According to the definition of Internal Auditing in the IIA's International Professional Practices Framework (IPPF), internal auditing is an independent, objective assurance and consulting activity designed to add value and improve an organisation's operations. Internal auditor helps an organisation accomplish its objectives by bringing a systematic, disciplined approach to evaluate and improve...
With some drivers and transport owners unreasonably charging an upward fare, the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) is yet to release the new transport fares this weekend, after the Ministry of Transport approved a 15 percent hike in fares across the board in the country.
Justifying the increment, the...
Vodafone Ghana has partnered with Opera, one of the world’s leading browser developers, to give its customers free browsing of up to 50 MB every day for those who use Opera Mini, Opera News, and Opera News Lite on their smartphones.
The partnership seeks to enhance the online experience for...
meqasa.com, Ghana’s leading real-estate website - combining the country’s best property search experience with over 45,000 property listings - recorded record traffic figures in June 2020.
Visits to meqasa.com were up 52%, with over 200,000 visits during the month. Leads have also followed the upward trajectory over the course of...
Governments and development partners must respond in a more coordinated, targetted and rapid manner to be effective in limiting impact. An additional 49 million Africans could be pushed into extreme poverty by the pandemic and its aftermath; West and Central Africa stand to be worst-hit
Africa’s economic growth could rebound...
Unichem Ghana Group, a leading name in Pharmaceutical Marketing & Distribution, has received an endorsement from the Ghana Society of Dermatology for ‘Mycolex Cream & Mycolex Powder’.
Mycolex Cream & Mycolex Powder contain Miconazole, which is a broad spectrum anti-fungal useful in the treatment of skin fungal infections like athletes’s...
GOIL Company in Ghana (GOIL), in partnership with the Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems (GhIPSS), has launched the gh-link card on GOIL’s Point of Sale (POS) devices for use across the country.
With this development, all gh-link cards used mainly by banks and other financial institutions can now be...
Hand in hand, banks and Financial Technology (FinTech) firms can speed up efforts to digitise the economy and drive financial inclusion, as well as create endless opportunities; but only if they can work as partners and not rivals, an expert has said.
According to Sebastian Yalley, Chief Executive Officer of...
The rapid production growth of cashew in the country, especially within the forest-transition zone, is consuming sizeable farmlands and thus posing a threat to sustainable production of food crops in the country’s food basket.
Cashew production has become a penchant for most farmers in areas like Techiman, Nkoranza, Wenchi, Atebubu,...
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has provided a US$5.2million loan to Nyaho Medical Centre to support the health care provider’s expansion outside Accra, and the upgrade of its existing hospital so it can better serve its patients.
The IFC’s loan, which comes as access to quality health...