The University of Media Arts and Communication's Directorate of Research, Innovation, and Development (DRID) is preparing to delve into contemporary public relations trends during the 2024 New Year Public Lecture.
The lecture, which will be on the topic 'Public Relations: Current Trends, Challenges, and 21st Century Opportunities,' seeks to discuss...
The Ghana Incentive-based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending Project (GIRSAL), through its Partner Excellence Awards, has recognised its most-active financial institutions and individuals for helping increase lending to the agriculture sector.
The awardees were honoured for supporting the agriculture sector through GIRSAL’s core programmes - the Credit Risk Guarantee...
The cedi is expected to find relief in the near-term thanks to the successful debt restructuring agreement with external creditors, paving the way for restructuring the US$5.4 billion bilateral debt and anticipated inflows from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank.
Last week, the currency lost value against the...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) executive board is due to meet on Friday to approve a US$600million rescue loan payout to Ghana, three sources have told Reuters, after the country reached a deal to restructure US$5.4billion of official creditor debt.
The board date is expected to be published in the...
Standard Chartered Bank Ghana has opened applications for Cohort 4 of the Standard Chartered Women in Technology (SCWIT) Incubator Programme.
The initiative supports female-led and/or owned businesses, in line with the growing demand for diversity in technology and entrepreneurship. It underscores the need for increased opportunities for women to develop...
Fiscal space, in its simplest form, is the capacity of governments to adjust their revenue and expenditure policies to overcome economic shocks and foster growth. It is a precarious balance between short-term responsiveness and long-term prudence. It is essential to realise that fiscal space is not an abstract concept. It is...
An all-inclusive women’s network, Women in Insurance Network of Ghana (WING), has been duly launched to improve participation of women in the insurance ecosystem.
The presence of such a network is critical as the latest Future One Agency Universe Study postulates that globally, while women drive the insurance industry – forming over...
A new initiative has been launched at Osu in the Korle-Klottey municipality of Greater Accra Region, to tackle the increasing menace of plastic waste in the country.
Dubbed the ‘Valorisation of waste plastics for fuel production (VALOPLASTIQUES)’ project, this innovative initiative aims to address the issue of plastic waste by...
…plead with Asantehene to intervene
Members of the Combined Kumasi Central Market Traders Association have taken a swipe at government over the abandonment of Kumasi Central Market Redevelopment Project phase II a year ago.
They describe as “lies” information given to them when the project stalled last year - that the...
The international market has downgraded the quality of Ghanaian cashew, necessitating a price drop in the commodity on the local and global markets.
This phenomenon, according to CEO-Tree Crop Development Authority (TCDA), William Agyapong Quaittoo, has consequently influenced the country’s drop - from second position in West Africa in terms...