Universal Merchant Bank (UMB) organised its maiden virtual edition of the annual SME Clinic for over two hundred of its SME customers across different business sectors on the theme, “Running a Successful SME Business in a Disruptive Environment”.
The Chief Executive of UMB, Mr. Benjamin Amenumey stressed on the Bank’s...
It is first and local. The people of Prampram and its environs will no longer have to trek long distances in search of basic essentials for their homes, because the newly opened mall, Nkunim Grocery Store, has started operating starting Saturday.
Located opposite the water company, the store has all...
Amid a global pandemic, unprecedented needs and growing insecurity, aid workers and health care responders are staying and delivering to the world’s most vulnerable people
Last year was the most violent on record for humanitarians with 483 attacked, 125 killed, 234 wounded and 124 kidnapped. The UN condemns...
In her weekly media briefing July 23, Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova criticized United States support for educational programs, media and NGOs in Africa. In addition, Zakharova said "the allocation of grants fits into the White House's efforts to promote the idea that there is no alternative to Western...
… AfCFTA’s long term success linked to a change in African women buying behaviours
Female buying power has been on the increase for decades as women have come to dominate the consumer landscape as earners, buyers and influencers. Yet, little is known about the impact of women’s consumer power on...
Standard Chartered Bank Ghana Limited, has been adjudged the Best Wealth Management Bank in Ghana by the UK-based Global Business Outlook Awards 2020, adding to the growing list of local and international awards won by the Bank this year.
Commenting on the awards, Setor Quashigah, Head, Wealth Management, Standard Chartered...
The far-reaching implications of finding commercially viable quantities of oil and gas in deepwater drilling off Ghana was one of several topical issues explored by Kevin Okyere, CEO-Springfield Group, in an in-depth interview he gave recently to Oxford Business Group’s online broadcasting channel, Global Platform.
Okyere told OBG that Springfield’s...
Nigeria will reopen its airports for international flights from Aug. 29, its aviation minister said on Monday.
The airports have been closed since March 23 to all but essential international flights as part of the country's efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
Aviation Minister Hadi Sirika said four flights will begin...
In a post-COVID-19 era, a major concern will be how to bring various economies around the world back to their feet through micro productivity.
In Africa, Agriculture remains the breadbasket of most economies including that of Ghana. According to the 2017 World Bank Sector Policy Note, Ghana's agricultural sector accounts...
Global Media Alliance (GMA), a market leader in integrated marketing communications, is set to organise the third edition of the GMA Webinar Series to discuss the digital transformation practices in the retail industry in the wake of COVID-19. This comes after two successful previous editions of the webinar series.
The...