The Asaase Foundation, in collaboration with its donors, has donated state-of-the-art dialysis machines to seven identified hospitals across the country.
The move forms part of its kidney health campaign which sought to improve healthcare, particularly ensuring access to life-saving dialysis treatment for individuals suffering from kidney disease.
It also marks its...
The Ghana National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GNCCI) – Sekondi-Takoradi branch, in collaboration with Bank of Africa, has held its Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) Breakfast Meeting in Takoradi.
The meeting discussed topics such as the impact of 2023 budget and economic policies on businesses and strategies to overcome them,...
Relief initiatives taking shape to ease food and debt
As the supply-chain disruption caused by Russia’s war in Ukraine continues, international relief packages for Africa are starting to take shape. USAID this week pledged a $30m package to support Zambian food exports to East African countries to help ease the...
The National Insurance Commission (NIC) has opened the floodlights for General Insurers to apply No Claim Discount (NCD) to their existing customers.
No Claim Discount is an insurance terminology used by Non-Life companies on clients who insure their motor vehicle for one year without an accident. In a memo issued...
According to the World Bank’s definition, financial inclusion means that individuals and businesses have access to useful and affordable financial products and services which meet their needs - transactions, payments, savings, credit and insurance - delivered in a responsible and sustainable way.
Financial inclusion has been identified as an...
The firm price of gold in the face of the Coronavirus pandemic offers significant hope to the economy, a former Chief Executive Officer of the Minerals Commission, Dr. Toni Aubynn, has said.
Speaking during a webinar on how mining could help to mitigate the adverse impact of the pandemic on African...
By Ebenezer Chike Adjei NJOKU [email protected]
The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) is pushing for the reinstatement of the capital gains tax exemption on listed securities, with Managing Director Abena Amoah confident it would deepen investor participation and solidify the bourse's gains.
She believes the tax break, coupled with tax incentives for...
The Minister for Food and Agriculture Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto has charged the management and newly constituted board of COCOBOD to ensure that farmers are promptly paid to avert any agitation that may result in the country missing its production target for the 2021/2022 crop season.
The directive follows a...
declares GH¢0.06p dividend per share
The Amenfiman Rural Bank Limited at Wasa Akropong in the Wasa Amenfi East Municipality in the Western Region has posted yet another impressive operational performance in the 2021 year under review.
The bank recorded a profit before tax of approximately GH¢10.1million in the 2021...
In today's discussion about Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG), let's start with a story about salt. This mineral is a fundamental part of human life and has many uses. The World Health Organization (WHO) advises that adults consume no more than 5 grams of salt, or 2,000 mg of...