Global environmental issues are getting more attention due to the rising threat of global warming and climate change. The inter-governmental panel on climate change (IPCC) reports a 1.1 to 6.4°C increase of global temperatures and a rise in sea level of about 16.5 to 53.8 cm by 2100. Bearing...
The Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners (GNASSM) has disclosed that the industry has lost some US$551million and still counting due to the ban placed on their operations by government. It has therefore called on government to immediately lift the ban in order to save the industry from collapse. “Once...
Mining giant Golden Star on February 1, 2018 reached an important milestone, as its Prestea Underground Mine in the Western Region achieved commercial production. The project construction of the Prestea Underground mine, including the installation of all ancillary infrastructure has been completed. Operational and gold production is expected to continue to...
ASA Savings and Loans Limited is to spend some GH¢225,000 on its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) this year in the areas of health and education. Last year, the company spent a total of GH¢157,507 on its CSR in all the 17 branches and 96 Business Centers across the country of...
About 30,000 smallholder legume farmers in the Northern Region are to benefit from a grant worth US$689,984 to help boost production of legumes using rhizome inoculant technology. Out of the number 9,000 are women, representing 30 percent selected from five regions: namely the Northern, Upper West, Upper East, Volta and...
The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) Construction Sector has called on government to, as a matter of urgency, pass a law on interest payment for delayed payment of public construction works. A delayed payment law, according to the association, would among other things ensure funds for construction projects are well-budgeted for...
The Volta River Authority (VRA) is to import about 200 megawatts of power from neighbouring Cote d’Ivoire to augment local production and avert power rationing, otherwise known as ‘dumsor’, following shutdown of the Jubilee FPSO on February 1, 2018 for planned maintenance. The Jubilee Floating, Production, Storage, and Offloading (FPSO)...
The Ghana Agricultural Insurance Pool (GAIP) has settled the claims of five farmers, under an outgrower scheme of Agricare Limited in Kumasi, whose farms were affected by drought and the Fall Army Worm. The farmers, who were subscribed to the insurance package by Agricare Limited as part of an agreement...
Digital innovation is transforming how businesses operate and how people work. Your bank will need to embrace digital capabilities in order to revolutionize its business. Achieving digital innovation will require your bank to create immersive digital customer experiences, change the way employees work and rethink your business models. Usually, when...
The Harvard Review claims that customers who had great experiences in the past with a company will spend 140% more compared to people who had poor experiences. Clearly, there is a correlation between the quality of the experience and revenue, which also holds true in the hospitality industry. The...