to enhance expertise & broaden its reach across the continent Smile Identity has announced the acquisition of Appruve's parent company (Inclusive Innovations, Inc.) and is actively fulfilling regulatory requirements to finalisethe transaction for the affiliated entities in Africa. This strategic acquisition will expand Smile Identity's footprint across Africa and solidify...
Resilience and reliability are crucial in the performance of logistics The World Bank has released its 2023 Logistics Performance Index report, a measure of countries’ ability to move goods across borders with speed and reliability. The seventh edition of Connecting to Compete, the Logistics Performance Index (LPI) report comes after...
Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has announced that the participation of local businesses in global transactions will be boosted by the impending introduction of a global legal entity identifier. The legal entity identifier is a unique reference code used across markets and jurisdictions to uniquely identify a legally distinct entity...
UBA Ghana participated in a tree-planting exercise at the Achimota Forest to commemorate this year’s Earth Day which falls on April 22, under the theme ‘Investing in our Planet’. The aim behind the initiative under the UBA Foundation is to contribute to the bank’s climate action to offset its carbon...
as missed payments on bonds continue Fitch Ratings has downgraded the nation's Long-Term Local-Currency (LTLC) Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to restricted default (RD) – from 'CCC' due to missed payments on some local-currency-denominated bonds issued prior to the domestic debt exchange programme (DDEP). Last month, the rating agency upgraded Ghana's LTLC IDR...
The CEO of American International School (AIS), Mrs. Adelaide A. Siaw-Agyepong, has observed that Africa needs people who are sustainable development-oriented to transform the continent. According to her, the changing world needs people who are analytical in view and poised in thoughts to make an impact on this world. Speaking on...
Tourism is an absolute game-changer for Africa, says the Pro Vice-Chancellor of the Ghana Communication Technology University, Professor Robert Ebo Hinson, in a keynote address themed ‘Bold Moves, Big Impacts: Leveraging Tourism, Investments & Exports to Transform Communities and Industries’ at the 26th Annual Zambia Institute of Marketing Conference...
Coronation Insurance Ghana Ltd. has announced the appointment of Dr. Yaw Adom-Boateng as its new Managing Director effective April 1, 2023. Dr. Adom-Boateng takes over from Mr. Adedayo Arowojolu, who served as the MD/CEO of the company since 2015. Dr. Adom-Boateng is an accomplished professional with over twenty-two years of...
As Accra World Book Capital launches President of Ghana Nana Akufo Addo has iterated that reading is the cornerstone to achieving a more inclusive and equitable society, hence, the need to harness the power of books. Speaking at the official launch of the World Book Capital, 2023 in Accra, the...
Female students of the Wisconsin International University College, Ghana dominated the maiden edition of the institute’s ‘Shark Tank’ entrepreneurship challenge introduced to unearth business potentials in students as part of their academic training. The all-women three finalists showcased their creativity, innovation and resilience irrespective of the overburdened core academic curriculum,...