More than US$10million in combined trade is expected to take place between Ghana and Barbados by 2025, Chief Executive Officer of Export Barbados - an investment and development agency of the Caribbean nation - Mark Hill, has indicated.
The ambitious target comes on the back of increased political, cultural and...
As part of efforts to address the shortage of agro-chemicals, the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) has announced that government is proactively working with local fertiliser producers to produce quality organic fertiliser on a large scale for farmers across the country.
According to the sector minister, Dr. Owusu Afriyie...
Aimed at averting a looming food crisis in Africa, the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved an African Emergency Food Production Facility to rapidly produce 38 million tonnes of food translating into a US$1 billion increase in food production in two years.
The US$1.5billion facility will help African countries...
The world has advanced, with technology waving a magic wand over a myriad of activities including that of the financial space. This has compelled relevant stakeholders to design bespoke products and services aimed at providing convenience to customers without compromising security.
The incorporation of the Mobile Money Service into the...
Head of Investment Banking at Stanbic Bank Ghana, Kobby Bentsi-Enchil, has called on West African countries to embrace collaboration and consultative efforts to improve access to finance in the sub-region.
He said this at the opening of the West Africa Capital Market Conference (WACMaC) at Movenpick Ambassador Hotel in Accra.
Speaking...
AngloGold Ashanti Iduapriem Mine has engaged queen mothers from its host communities on their role in community development in line with its commitment to diversity and inclusion.
The event, which was held on 16th May, 2022 at the Iduapriem Club House, was attended by all queen mothers and women’s group...
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has cut the sod for the commencement of construction work on the University of Engineering and Agricultural Sciences (UEAS) Bunso Campus in the Eastern Region. The project, which is worth US$90million, is to be executed with funding support from the Korean government and is...
The Stanford Seed Transformation Network (STN) Ghana has awarded full scholarships to three brilliant but needy tertiary students to avoid deferral of courses until completion. The full scholarships provided by the newly created STN scholarship fund covers tuition fees, accommodation and other academic-related expenses of the three students selected...
At Rand Merchant Bank (RMB), the corporate and investment banking arm of FirstRand Group of which First National Bank is a member, we are continually driving investment into enhancing the Technology, Media and Telecoms (TMT) infrastructure on the continent - in order to foster technological innovation and unlock economic...
Rising prices coming from global shocks
Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Ernest Addison, has denied suggestions and assertions that the current inflation targetting framework - which extends much focus on demand-side factors - is unable to stand the test of time; hence the economy’s inability to...