Ghana’s strength lies in agriculture, and therefore structures must be developed to support and fund the sector to grow the economy and create employment for the millions of unemployed youth, Celeste Fauconnier, Senior Global Markets Researcher at the Rand Merchant Bank (RMB), South Africa has said.
Ms. Fauconnier, who was...
Bayport Savings and Loans has gone to the aid of students of the College of Engineering, of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), donating GHS20,000, as part of a student endowment package for needy but brilliant students.
The package, being the first tranche of support to the...
The Electricity Company of Ghana Limited (ECG) has cautioned encroachers and other settlers engaging in businesses and other human activities beneath and near the company’s distribution lines and other facilities around the country.
“Notable among such activities are vehicle selling points (garages), food joints and table-top selling points, contrary to...
Old Mutual Life Assurance Company, a major player in the financial and insurance industry in Ghana has rewarded its best-performing broker with a luxury week-end trip to Cape Town South Africa for the Cape Town International Jazz festival. The event is an annual music festival held in Cape Town,...
The first quarter of 2018 has seen a sharp decline in market prices for cryptocurrencies. The trend had been downward until recently. This has been a very long bear market for most crypto enthusiasts but has given many people the opportunity to buy cryptocurrencies and hold in their bags....
A two-day sub-Saharan Africa Aviation Security Regional Workshop to discuss ways of dealing with current and potential threats to air travel is underway in Accra.
Opening the workshop, Aviation Minister, Ms. Cecilia Dapaah, noted that the threat to aviation remains compelling, given the interconnectedness of global air travel and trade.
“As...
Based on what meteorologists are saying, there is likely to be unprecedented rains this season; and as a consequence, many parts of the city of Accra will again be flooded. Works and Housing Minister Samuel Atta Akyea toured some parts of the capital to inspect drains ahead of the...
‘Once bitten, twice shy’ is the most apt adage that explains the general apprehension surrounding the emergence of fall armyworm (FAW) infestation that seems to have come to stay with us for a long time.
Since 2017, the devastation wrought by the FAW in Ghana has been phenomenal - and...
Rules to contain lavish government deficits are most effective if countries design them to be simple, flexible, and enforceable in the face of changing economic circumstances.
In new analysis, we look at fiscal rules in over 90 countries and, based on their experiences, find that the rules put in the...
The Paramount Chief of Tefle Traditional Area, Togbui Nukaku Dugbaza, has called on the Bank of Ghana and commercial banks especially GCB Bank to work together to reduce the cost of credit in the country.
He said the prevailing interest rate is expensive for individuals and corporate businesses and scares...