Trade and Industry Minister Alan Kyerematen has reiterated government’s commitment to nurturing and developing the capacities of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the areas of profiling, matchmaking and linkage to supply chains of large enterprises in order to be major players in the Africa Continental Free Trade...
Amid discussions on a sustainable debt path for the country, Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has assured that the domestic financial sector will be protected during discussions at IMF negotiations. Currently, the International Monetary Fund (IMF)/World Bank and the Ghana Team are undertaking a debt sustainability analysis (DSA) to inform the...
Ghana has at the end of third-quarter this year recorded a total 9,769 contacts of which 431 were actual cybersecurity incidents, acting Director General of the Cyber Security Authority (CSA), Dr. Albert Antwi-Boasiako, has revealed. Of the total number, 5,389 of the attacks are classified as direct advisories, a situation...
unveils customer service charter The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) is seeking to raise its annual tax revenue targets in the coming years to improve the country’s tax to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ratio, the Authority’s Board Chair, Dr. Anthony Oteng Gyasi, has disclosed. Dr. Gyasi, who was speaking to...
The Managing Director of Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL), Mr. Clifford Braimah, has disclosed that about 50 percent of water treated by the company is wasted due to the impact of illegal mining activities, popularly known as galamsey. He said, for instance, that in the years gone by only five...
  Deputy Chief Executive Officer for the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA), Albert Kassim Diwura, has encouraged exporters in the country to collaborate among themselves to reach bigger markets like the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). He explained that with changing trends on the global market, businesses in the country...
The Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST) is positioning itself to take advantage of a GH¢970million oil re-export market in landlocked nations within the sub-region. BOST, which recorded its first profit for 10 years in 2021 - a return of GH¢161million, said it can fully take advantage of...
Lifebuoy, the world’s number-one hygiene soap brand, has celebrated Global Handwashing Day in Ghana by appointing two ‘H for Handwashing’ Chief Education Officers (CEOs) who will spread the important message of handwashing with soap and water. The two CEOs were announced during a celebration at the Christ the King International...
Money is and has always been the driving force for a lot of people, with them saying “whatever problems money cannot fix, more money can”. And those with this mindset will go to great lengths to obtain it. However, in terms of length and motivation, how far is too...
More Ghanaian nurses are in the process of securing visas to practice abroad, a situation most of them say is born out of poor working conditions in the country. Over the past year, there have been increased cases of Ghanaian-trained nurses and other health professionals travelling outside the country. A general...