MTN Ghana has reaffirmed its commitment to becoming a fully-fledged digital operator by 2023. Whilst the digitisation agenda has been at the forefront of the company’s strategy since inception, the advent of the ongoing pandemic has only served to accelerate the process.
Speaking to the B&FT in an interview, Emmanuel...
... plans to register qualified professional
The National Information Technology Agency (NITA) says it plans to gazette five Information and Communication Technology (ICT) standards, introduce a database of qualified ICT professional in order to properly guide and regulate the operations of all players in the space.
The standards include Data...
The Corporate Insolvency and Restructuring Act, 2020 (Act 1015) (the “Act”) became law in Ghana on 30 April 2020. The Act prescribes the regime for the administration and restructuring of the affairs of distressed companies or for the liquidation of such companies.
A company may be said to be financially...
Welcome to another week of financial learning. I believe we are all well and staying safe under these "abnormal" COVID-19 times!
In today’s article, I will be looking at lifestyle and its impact on our personal financial goals and how we can readjust to be financially independent.
Many of us have...
Consumer and business confidence rise
New data has shown that the country’s economy is fast recovering from the ruins of the coronavirus pandemic as the Bank of Ghana’s Composite Index of Economic Activity (CIEA) has moved from contraction to growth with overall GDP for the year tipped at 2.5...
Olam International, a leading food and agri-business, in partnership with Singapore-based Temasek Foundation has donated a consignment of PPE to the Government of Ghana to support national efforts in the fight against COVID -19.
The consignment comprised various items of PPE including 3,000 surgical gowns, face shields, KN95 masks, and...
Under the theme “Diversified, Decisive, Sustainable,” AngloGold Ashanti (Ghana) Limited (AGAG) organized its town hall meeting for stakeholders to give an update on the Obuasi Mine’s activities.
The three-day program, which started on August 17, 2020, was graced with the presence of the Municipal Chief Executive of Obuasi Municipal, Elijah...
Director of Human Resource at Vodafone Ghana, Hannah Ashiokai Akrong, has advised leaders of organisations to adopt the hybrid approach of working remotely within COVID-19 and beyond. According to her, globally COVID-19 has influenced how organizations work, increasingly compelled companies to mobilize technology to aid work.
“The pandemic has impacted...
The National Cyber Security Advisor, Dr. Albert Antwi-Boasiako, has said that child online protection in the country continues to be a big problem as awareness creation on the development is weak. According to him, many children are exposed to various harmful cyber practices which are detrimental to their growth.
“UNICEF...
The Ghana Cocoa Coffee and Sheanut Farmers Association (COCOSHE), a farmer-based organisation, has lauded government for increasing the producer price of cocoa for the 2020/2021 crop season.
The producer price of a bag of 64kg of cocoa has been increased from GH¢ 515 to GH¢660, which translates into GH¢10, 560...