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...
Consumption of local rice over the yuletide surged as dealers and farmers benefitted from increased demand from corporates, government agencies and individuals alike. Commodity trading company Wienco Ghana - producer of Aduahene Rice, which sells about 1,000 metric tonnes of the commodity on a monthly basis - said demand for...
The 2018 Budget and Policy Statement is the second of the NPP government since taking over the reins of government in January 2017.  The 2017 Asempa budget sought to re-establish hope in the Ghanaian economy and give a clear indication of the NPP Government’s economic policy direction.  It set...
Despite several delays in the processes to conclude work on the regime to guide the sourcing of legal timber for the consumption of the local wood industry and the export market, it has emerged that plans are now far advanced to commence and test the FLEGT licensing regime this...
Yes, I actually wrote that. Working in or around finance in Ghana requires learning forex markets. You must read Bank of Ghana reports, watch trade flows, foreign fiscal and monetary policy. Because you never know what’s going to happen with the Ghana Cedi – but right now I’m concerned about...
The Minority Caucus in Parliament has become aware of findings contained in the decision of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) on a complaint filed against the Finance Minister over the infamous US$ 2.25 billion bond in March this year. Contrary to some publications on a number...
Digital infrastructure and agriculture in Africa are key growth areas that are expected to attract a higher level of investment, a panel of financial experts said during the fourth Global Business Forum on Africa in Dubai. Addressing a panel discussion entitled, "Funding African Business – Deal Makers or Risk Takers",...