Asian farmers are growing rice and rearing fish in the same fields to increase their income and reduce weeds, while Ghanaians are using crop residues as compost to boost yields. Such eco-farming techniques could deliver nutritious, environmentally friendly food for a growing world, increase farmers’ earnings and make farms more...
The rise in volumes and value of shares traded on Ghana’s stock exchange is not expected to diminish anytime soon, but rather continue this year and possibly next year, analysis by FirstBanC Research, has shown. The research subsidiary of FirstBanC Financial Services, an investment banking firm, explained that the market...
Ghana plans to review its process for granting corporate tax exemptions to mining and oil companies as part of measures to eliminate fraud and boost revenues, the vice president said on Wednesday. Dr Mahamudu Bawumia said tax exemptions claimed by some resources companies were not transparent, and in some cases,...
Today, our feature takes a look at what one young lady is doing in the health sector. Asomaniwaa is a young pharmacist turned entrepreneur. Her entrepreneurial inclinations began when she started working in a cancer unit and realised that nurses, doctors, pharmacists and other medical caregivers can contract cancer...
 “What's the brain surgery in making chocolates? The price of cocoa beans always falls, but never the price of chocolates” Around the world, chocolate in all shapes and sizes symbolise Easter and bring joy to millions of kids and adults alike. And the demand for chocolate will most likely continue...
Vodafone Ghana has launched a new promotion, dubbed ‘Vodafone PayDay’, as part of activities to mark the company’s 10th anniversary of operating in the country. The three-month long promotion will see thousands of customers win cash prizes ranging from 10 to thousands of Ghana cedis daily, weekly as well as...
All is set for the establishment of a US$2.2million pepper processing factory under the auspices of the ‘1D1F’ initiative at Tuobodom, the district capital of Techiman North in the Brong Ahafo Region. To that effect, the Techiman North District Assembly has allocated a ten-acre parcel of land to host the...
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) says it has so far issued 1,090,338 Taxpayer Identification Numbers (TIN). Although it said the figure still falls way below expectation, the GRA urged persons who are yet to register for the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) to take steps to do so, as it begins...
Some loyal customers of AirtelTigo who won in the two newly introduced nationwide promotion, which recognizes customer loyalty, have been given cash and phones prizes, at a ceremony in Kumasi. Four of the eight customers, walked away with GHS1000.00 each while others also took home the latest Samsung Galaxy S9...
The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) says it is open to more partnerships with either public or private investors to create industrial parks that have litigation-free lands and have the required infrastructure that enables businesses to thrive. “One of the key reasons industries are scattered around instead of concentrated in...