November or movember, you say? For a vast number of the populace movember’s significance in the calendar is still a mystery. For those mystified individuals, movember came to life 14 years ago in 2003, created by a few friends over a beer in Melbourne, Australia. You might think, how sloshed...
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has been charged to take advantage of the numerous opportunities afforded by technology to increase the tax to GDP ratio, and thereby help reduce the country’s dependency on aid and donor support. “The country’s tax to Gross Domestic Products (GDP) ratio, which is quite alarming,...
As from 1st January 2018, Ghanaian farmers will be able to resume exports of all plant commodities to the European Union (EU) market. This follows the European Commission's decision to lift the current ban on the exports of five plant commodities from Ghana to the European Union (EU) market on...
A total of 1,000 Ghanaians will receive training annually as part of the newly launched Accelerated Oil and Gas Capacity Programme (AOGC), President Nana Akufo-Addo, has said. Two hundred Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) will also be provided with the capacity to gain a competitive advantage in the industry...
Ghana’s hopes of raising a debt without sovereign guarantee did not yield the expected results, and the outcome has been met with mixed reactions from industry and academia. A statement from ESLA Plc. - the Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) established to raise the bond with backing from the Energy Debt...
HFC Bank Ghana, a subsidiary of Republic Financial Holdings Limited has announced a special loan package for both existing and new customers of the Bank at 15% to 17% interest depending on the income profile of applicant. The interest rate of 15% to 17% being offered by the bank, is...
The Nyaho Medical Centre has opened its ultra-modern satellite branch at The Octagon in the central business district of Accra, in line with its quest to enhance access to convenient and real-time healthcare delivery to clients and the general public. Patients of this new branch will have access to over...
Mr. Rockson Kwesi Dogbegah, Chairman Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) Construction Sector, has called on government to pass the Construction Industry Development Authority (CIDA) bill to regulate activities in the construction industry. He said this is necessary to help build an “indigenised globally competitive construction industry that promotes excellence and...
The Northern Regional chapter of the Association of Rural Banks (ARBs) has called on the Bank of Ghana (BOG) to consider rural banks in the three regions of the North which are striving hard to meet its recapitalization strategy requirement. According to them, they are not getting the required savings...
The Board Chairman of Amenfiman Rural Bank, Mr. Tony Aubynn, has advised management of rural banks to adapt to the wave of change within the banking environment and invest in technology to make banking easy and effective for customers, and not be dissuaded by their rural label. He said when...