By Kizito CUDJOE
The United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator for Ghana, Charles Abani, has highlighted the country’s strides in leveraging carbon finance to strengthen climate interventions as global action on climate change deepens.
This comes in response to discussions surrounding establishing an energy bank on the African continent.
“Ghana is already making...
DPS Group, manufacturers of quality pipes and household plastics and importers and distributors of pharmaceutical products in Ghana, has made a significant contribution to the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital’s Trauma and Orthopedics Department.
The donation, which consists of medical-grade power drills and saws, would greatly enhance the department’s capacity to treat...
In 2020, the Africa Development Bank (AfDB) supported Ghana’s COVID-19 response programme. A substantial grant was approved in July 2020 for the country’s Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan (EPRP).
Before this, the World Bank, in April 2020, had also provided some $100 million to help the country tackle the pandemic....
On 31 March 2023, the Parliament of Ghana enacted the Income Tax (Amendment) Act, 2023, Act 1094 (‘’Act 1094’’), which received presidential assent on April 2, 2023. The amending Act addressed various tax measures aimed at increasing the Government’s tax revenue by approximately one billion two hundred and ninety...
The Ghana Enterprises Agency is excited to announce a new partnership with Lokko House and Jowato Company Limited under its GEA/Mastercard Foundation Business In A Box (BizBox) Project. This initiative aims to promote Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Ghana by providing market access for inclusive and sustainable...
Minister for Works and Housing, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has said his ministry is committed to the built environment sector and addressing pressing housing and hydrology challenges in the country.
“We recognise that sustainable development in all these areas cannot be achieved in isolation but requires a concerted and coordinated approach across...
By Amos Safo
Last week, I started a two-part series of articles to shed light on the debt situation in Africa and its implications for future generations.
The articles follow the ongoing demonstration of Kenyan youth, popularly called Generation Z (Gen Z) over a finance bill that would raise the cost...
Risk-based auditing is a proactive and strategic approach that prioritizes audits based on the potential impact of risks on an organization’s operations. Risk-based auditing aims at improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the audit process by focusing on the areas of highest risk. A risk-based audit usually begins with...
First of all, I wish to pay my profoundest respects to our Chairman, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin, the Okyenhene, who in this year is celebrating his 25th anniversary on the Ofori Panin Stool of Akyem Abuakwa. We recall all the efforts made in the field of the environment and...
In a move aimed at supporting companies in their journey toward sustainability, the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) through its Energy Service Centre (ESC) is supporting commercial and industrial companies with capacity building and technical backstopping to enable them undertake greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting. The Centre held two comprehensive...