In many African countries including Ghana and around the globe, plastics play a very important role in the economic lives of people due to its durability, potability and affordability. Plastics play a significant role in transporting Ghana’s indigenous goods. Indigenous food products like ‘‘waakye’’ ‘‘kenkey’’ are no exceptions. However, these...
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has said his caution that some banks were on the verge of collapsing, as far back as 2015, was supported by data from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). According to Dr. Bawumia, an Asset Quality Review of the country’s banking system - a study occasioned...
The National Insurance Commission (NIC) has commenced the training of some 250 National Service Personnel posted to the Ghana Police Service’s Urban Traffic Management Unit of the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD). The training forms part of the Commission’s structured agenda to create insurance awareness in the country, and...
InfoSec Advisory with Del ADEN: October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month — your best opportunity to jumpstart security awareness at your organization and highlight the importance for every employee to adopt secure habits.  From this month going forward, each and every one of us needs to do our part to...
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry France Ghana (CCIFG) in collaboration with Allianz Insurance Ghana, CalBank PLC, L’oreal West Africa, Mazars, Marina Mall and Silver Star Auto Limited organised a Hybrid Business Conference on What does AfCFTA mean to Ghana. This event, after the radio silence effect observed during the...
Background The excess demand for the US dollar over supply remains inevitable, even in times of COVID-19 where rate of imports has declined.  One of the recent Forex Forward Rates (FFR) auction in 2020 registered about 62.62% of banks’ excess bid over the accepted amount with a bid cover ratio...
… Health, education and religious bodies worst culprits Out of 6,000 private and public businesses registered at the Registrar Generals’ Department, only 2,000 have registered with the Data Protection Commission (DPC), which means more than 65 percent of business in the country are not data protection compliant. The act sets out...
...says delays deny state of much-needed revenue The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) has urged government to review exploration contracts of companies that have failed to invest in their oil blocks. In all, about 12 oil agreements, awarded prior to 2016, are said to be idle. The delay in exploring...
High Commissioner to Lebanon, Egypt and Sudan, Dr Winfred Okai Hammond has revealed that his outfit has rescued 2000 female migrants from Lebanon who were going through hazardous conditions to make ends meet. According to him, they had the hope of finding greener pastures in these lands but were met...
The promotion of peaceful and inclusive societies is a requisite for sustainable development, and this requires great efforts on all fronts including control over arms flows and crimes, as highlighted by the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16. However, the widespread of small arms and light weapons constitutes one of...