Flooding in the Upper East, North-East and Northern Regions will only affect food supply at the local level but not the national level, according to ESOKO, an agriculture-focused technology firm. Content Manager for Esoko Ghana, Francis Danso Adjei, who disclosed this to the B&FT said destruction of the farmlands in...
Human Resources recruitment firm Jobberman witnessed a net increase in job listings on its platform by employers despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, acting CEO of its Ghanaian operations Kwaku Agbesi has revealed. Demand for blue-collar jobs – plumbers, electricians and drivers – he said, is responsible for the phenomenon, following...
Depositors whose funds were locked up in the collapsed Savings and Loans Companies and Microfinance companies will now receive their cash from today (16th September, 2020) instead of an earlier promise by government to hold the monies in bonds. A statement released by the Receiver of the 347 defunct Microfinance...
Enterprise Computing, a technology-based organisation, has set up a new and ultramodern ICT centre at St. Paul’s Methodist Junior High School in Tema as part of efforts to help the youth in the community acquire the needed knowledge and skills in order to adapt to this fast-changing technological world. The...
Analyst says it shows the robustness of the sector Measures introduced by the regulator to help the banking industry remain strong in this pandemic season seem to be bearing fruit, as new data show banks’ dependence on the central bank for liquidity support has reduced significantly. The Statistical Bulletin Report...
… airlines seek aggressive advertisement to sensitise travellers  The Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has postponed implementation of the mandatory online COVID-19 test payment for all in-bound passengers to Ghana to Monday, September 21; and has also allowed for other payment options including mobile money and cash. This was after...
The Vice President, Alhaji Mahamadu Bawumia, has inaugurated the state of art New Liquid Bulk Terminal at Takoradi Port. The Vice President also cut the sod for the construction of a new multi-purpose Dry Bulk Jetty Phase Two, also at the Takoradi Port. The newly inaugurated Liquid Bulk Terminal, the biggest...
People’s Pension Trust has launched the iCARE Pension, an innovative feature of the PPT Personal Pension Scheme in commemoration of Pension Awareness Day. iCARE Pension will allow anyone to easily set up and contribute to the pension of someone they care about - such as a family member, a domestic...
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has hailed the CEO of Ghana Exim Bank, Lawrence Agyinsamm and its leadership for their respective roles in building and supporting industries to progress in the country. The acknowledgement comes in the wake of credit support that GEXIM bank has extended to over 100 startups...
The Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) and the Institute for Energy Security (IES) want government to address what they describe as “unsustainable indebtedness” to the Ghana National Gas Company (GNGC). At the end of 2019, the Volta River Authority (VRA) and other players in the energy space owed GNGC...