The global Corona Virus pandemic has been the ultimate measure of character and competency for leaders in all industries. More especially in the financial technology and banking industry, executives have had to take on enormous responsibilities to maintain financial stability and protect jobs in these uncertain times. The big...
Since the beginning of this century, the surge in digital transactions in Africa has not witnessed a boom which can be compared to that which COVID-19 has brought. North, South, East and West Africa all have a similar story to tell when it comes to the effects of COVID-19...
Young Educators Foundation (YEF), organisers of The Spelling Bee-Gh, is sending a note of caution to individuals and organisations who are defrauding or seek to defraud unsuspecting parents by using The Spelling Bee-Gh brand. “It has come to the attention of Young Educators Foundation, organisers of The Spelling Bee-Gh, that...
Out of a total of GHc99 million spent on loans and projects, Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) in 2019, disbursed GHc92.5 million to 74,334 micro loans beneficiaries, the Finance Committee in Parliament has presented in its report on the budget performance of the Office of Government Machinery. The report...
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated, the parent of the Ecobank Group, the leading pan-African bank with banking operations in 33 countries, concluded its 32nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Extraordinary General Meeting in Lagos, Nigeria. For the first time in the history of ETI and in line with preventive measures to curb...
The Ghana Alliance for Clean Cookstoves (GHACCO) is advocating for the full implementation the bioenergy policy after a research conducted by the group affirmed the benefits of the policy if it is fully rolled out. In a media interaction, Mohammed Amin Lukumanu, Executive Director of Ghana Alliance for Clean Cookstove...
Cultivation of poor planting materials and wrong cultural farming practices have been identified as major challenges accounting for low cashew productivity among local farmers. In recent times, cashew has been identified as a new ‘gold’ for farmers, especially among those in the savannah-transition zone. It has triggered massive cultivation across...
The Lumiere Group International (LGI) and the Chamber of Pharmacy, Ghana have announced the establishment of US$200 million COVID-19 Relief Fund to foster medium and long-term financial stability of pharmaceutical sector in Ghana. The agreement, in the form of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), formalises the mutual interaction between the...
Dalex Finance donated medical supplies worth GH¢20,000 to the St. Andrews Catholic Hospital, at Kordiabe to help fight the Coronavirus pandemic. Head of Support Services of Dalex Finance, Eric Asante, presented the items to the hospital. He was supported by the Corporate Communications Coordinator, Yaw Acheampong Adjei and Kofi Arkoh...
 The Institute of Public Relations, Ghana (IPR), has appointed, Peter Martey Agbeko, head of Public Relations at the Ghana Standards Authority to serve on its Governing Council, as a member without portfolio. The Council is the highest decision-making unit of the Institute, which is the sole professional body for Public...