Women In Entrepreneurship Ghana (WIEG) has honoured over 20 young women entrepreneurs and start-ups at the 2022 edition of the Women In Entrepreneurship Awards (WIEA) held on Saturday.
The awards scheme seeks to showcase women-owned enterprises and celebrate women entrepreneurs from conceivable industries, and in the process, shine a national...
The high financing costs associated with real estate development and the undersupply of affordable housing has necessitated government’s quest to encourage investment in the sector, through the implementation of the Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT), Deputy Director-General of Finance, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Paul Ababio, has said.
The REIT,...
The second phase of the Live Strong with Iron campaign that is educating Ghanaians on the risks, symptoms and solutions of iron deficiency starts today with a renewed focus on reaching those at the highest risk.
According to the WHO, Iron Deficiency is the most common and widespread nutritional disorder...
Newly introduced taxes on petroleum products will do little to stabilise the energy sector, if inefficiencies confronting state-owned energy agencies are not tackled head-on, the Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP), has said.
In a statement, the think-tank said the government should scrap the new taxes because a significant component...
Vodafone Ghana’s CEO Ing. Patricia Obo-Nai joined a distinguished panel of speakers at the ‘Inspiring the Next Generation of Women Innovators’ event held at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) last week. The event, attended by 2000 young men and women from various Junior and Senior High...
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GLICO Pensions Trustee Company Limited (GLICO Pensions) is a wholly owned indigenous Ghanaian company incorporated in 2009 and licensed by the National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA) as corporate trustees to manage and administer occupational pension schemes, provident fund schemes and group personal pension schemes in line with the...
Less than a week into this year’s Christmas festivities, traders in the capital are yet to experience bumper sales as expected annually. Traders in and around the central business district of Accra have bemoaned the slow pace at which sales of goods are progressing ahead of the festivities.
According to...
Africa’s path to building prosperity is at the core of the continent’s development narrative. For over half a century, we have been trying to figure out what our way out of poverty and underdevelopment should be. Still, the struggle remains. Why might that be? Simply put, there are a...
GCB Bank recorded significant growth in all key performance indicators during the first quarter of 2021, compared to the same period in 2020. Strong growth in customer deposits, revenue and increased focus on optimization of operating expenses were the key drivers of the performance.
Profit for the period (before tax)...
Meandering through the unfamiliar streets of Abeka Lapaz, it's 7:25pm and I am feeling a little fatigued. As I consider driving back to Labone for one last meeting, it suddenly dawns on me that I have one important call to return. Widely considered a notoriously poor multitasker by my...