The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has pledged its support for this year’s Grow, Unite, Build, Africa (GUBA) 2021 awards aimed to celebrate a centenary of the passage of the gallant Nana Yaa Asantewaa. The awards, GUBA said, will be held on November 8, 2021 in Accra...
The cost of finance for Eurobond is the first key risk factor. Internal analysis of the exchange rate risk should have been considered the government should have expressed the capacity to raise the resources for repayment on the debt from the additional commodity export revenue. The next key risk...
In a landmark move set to transform the landscape of small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) in Ghana, Absa Bank Ghana and the Mastercard Foundation have partnered to offer an unprecedented support programme that will elevate SMEs and propel their growth to new heights. This initiative marks a turning point for...
The Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development (MoFAD), Mavis Hawa Koomson, is getting tough with trawlers operating in Ghanaian waters, denying license renewal to about 77 percent of the total 76 trawlers that fish in our territorial waters. It is recalled that in July last year, the ministry issued a...
… as Morrison Records Bureau launches operations in Ghana Given the rise in cybercrimes and insider attacks, experts have emphasised the importance for public and private organisations to prioritise efficient background and data checking in their recruitment processes. Data from the Bank of Ghana (BoG) indicates that staff involved in...
By Elizabeth PUNSU, Obuasi AngloGold Ashanti Obuasi Mine (AGA) has constructed a new building for the Obuasi District Police Headquarters, in a bid to enhance security and safety of the communities within the Obuasi catchment area. The building was constructed at a cost of GH₵2.13million. Located at New Bidiem, the land...
Bank of Ghana has announced that, UniBank Ghana Limited (UniBank) has been placed under administration aimed at saving the bank from imminent collapse. Below are the reasons for the regulators action, including the fact that uniBank failed to comply with a directive to stop granting new loans, and also deliberately...
The Ghana Police Service database is being linked to the National Identification Authority (NIA) to deepen their ability to combat crime in the country, Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has said. The move is especially envisaged to aid the Criminal Investigation Department and other departments of the service undertake speedy...
proposes Parliamentary Budget Office, others in constitution review The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) has proposed a significant increase in the amount of foreign exchange cover for currency issued by the Bank of Ghana. The IEA has recommended that this increase should be enshrined in law, as part of...
"It’s the beauty that captures your attention; personality that captures your heart."- Oscar Wilde. On this episode of Miss Malaika, the ladies bear it all out in a one - on - one with one of Ghana’s most respected drive time anchor, presenter and broadcaster, Lexis Bill. The surviving delegates...