The Office of the Registrar of Companies (ORC) and the Ghana Association of Restructuring and Insolvency Advisors (GARIA) have inducted over 160 members as newly licensed Insolvency Practitioners (IPs) at its second cohort Induction Ceremony in Accra. The Induction Ceremony, which was also in partnership with other stakeholders including the Bank of Ghana and...
African nations are undergoing change, but the old politic rhetoric is still the dominating narrative in many parts of Africa. It’s been “Africa Rising” for some time now, and yet, so many countries remain impoverished and dependent on foreign assistance. What does this mean for African industries? Many African...
The Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mark Okraku Mantey, has stated that the tourism sector, one of fastest-growing industries in the country, needs media support to sustain progress. The sector contributed US$2.1billion to the economy in 2021 and was estimated to have generated about US$2.3billion by the end...
The Volta Lake Transport Company Limited (VLTC) has called on businesses in Ghana to take advantage and cart bulk quantities of their cargoes across the Volta Lake because it is safer, and cost-efficient to do so, compared to road transport. Speaking on the Eye on Port programme on maximising the...
– Agency Banking pioneer, Fidelity Bank, upgrades offering with revamped Agency Plus points Over a decade ago, Fidelity Bank set out on a journey to make banking accessible to all Ghanaians. One of the main pillars of this agenda was an endeavour that would enable anyone to carry out basic...
Concerns The proliferation of AI technologies in Africa is not without its challenges, as foreign companies and governments have been known to introduce technologies that have questionable benefits for local communities. China has been at the forefront of exporting AI-driven technologies to Africa, with its Belt and Road Initiative and...
“Many small people, in small places, doing small things can change the world”. — Eduardo Galeano “It is a small world”! This statement is usually used to show surprise when one meets someone one knows at an unexpected place or finds out that one shares a friend, acquaintance, etc., with another person....
On Friday March 17th 2023, stakeholders from across the pension and financial services industry gathered for the fifth edition of the Pension Strategy Conference; an annual industry-shaping and policy advocacy event in Ghana. This year’s Pension Strategy Conference presented a platform for investment managers to showcase exciting and innovative investment...
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of FBNBank Ghana Victor Yaw Asante has encouraged the bank’s women’s network as well as women everywhere to strive toward breaking down gender barriers in innovation and technology while creating a more diverse and inclusive world for all. He made this remark during the bank’s...
The Association of African Central Banks (AACB) has urged its member countries to adopt a harmonised monetary policy framework to establish the African Central Bank (ACB). During its first meeting of 2023 on March 9th in Dakar, Senegal, the AACB Bureau, which comprises the Governors of the central banks of...