Economic-policy discussions in the eurozone, the United Kingdom, and the United States increasingly revolve around the question of when and how quickly central banks should pull back the uber-stimulus measures implemented last year in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. There are no easy answers. Both parts of the question call...
Harmony Attise, the Founder and CEO of Commec Group, a business development company, has explained the importance of taking up the challenge of supporting small and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) and entrepreneurs. Miss Attise noted that COVID-19 impacted businesses regardless of the size and influence, rendering operation conditions less promising and...
The leadership of Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation (GIADEC) have paid a courtesy call on the management of Business and Financial Times (B&FT). The GIADEC delegation led by its CEO, Michael Ansah, included Charles B. Janney, Director, Human Resource and Administration; and Kojo Yankah, Executive Assistant/Head of CEO’s office. In a...
More than 1,000 Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) have so far applied for the two new stimulus packages being disbursed by the Ghana Enterprises Agency (GEA) - less than two-week since the application portals were opened, the Chief Executive Officer, Kosi Yankey-Ayeh, has disclosed. The SMEs and tourism support programme is...
United Bank for Africa Ghana Ltd., Africa’s Global Bank, has picked up three awards at the 2021 Global Banking and Finance Awards in the UK. The awards are Best Banking Group Brand in Ghana; Best Remittance Bank, Ghana; and Best CSR Bank, Ghana. The announcement was made in a release...
FanMilk PLC, leading producer of nutritious and refreshing milk-based and dairy-based food products, has won top honours at the 2021 edition of the Marketing World Awards. SuperYogo, the new fortified frozen yoghurt from FanMilk has been adjudged as ‘Best New Product of the Year’, while FanYogo’s recent advertising campaign, called...
Discernible volumes of 5G subscriptions are expected from 2022, reaching 7 percent in 2026. By the end of 2026, Sub-Saharan Africa will have around 70 million 5G subscriptions Consumers will have added an average of 3.4 online services to their daily online activities by 2025 Ericsson recently unveilled two...
Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Spinal Clinic Limited, Dr. Bryan Cox, has called on government to get rid of doctors who falsely portray themselves as chiropractors in the country. He said government should enact laws that prosecute quack doctors within the chiropractic profession. These doctors without proper training,...
…to step-up production in cashew, shea butter, coffee, others The Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, has begun a six-day tour of five  regions across the country. The tour forms part of government's plans to increase production in six tree crops - cashew, coffee, rubber, shea butter, coconut...
Energy sector debt, approximately GH¢8billion, has been refinanced over the last four years ending 2020 through the Energy Sector Levy Act (ESLA), the annual report on management of energy sector levies and accounts has shown. Following the issuance of ESLA bonds, state-owned enterprise (SOE) debts were novated to ESLA Plc...