The Centre for International Maritime Affairs’ Ghana (CIMAG), a leading policy think-tank and research hub for the Maritime industry (International Trade), has appointed Dr. Bismark Ameyaw as a member of Directors. Bismarck joined the CIMAG management in 2019 as the Director, Research and Advocacy. “It is a great honour to...
FBNBank Ghana, as part of its commitment to empower all who embrace its brand with seamless access to everyday financial services has unveiled the quick banking *894# product. The product bestows the power to bank anywhere and at any time to customers. According to the bank, it is convenient,...
The Vice-President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has inaugurated the US$7.5million Infectious Diseases Centre built by the Ghana COVID-19 Private Sector Fund, at the Ga East Municipal Hospital. The project has a Level 2.5 biomedical laboratory, a triage unit, waiting areas, a nurses’ station, VIP and general wards, and a 21-bed Intensive...
… overdependence on chemical inputs in agriculture harmful Managing Director of Eco Index Agro Solutions Limited - the sole distributor of begreen organic fertiliser, Dr. Emmanuel Moses, has called for nationwide adoption and use of organic fertilisers to among others revitalise the ‘soil ecosystem’ while boosting productivity for farmers. He observed...
Unilever Ghana Limited remains positive about its future growth prospects despite the difficult economic climate that negatively impacts the company’s growth and profitability. The company is hopeful that its very strict stock management and other policies put in place by management would help to improve performance in the future. Management retains...
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Ghana Limited has introduced a flexible loan product designed to give easy access to credit to all government workers. UBA Ghana’s Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Olalekan Balogun, acknowledged the challenging economic situation due to COVID-19 and noted there is the need to stimulate...
Parliament has approved a loan facility of €101,760,002 to finance the design and construction of a drainage and ancillary sewage system in Nima, between Kawukudi to the Odaw River Basin in Accra. The amount is made up of a term loan facility agreement between the government of Ghana (represented by...
The National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI) has said that over 20,000 applicants who were supposed to benefit from the stimulus package under the Coronavirus Alleviation Programme (CAP) business support scheme were unable to receive their funds, due to their Mobile Money (MoMo) accounts facing some technical disparities. According...
Misheck Mutize IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva and World Bank group president David Malpass have offered debt relief to developing countries. A debt service relief package has been approved by some of the world’s biggest lenders for more than 25 African countries. The arrangement includes the World Bank, the International...
Local pharmaceutical manufacturers are pushing for the imposition of restrictions on the importation of basic drugs that are being produced in the country, as a means to protect and promote the local industry to thrive and push the president’s vision of making Ghana a pharmaceutical hub. According to the Pharmaceutical...