Listening to Nana Aba Anamoah on the Citi Breakfast Show on that fateful Wednesday morning, I had no other alternative than to share the statement she made on facebook for the whole world to get the profound sense therein.
She said “Children who read become adults that think.” A poignant and a solid...
Absa Bank Ghana and the Mastercard Foundation have announced a joint partnership initiative known as Absa Young Africa Works, a program aimed at enabling young people, particularly young women to access dignified work by investing in micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs).
The Absa Young Africa Works initiative seeks to...
African cities are among the fastest growing in the world, leading to rising demand for urban housing. Housing policies promoted by international organisations such as the World Bank since the 1980s have stimulated housing markets in order to address this demand. As a result, many of Africa’s major cities...
The Consumer Protection Agency (CPA) has filed a report at the Minister of Communications and Digitalisation against the telecommunications companies over poor services and asked that the National Communication Authority is made to be more proactive.
According to the CPA, the report became necessary after their office was inundated with...
The Bank of Ghana has partnered with Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) to pilot a general purpose Central Bank Digital Currency (retail CBDC). G+D is providing the technology and developing the solution adapted to Ghana’s requirements, which will be tested in a trial phase with banks, payment service providers, merchants, consumers and...
The ravaging impact of the pandemic affected a vast number of small businesses who also struggled to keep up with their recurring monthly expenditure. Whilst focusing on cutting budget and operating efficiently, businesses became critical of every amount spent.
One remarkable initiative, which has seemingly brought relief to small businesses...
MTN Ghana, as part of its 25th anniversary celebration, is giving away 25 brand new cars and other valuable freebies to its over 21 million customers across the country, the telecom giant’s senior specialist, segment marketing, Maxwell Arthur has announced.
Mr. Authur made the mouth-watering announcement during an online media...
Financial infractions by Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) declined by 32 percent in 2020, compared to the previous year, the Director General of the Internal Audit Agency, Dr. Eric Oduro Osae has revealed.
Speaking at the 2021 Annual Conference of Internal Auditors, with a focus on Sustaining Internal Controls; Risk...
…urges investors to take advantage
Deputy Director General (Finance) of the Securities and Exchange Commission(SEC), Paul Ababio, has assured investors in the capital, money and stock markets of a better year despite the impact of the pandemic on markets around the world, saying, there is renewed confidence in the...
The National Seed Trade Association of Ghana (NASTAG), the main supplier of seed inputs to government’s flagship programme, Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) has warned that its members may soon be forced to hit the streets to demand payment for seeds supplied under the programme.
According to the association,...