Business Development Minister, Dr Mohammed Awal, during the launch of Young Women in Entrepreneurship this week also used the occasion to appeal to businesses not to sit aloof without partaking in the free trade which kicks off in January 2021. “Ghana should not be a spectator in AfCFTA. Ghana should...
Twenty completed automated premix outlets will be opened by December in different locations across the country, the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development (MoFAD) has disclosed. The move seeks to streamline discrepancies in the premix fuel distribution chain, and will curb issues of middlemen, hoarding and corruption in the premix...
The Agricultural Development Bank’s (ADB) loan facility of GH¢23.2million presented to six players in the poultry value chain is geared towards the revival of the ailing poultry industry in the country. Poultry farmers have long faced crippling competition from their counterparts in developed countries as the country imports around US$200...
Sector Head of SME and Retail Banking at Zenith Bank Ghana, Gloria Cabutey-Adodadji, has highlighted the critical role of technology skills in business expansion, particularly for women-led businesses at the recently-held Women in Business (WIB) dialogue series organized by the Business and Financial Times (B&FT). Consequently, Madam Cabutey-Adodadji cautioned against...
The delay in approving tax waivers to companies under the One District-One Factory (1D1F) initiative by parliament has been described as ‘worrying and killing industry’ by the Chairperson of the Trade Committee in Parliament, Carlos Kingsley Ahenkorah. Mr. Ahenkorah made these remarks on the floor of parliament following presentation of...
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research Institute (CSIR) is calling for pragmatic amendments to its powers to make CSIR more relevant in solving modern challenges. Providing details for the need to amend the law governing its operations, the Director of the CSIR Water Research Institute, Professor Mike Osei-Atweneboana, observed...
World Sickle Cell Day is marked on 19th June every year ever since it was officially designated by the UN in December, 2008, and first commemorated in June, 2009. In Ghana, about 15,000 babies are born with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) every year. SCD is a group of inherited red...
Every year on 5 May the world celebrates World Hand Hygiene Day. This year, as we battle the COVID-19 pandemic, the life-saving importance of clean hands has never been more prominent. WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, says we can protect ourselves and our families by frequently washing...
Since it has been established that less than 1% of the country’s GDP is spent on research, the launching of an endowment fund by President Akufo-Addo for the University of Ghana this week is remarkable. It coincided with the 70th anniversary celebrations of the university, and in an address the...
Ghana has substantial manganese deposits and has been a significant producer and exporter of manganese ore. However, in line with government’s value addition policy, plans are afoot to establish a manganese refinery in the country, Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has indicated. Following his participation in...