Small businesses at the regional and district levels are expected to benefit from a GH₵38m facility to be advanced by the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) this year. This is aimed at enabling prospective beneficiaries to shore-up their businesses as part of the Centre’s programme of activities for the...
Rising industrial and energy output, along with steady declines in inflation and debt levels, combined to support accelerated growth in Ghana in 2017; and continued fiscal reforms point to a positive outlook for 2018. The economy gained momentum last year, expanding by 7.8% year-on-year (y-o-y) in the first six months,...
Former President, John Agyekum Kufuor, has called on the youth to emulate the shining examples of indigenous entrepreneurs who through perseverance have established successful businesses that currently employ thousands of people. “We needn’t go far as the developed world to see where some youth have shown leadership and broken through...
Government missed out on its inflation target for year 2017 by 0.6 percentage points, ending the year with 11.8 percent against a target of 11.2 percent, the Ghana Statistical Service’s (GSS) December release has shown. The figure also represents a 0.1 percentage point rise over the 11.7 percent recorded in...
Government missed out on its inflation target for year 2017 by 0.6 percentage points, ending the year with 11.8 percent against a target of 11.2 percent, the Ghana Statistical Service’s (GSS) December release has shown. The figure also represents a 0.1 percentage point rise over the 11.7 percent recorded in...
When the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) presented its third quarter performance for 2017, not a single investment was recorded for tourism. According to the report, since the turn of 2017, more than 130 projects worth some US$5billion were recorded and yet not a single dollar was recorded in the...
The Entrepreneurs Foundation of Ghana (EFG) has opened nominations for the 8th edition of Ghana Entrepreneur & Corporate Executive Awards 2018. The deadline for entries to be nominated for Ghana’s most prestigious awards for entrepreneurs & corporate executives is 31st January, 2018. Ghana Entrepreneur & Corporate Executive Awards 2018 is...
Cryptocurrencies have been on a surging run this year but its gaining more grounds. After Eight years with bad names and initial scam reviews, it has gotten stronger and caught the attention of many investment firms as well as corporate entities like Microsoft. With traditional ways of transferring money across...
In a highly competitive evolving business environment, detailed tactical plans and execution of core firm-specific objectives, coupled with effective monitoring and evaluation of key performance indicators (KPIs), have not only become a means to compete but also principal ingredients for survival. In the heart of this challenging endeavour to...
President of the Chartered Institute of Bankers (CIB), Mrs. Patricia Sappor has urged banking professionals in Ghana to begin discussions on Crypto Currency. According to her Crypto Currency is the next big thing happening, noting that as at November 2017, Crypto Currencies (digital Currencies eg. Bitcoin) have reached a record...