Izwe Savings and Loans, a leading financial service provider in Ghana, today announced a strategic brand refresh aimed at enhancing its ability to meet the evolving needs of its customers and further solidify its position in the market. After 13 years of successful operation in Ghana, Izwe has undertaken a...
The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) has said that with the nation’s growing industrial interest, there is the need for the state to accelerate its efforts in adding nuclear energy to the national energy mix to guarantee reliable, cheap, predictable and accessible power to support economic growth. Chief Executive Officer...
It is said that adversity is a gift. Well, it depends on what you make out of the situation you are confronted with. Alberta is a typical example of a young lady who made the best out of a troubled situation. Just as would be expected of every young...
Addressing the funding gap for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), the Development Bank Ghana (DBG) is prepared - based on an innovative model - to provide competitively priced loans through partner financial institutions for on-lending, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Development Bank Ghana (DBG), Kwamina Duker, has...
Founder of SheaCoal Zoyanna Ent, Douglas Akoglo, has been crowned winner of the third edition of the Presidential Pitch organised by the Business Development Ministry in partnership with the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Plan (NEIP). His initiative, which is aimed at converting Shea nut residue into charcoal, won the grand...
The Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) has begun the disbursement of stimulus packages to affected traders whose shops were destroyed by fire at the Odawna Market. According to the Director of Operations, Dominic Baah Ayim, for Masloc 250 people on Friday, December 4, 2020, have received their stimulus packages...
The Ghana Enterprises Agency is set to implement phase two of the COVID-19 Response Grant programme to provide liquidity and support for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in selected sectors of the economy, enabling them to adjust and grow out of the COVID-19 crisis. The nationwide grant programme will focus...
The African Guarantee Fund Group (AGF), through its subsidiary AGF West Africa, and the Orabank Group have concluded a portfolio guarantee agreement for a total amount of 60 billion FCFA (100 million USD), aimed at increasing the financing capacity of the Orabank Group in favor of SMEs through its...
Sean Duggan, Lead Investment Promotion Expert under the EU-Funded Project, has indicated that a large proportion of businesses are not investment-ready, and as a result are finding it difficult to raise funding. The situation, he indicated, is because “Investors are reluctant to invest in businesses that are not investment-ready and...
CapitalPlus Exchange (CapPlus) has announced the winners of its 2022 Sales Champion Challenge in recognition of their exceptional demonstration of new mindsets and practices to increase lending to small businesses. The Sales Champion Challenge is a competition among banks participating in the Financial Institution Resilience and Strengthening (FIRST+) programme which aims at...