President Akufo Addo has re-appointed First Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Maxwell Opoku-Afari for a second term. He is expected to serve for the next four years. His first term is expected to expire on 7th August, 2021. Dr. Opoku-Afari has been instrumental in supporting the governor, Dr....
The newly-reconstituted Governing Council of the University of Professional Studies, Accra, has been inaugurated. The Council, appointed by the president in consultation with the Council of State, was sworn in on July 21, 2021 by the Minister of Education, Yaw Osei Adutwum. The members are: Dr. Kofi Ohene-Konadu, Chairperson; Prof. Abednego...
Two years ago today, I graduated from the University of Professional studies, Accra. There is nothing extraordinary about getting a degree in a world where doing so is as natural as breathing in oxygen. Having a degree is no longer special. Almost everyone has one these days. But what is interesting about mine is the number of years...
The Secretary-General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) secretariat, Wamkele Mene, says full implementation of the agreement will help cocoa-producing countries on the continent add value to their cocoa beans to boost revenue generation. Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana and Nigeria account for 68 percent of the global cocoa supply. Collectively,...
InvertCorp Asset Management Limited (InvestCorp) - one of the leading investment banks, in partnership with the Member of Parliament (MP) for South Tongu, Kobena Woyome, and in collaboration with the Sogakope District Assembly has organised a one-day intensive education and capacity building program dubbed ‘Toward financial independence and retirement...
Huawei Cloud IaaS revenue surged by a stunning 202.8%, placing it in the top five list of cloud IaaS providers in the world, according to a report from market research firm Gartner Inc. According to the research firm, this is the second consecutive year of over 200% growth for Huawei...
The Archbishop of the Internal Province Church of Ghana and Bishop of Asante Mampong, in the Ashanti Region, Most Rev. Dr. Cyril Ben-Smith has charged the government to assist the youth to turn their energies into profitable ventures. This follows what he described as the ‘get rich quick mentality widely...
The management of Ghana Community Network Services Limited (GCNet) has amicably resolved its labour dispute with the company’s laid-off workers over their redundancy compensation. The dispute was resolved amicably through an out-of-court settlement, following which all the 194 workers who were laid off last year have received their redundancy compensation...
Future Gold Resources (FGR), the operator of Bogoso Prestea Mine, has said it is saddened by the violent attack by a group of criminals that led to the destruction of property belonging to FGR Bogoso Prestea Mine and threats to the safety and welfare of workers. In a statement, FGR...
Banks are custodians of costumers’ assets and wealth.  It acts as trusted intermediaries. Banks are symbols of national security, public trust, the nerve of national economies. A bank’s vault goes beyond the literally space of safe-keeping but a metaphorical representation of trustworthiness, credibility, and care which are linked to...