Last week, the Ministry of Finance and International Finance Corporation (IFC) convened business leaders in the country to share ideas for ramping up investment toward sustainable growth and job creation, dubbed the Mutual Prosperity Dialogues.
An issue foremost in the minds of businesses, as gleaned from the interaction, was that...
Business leaders have called on government to address the issue of multiple taxes, which they say is hampering the performance of businesses.
During the Ghana Mutual Prosperity Dialogues, Chief Executive Officer-Association of Ghana Industries (AGI), Seth Twum-Akwaboah, expressed concerns about the numerous taxes affecting businesses. The overarching concern at the...
Comprehensive data on climate finance remains a critical step in pushing for more funds to champion the climate change agenda, a climate finance negotiator, Foster Gyamfi, has said.
In as much as Article 9 of the Paris Agreement asks developed parties to provide financial resources to assist developing parties with...
Stanbic Bank Ghana and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have signed a partnership agreement to mobilize climate financing. The agreement was signed at Stanbic Heights in Accra on Friday October 19.
The partnership, which is the first in Ghana, supports the country’s transition to a low-emissions and climate resilient economy...
OmniBSIC Bank has relocated its Tishegu branch to Aboabo on the North Nyohini Zogbeli Road, opposite the Evergreen Forest. The branch relocation seeks to provide customers with an enhanced ambience, convenience and accessibility.
The move is also in line with the Bank’s objective of becoming a top-tier bank while continuing...
The Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Nana Ama Dokua Asiamah-Adjei, has backed calls to extend the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) to enhance trade between Ghana and the US.
AGOA, a United States Trade Act enacted on 18 May 2000 as Public Law 106 of the 200th Congress,...
Businesses have voiced their collective opinion that government should prioritise three essential Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the upcoming 2024 budget, according to a survey by KPMG.
The study, a pre-budget survey conducted by KPMG that interviewed 133 businesses across various industries, provided valuable insights into their expectations and concerns...
Former beauty pageant winner turned Oil and Gas professional, Ama Osei Sarpong, has exemplified unwavering commitment to fostering youth career development, women empowerment, entrepreneurship, and innovation through her non-profit organization, Diversity Global.
Diversity Global demonstrated its steadfast dedication by supporting a team of talented young female students who represented Ghana...
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With Kumasi generally acknowledged as the poultry capital of Ghana, the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has expressed dismay at the precarious condition in which Ghana's poultry industry currently finds itself.
He has, therefore, once again drawn the attention of government to the predicament of...
ActionAid Ghana (AAG) has launched its seventh Country Strategic Paper (CSP), with an overarching goal to help fight poverty and promote social justice in the next five years (2023 – 2028).
This paper comes in the wake of staggering statistics on poverty from the World Bank’s 7th Ghana Economic Update in...