Businesses in the Upper West regional capital have been urged to add value to their products so as to enable them take advantage of burgeoning opportunities in the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Implementing the AfCFTA is expected to deepen trade between countries on the continent and help sustain government’s industrialisation...
The Head of Client Coverage at First National Bank Ghana, Richard Kokoih, has affirmed the bank’s commitment to supporting government in its bond-issuance programme that will increase the availability of funds for financing developmental projects.
According to Mr. Kokoih, the important role of banks like First National Bank in supporting...
The Twin Tub Pack campaign will support families impacted by COVID-19
Leading consumer brand, Blue Band, has announced an additional response to the economic disruption posed by COVID-19 within families in Ghana through its ‘Spreading Smiles’ Twin Tub Pack Campaign with over GHS 100,000 cash rewards up for grabs.
With experts...
The year 2020 will go down in the annals of history as being very bleak for labour globally and Ghana is no exception. The beginning of the year gave vivid indication of the economy on sound footing with employers’ budget appraisals in right direction.
Then, all of the sudden the...
A possible election dispute will do very little to affect Ghana’s position as one of the continent’s top investment destinations, Dr. Sam Ankrah - President of the African Investment Group (AIG) has said, citing the country’s strong institutions and mature democratic credentials.
“Ghana benefits from a relatively stable political system...
UNCTAD Secretary-General sets down roadmap for health, productivity, prosperity and fixing a fractured global economy scarred by the coronavirus pandemic ahead of its October 2021 quadrennial conference in Barbados.
The COVID-19 crisis has been both an accelerator and a decelerator for already rooted trends in the global economy. On the...
The World Bank has long held the view that digital payments are essential to economic growth. By integrating digital into payment solutions and platforms, developing economies can bypass many of the challenges in legacy payments and banking, in order to gain access to affordable and relevant financial solutions.
The use...
The One District-One Factory (1D1F) and Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ), if pursued more vigorously, can strengthen the domestic private sector, the Executive Council of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has observed.
TUC believes these initiatives need rapid expansion and support from all social partners. “They can make a...
Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has said that the situation where everyone has to pay a fortune to test for the coronavirus is impeding the fight against the deadly pandemic, hence, his call for government to make it free to enable majority of people to...