Obed Arthur becomes the newest CFA Charter-holder
While there are many professional bodies offering charters to their members, Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Charter stands tall and is regarded as the Gold Standard in finance, according to the Financial Times.
The CFA designation is awarded by the CFA Institute located in...
Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Hajia Alima Mahama, took her turn at the Ministry of Information’s Meet-the-Press series in Accra and announced that a total of 196 dam sites have been confirmed under her government’s ‘One village, One Dam’ programme for the three northern regions.
The campaign promise...
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...
On Friday December 15, 2017, the President Nana Akufo Addo cut sod for the commencement of work on the Marine Drive Project in Accra, at a ceremony attended by chiefs, political leaders and the business community.
The project, which is estimated to cost about US$1.5 billion, is a Public-Private Partnership...
The central bank has minced no words in its determination to ensure that all the licensed universal banks increase their capital to a minimum of GHS400 million by 31st December 2018.
This comes on the heels of the plea from some of the indigenous banks for the president to step...
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE), in partnership with the African Development Bank Group, recently organised a workshop which was looking at women’s role in the energy transition.
Hosted at the AfDB’s headquarters in Côte d’Ivoire, the workshop was attended by energy...
Hapag-LIoyd, a leading liner shipping company with over 12,500 employees and 360 offices in 125 countries is determined to increase its market share of 10%. This growth will be primarily driven by the trade in gold, oil and gas products.
Mr. Anthony Firmin, Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Hapag-LIoyd at...
Blended finance is a new buzzword in the development finance discourse. While some key definitions and modalities are still under debate, the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) has set out the “rules of the game” alongside publication of a flagship report. Under the title “Making Blended Finance Work for the Sustainable Development Goals, the...
With 53 member countries and 2.4 billion people, the Commonwealth is a powerful force for positive change. For nearly seven decades, Commonwealth states have been global leaders on trade, female empowerment, natural-resource protection, and many other issues.
But as the Commonwealth moves to tackle new challenges in human development, its leadership is...