction of private sector credit by 1 percent compared to a growth of 2.8...
Huawei Ghana has revealed that their flagship Huawei ICT Training (HIT) program will boost Ghana’s digital economy when implemented.  The program which will train more than 10,000 Ghanaians in information and communications technology (ICT) within the next three years forms part of the company’s commitment to grow the capacity...