The bank will donate portable Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) testing equipment to leading medical institutions mandated to provide diagnostic confirmation of the COVID-19 pandemic Bank will donate 7,000 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to support frontline hospital staff in various hospitals in the fight against COVID-19 Bank will provide meals,...
For the continent’s trade to be successful and enable businesses of all sizes to fully participate, there is a need for the secretariat to integrate a modernised and digitised barter trade system within the agreement’s framework in order to make it possible for companies without huge financial resources to...
Edmond Kombat, Co-founder and Director of Administration & Research at the Institute for Energy Security (IES) has been selected to participate in the ‘Energy Transition – Germany’s Policy on Hydrogen’. Mr. Edmond Kombat will represent the Institute for Energy Security (IES) as one of the selected organization among the three...
Ghanaians are daily waking up to new waves of technological deployment in many sectors. The recent addition is in the financial industry, where most players in the banking and insurance sectors are seeking to enhance consumer experience by offering 24/7 customer services using Artificial Intelligence. The influence of Artificial Intelligence...
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,...
The Institute for Energy Security (IES) is demanding more details to the cause of the recent power outages experienced across the country. The Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) in different press statements have attributed the power outages to a cut in supply of gas to power plants. But in press release, IES...
Chris Ofikulu, Regional CEO-UBA West Africa and Managing Director-UBA Ghana, has been awarded the prestigious ‘Banking CEO of the Year’ award at this year’s Ghana CEO Awards. The award is presented to an individual who exemplifies outstanding business practices, achievements and demonstrates leadership, vision and the creation of economic growth...
Although the proper role of government in society is much debated, few would dispute that law enforcement falls within the state’s remit. But governments have increasingly turned a blind eye to enforcing the laws against the world’s most lucrative crimes: the fraud, embezzlement, tax evasion, bribery, and money laundering...
As part of activities marking the sixth anniversary of the Access Bank flagship ‘W’ Initiative, the Bank has hosted leading women across Africa in a virtual Pan-African Women Conference to highlight the importance of creating an enabling environment that helps women to thrive. Riding on this year’s International Women’s Day...
Alex Bernasko, Board Chairman of the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) has said the bank is on a growth trajectory that would see it begin to pay dividends to shareholders, especially the government, in three years. The bank has not paid dividends for almost a decade and after two years of...