The Ghana National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GNCCI) – Sekondi-Takoradi branch, in collaboration with Bank of Africa, has held its Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) Breakfast Meeting in Takoradi. The meeting discussed topics such as the impact of 2023 budget and economic policies on businesses and strategies to overcome them,...
In March 2022, the Chinese government set a target of 5-5.5% GDP growth for the year. At the time, such growth levels appeared perfectly attainable. But within a month, the Omicron variant had arrived, triggering strict lockdowns that, while stemming the spread of the coronavirus, caused serious damage to...
DreamOval Limited has  successfully  executed of its  2022 Ghana Science and Tech Explorer Prize (GSTEP) Challenge through its foundation arm. The program, designed for Junior High School (JHS) students and teachers in Ghana, aimed to excite, encourage, and support the development of practical Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths (STEM)...
Deputy Director of Procurement and Stores, Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), Dr. Robert Kweku Tay, has underscored the need for practitioners and students of the sector to abreast themselves with technology and use of Information Technology (IT) to enhance employability, drive advancement in the profession, as well as...
Experts in forex trading, have made a claim for the introduction of the subject matter into the curriculum of schools in the country, especially tertiary level to equip young graduates with the requisite skills to venture into the US$5 trillion global market at an early stage. With the teaming unemployed...
In December 2020, the Inter-Governmental Action Group Against Money laundering in West Africa (GIABA) issued a policy advisory paper on fintech risk and opportunities. The paper pointed to several important issues including roles of stakeholders in ensuring Africa’s safe digital transformation. One recommendation was to put in place strong...
Ghana’s Cocoa sector is estimated to contribute about 3.5 percent to GDP and makes up about 25 percent of total export receipts. It is one of the most beneficial traditional commodities that have been the bedrock for the country. Despite its enormous potential, the sector has been at risk...
Osafric Construction and Mining with its sister company Osafric Ventures Ltd. - a freight forwarding firm - donated items worth GH¢30,000 to all schools in the Ehiamenkyene Circuit of  Fanteakwa South District Assembly. Printing and making photocopies were serious challenges to teachers in the Circuit. They relied on a small...
Entrepreneurs are key to driving sustainable economic growth, as well as creating job opportunities. Such is the bold ambition of the Orange Corners programme. This is an initiative of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in collaboration with MDF West Africa, the Ghana Innovation Hub and private sector partners Fidelity Bank,...
The Cyber Security Authority (CSA) has announced the commencement of the process to license Cybersecurity Service Providers (CSPs), accreditation of Cybersecurity Establishments (CEs) and Cybersecurity Professionals (CPs). The licensing and accreditation regime which will take effect from March 1, 2023, will apply to existing and new CSPs, CEs and CPs. This...

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