A look back at the awards and accolades received in the past year, it is undeniable that Unilever Ghana’s marketing and brand management teams had had a great year in 2022. Having been recognized in three prominent awards, the Marketing World Awards, the FMCG Awards and the Women's Choice Awards,...
Businesses looking to expand and take advantage of new markets often downplay calculating and managing risks associated with the means to expand and the regulatory frameworks of a foreign jurisdiction. In this article, we go through examples, such as the case of a company’s inability to strategically navigate the complexities...
… as Omanhene demands withdrawal of Okobeng Mines’ mining licences There is growing tension among residents in the Gwira Traditional Area at the Nzema East Municipality of the Western Region, as one faction of the traditional authority continues to push for Okobeng Mining - a local small-scale mining company...
The economy spent over GH¢6.8billion (equivalent to US$560million at current market rates) importing rice, a grain that can be produced locally, last year. While total rice consumption stood at 1.4 million metric tonnes in 2022, imports valued at US$560 million accounted for 800,000 metric tonnes (mt) of the consumption figure,...
80 percent of over 280,000 vehicles exported to West Africa from the Netherlands were “old and below the Euro 4/IV emission standard”, and often lacked requisite “roadworthiness certification”. UN Comtrade data show that the European Union exported over US$275million worth of vehicles to Ghana in the last five...
Stakeholders in the domestic piggery industry are threatening legal action which could result in a total import blockade on pork products across board - should the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) fail to disclose detailed information on a recent agreement to buy large quantities of pork from the...
Investors have rallied around the stock of telecommunication behemoth MTN Ghana, following an official communication that the GH¢8.2billion back tax liability case levied against the telco by Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has been withdrawn. The news saw MTN’s share price appreciating 7.3 percent from GH¢0.82 at end of January to...
Credit analysis is a complete analysis of the client's overall performance and the specific project to be financed with a loan in order to assess the credit risk - i.e., the creditworthiness of a loan applicant. The credit analysis is a component of the credit process, during which the...
Zeepay, the African fintech leader and game-changer in the mobile money space, has once again demonstrated its commitment to expanding access to financial services across the continent. The company has received regulatory approval to bring its revolutionary mobile money services to Gambia, making it the fourth country alongside Ghana, Zambia...
The Public Health Alliance International Ghana (PHAIG), an independent not-for-profit Health Think Tank that seeks to address the pertinent issues of health in Ghana and throughout the sub-Sahara African region, has launched a COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy & vaccine mandate research findings in Accra. The research, according to the organisation, showed...