Following more than a year of implementing Rule 30, the Ghana Stock Exchange has revealed that it is reviewing impacts of the amended guideline for further action to be taken. The Exchange in June 2020 alerted the stock market of intended implementation of its amended trading rules on price movement...
In Bebuso village, in the Eastern Region of Ghana, a group of ten young people is undergoing an intensive two-week training program in beekeeping, tree planting, and cashew seedling preparation, an initiative by Elikplim Kwasi Avor and Ransford Obeng Aniagyei, two Mastercard Foundation Scholars at Kwame Nkrumah University of...
The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, John Peter Amewu, has cautioned AngloGold Ashanti it should adhere to the country’s local content policies. Mr. Amewu said that even though government is not opposed to foreign companies, it will not look on unconcerned as Ghanaians are disadvantaged in the mining industry. Speaking...
Former Finance Minister Seth Terkper has waded into the raging debate over the Electronic Levy (E-levy) introduced by government in next year’s budget - saying, given the deficit at hand, the levy won’t contribute significantly to addressing the revenue shortfall; hence, better policies and strategies are needed. Government has projected...
...says focus agric will lead to industrialisation Chief of Staff at the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, Commissioner Silver Ojakol has called on governments and businesses from party-states to prioritise what he describes as ‘low-hanging’ fruits, particularly agricultural trade as the first, but most important step towards the...
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said that his first four years in office saw unprecedented progress at formalising the economy, more than has ever been experienced since independence, and his new administration is poised to do more to accelerate economic growth. “After four years in office, I am happy...
US President Donald Trump, perhaps unsurprisingly, has alleged fraud in the November 3 presidential election, without offering what anyone would consider real evidence, other than the fact that votes for his Democratic challenger, Joe Biden, keep turning up in states where Trump initially led in the count. The president...
AngloGold Ashanti Ghana Limited, in collaboration with GIZ, will soon roll out a community health programme for the people of Obuasi. The project will deal with COVID-19 and its impact on the health systems and livelihoods of people within the Obuasi Municipality and Obuasi East district. The programme, themed ‘Pandemic management...
Healthcare is not all about conventional or mainstream practice. I developed interest more into Naturopathy holistic medicine during my PhD and postdoctoral studies in Naturopathic and holistic Medicine. The challenge in pursing naturopathic holistic medicine is the cost. The fees are enormous in an accredited university whether campus based or...
I came across this great article that speaks to the most important consideration we must have as a people thinking of transforming our country into an information, knowledge-based hub. Becky Frankiewicz and Tomas Chamorro wrote this from their talent recruitment and management expertise perspective. I think it is a very...