Macfrut will be organizing the world’s first virtual trade fair for agribusiness players in the fruit and vegetable sector from September 8-10 in Italy.
With support from the Italian Trade Agency (ITA), the fair offers players, especially those from Ghana and other African countries, an important opportunity to gain access to...
The Gulf of Guinea has re-emerged as the global piracy hotspot - accounting for 90 percent of global kidnappings reported recently, with the number of crew taken increasing by more than 50 percent to 121, according to marine insurer Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE’s (AGCS) Safety & Shipping...
Upfield Foods, the new owner of iconic spreads brands including Blue Band, Rama and Flora, celebrated its second anniversary recently. Interestingly, Upfield announced a global return to growth this year following 11 years of declining revenue. Upfield bought the spreads business from Unilever in 2018 and has delivered this...
… ready for stated capital increment
Specialised Deposit-Taking Institutions (SDIs), especially finance houses and savings and loans companies, are pushing the government to expand the Ghana Amalgamated Trust Limited’s (GAT) scope to support them with secure and cheap funds, as they ready themselves for a capital increment directive from...
…urge gov’t to support company
The Association of Coordinating Directors (ACD) has entreated central government to support the various waste treatment facilities owned by waste management company Zoomlion Ghana Limited (ZGL).
Organiser of the ACD, Michael Owusu Amoako, made the call when members of the association (mainly regional coordinating directors ...
Data from the Ghana AIDS Commission indicates that 20,068 new HIV/AIDS cases were recorded in the country during 2019 from the 19,000 recorded in 2018. Out of this, AIDS-related death was estimated at 13,616.
Children between 0-14 years constituted 2,972 cases, representing 15 percent of the new cases recorded; the...
As banks increasingly allow some staff to work remotely, especially at home, the likelihood of cyber-attacks is higher than working in the traditional banking environment, Abiola Bawuah, Regional CEO-West Africa at United Bank for Africa (UBA), has said.
She said banks, just like other businesses trying to reduce the number...
The nation’s industrialisation and infrastructure development agenda begs the acquisition of a vessel that will help it mobilise the necessary materials needed not only to facilitate economic growth but also make Ghana a maritime hub on the continent, William Amanhyia, Branch Secretary of the Nautical Institute has said.
Acknowledging the...
Activa International Insurance Company has paid GH¢449,319 as insurance claim to FOCOS Orthopedic Hospital for damage to the hospital’s CT scan equipment.
Receiving the cheque on behalf of the hospital, Prof. Boachie-Adjei said the hospital’s management team were really amazed and impressed with the professionalism displayed by Activa International Insurance;...
The main operator of the electricity grid, Ghana Grid Company, (GRIDCo) has attributed recent intermittent power outages to challenges with some of its key transmission lines in the Western and Eastern parts of the country.
“Brief outages have hit certain parts of the country in recent days; particularly last week...