The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia says the Akufo-Addo government's decision to introduce a new, no-guarantor student loan scheme is aimed at aiding young people, especially the less privileged, to seek tertiary education.
Speaking on Peace FM's Kokrokooo during an exclusive interview on Tuesday, Dr. Bawumia said, following the highly...
As part of efforts to maintain and sustain good sanitation, the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources (MSWR) in partnership with Zoomlion Ghana Limited (ZGL) has presented five double-cabin pick-up vehicles to the Ghana Police Service and Ghana Armed Forces at Kumasi in the Ashanti Region.
The move will enable...
The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), Mr. Yoofi Grant has told Ghanaians in the diaspora that the centre is ready to assist them to have access to investment opportunities in Ghana.
He explained that the GIPC serves as the intermediary between the private sector and...
Hydrogen is today enjoying unprecedented momentum. Supplying hydrogen to industrial users is now a major business around the world. Demand, which has grown more than threefold since 1975, continues to rise, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).
The world is transitioning from the traditional “hydrocarbon economy” where heating is...
Every employee must feel welcomed, safe and confident with their self-defined identities. It is the responsibility of the employer to create such an environment. It boosts confidence and creates a sense of belonging. It’s essential that today’s business leaders create safe and inclusive workplaces where workers feel comfortable and...
Pandemic-related lockdowns, flight cancellations, and border closures may be putting a crimp on summer vacation plans. However, the precipitous drop in tourism will have an outsized impact on countries that rely on foreign travelers—with potentially large-scale effects on their economies’ national accounts.
Costa Rica, Greece, Morocco, Portugal, and Thailand could...
Starting a business can be daunting and Absa, through its StartUp Banking initiative, is creating an opportunity for start-up businesses as well as young people with business ideas to scale-up and grow their business.
The Absa StartUp Banking is open to young Ghanaian businesses registered for less than three years...
A Chinese-owned fishing trawler has been re-licensed to fish in Ghana, despite being caught for illegal fishing twice and failing to pay its fine.
In June 2019, the Lu Rong Yuan Yu 956 was apprehended in Ghanaian waters with illegal nets and undersized ‘small pelagic’ fish on board – the...
Even as Europeans and Asians join Trump’s ban, the Chinese company continues to prosper from the continent’s move toward 5G.
A year ago in June, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa got a letter that painted an alarming picture of his country’s economic prospects. The leaders of the country’s four largest...
Government is set to unveil a plan on how the nation’s natural mineral resources, especially gold, would see value added locally to create jobs, increase revenue to the state, improve the living standards of Ghanaians and place the nation on a stronger path beyond aid.
Ghana has been producing gold, diamonds, bauxite and manganese for...