MSC Altair berthed at Terminal 3 of Tema Port declaring a total throughput of 4,344 TEUs (Twenty Equivalent Unit) to be discharged and loaded. The Terminal Operations were completed with 3,290 crane moves in 29.5 hours, making a new record of 111.4 moves per hour against 103.9 recorded in...
... advocates lifeline support for sector Government has been urged to provide stimulus packages for insurance companies affected by the novel Coronavirus pandemic, as doing so will help to ensure a strong insurance industry and boost investor confidence in the economy’s recovery. According to Solomon Lartey, a former Chief Executive Officer...
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has said government will fast-track the process for establishing a National Development Bank (NBD) to help in the economy’s quick recovery post COVID-19. “We are positioning the newest Development Bank of Ghana to be a critical element of our post-recovery strategy for rapid industrialisation and agriculture...
…small scale agribusinesses suffered largest revenue shortfall Agribusinesses, on average, have lost 61.2 percent of monthly revenues as a result of COVID-19, the Agribusiness Sector Survey Report 2020, authored by the Chamber of Agribusiness Ghana (CAG) - an apex body for coordinating agricultural sector players in the country - has...
Atwima Kwanwoma Rural Bank Limited at Pakyi No2 in the Ashanti Region has designed some credit relief packages for clients to cushion them in coping with effects of the COVID-19 pandemic The offers include tenor extensions and deferment on eligible loans for clients in vulnerable sectors highly impacted by the...
AngloGold Ashanti joins over 1,2 billion Africans across the continent and in the diaspora in marking Africa Day at a time when the African Union (AU) is spearheading several initiatives aimed to combat the spread of COVID-19 and ensure Africa’s economic resilience. The theme for this year’s Africa Day, “Silencing...
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released analysis showing that the airline industry’s global debt could rise to $550 billion by year-end. That’s a $120 billion increase over debt levels at the start of 2020. $67 billion of the new debt is composed of government loans ($50 billion), deferred...
Ahantaman Rural Bank Limited has presented items and a cheque, valued at GHc36, 000 to the Ahanta West Municipal Health Directorate to support the fight against Coronavirus Disease (COVID 19). The items include 30 packets of face mask KN-95, 30 pieces of infra-red thermometer gun, 30 packets of disposable gloves,...
If there is one good effect that COVID-19 could have on Ghanaian society, it is the possible disruption in supply of imported poultry products like chicken. This is as a result of the travel restrictions by different countries as containment measures for the virus. But could this be an...
The Enterprise Group on 19th of March at the very onset of the pandemic stepped up to lead Corporate Ghana in the fight of this COVID-19 disease. A provision of free life insurance cover of up to GHC20million for 2000 front line health workers handling COVID 19 cases from the...