Current earnings only around US$5m The National Export Development Strategy (NEDS) has set an ambitious target of increasing salt production for industrial use in a bid to add more than US$1.2billion to Non-Traditional Exports (NTEs) revenue by 2029. Data from the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) show the country’s export...
… as Georgina Asare Fiagbenu launches maiden book To revive the culture of reading, particularly among young people, conscious effort must be made to correct the erroneous assumption that reading is a chore that must be undertaken grudgingly, CEO of Stratcomm Africa and Communications Expert, Esther Cobbah, has said. According to...
The Ghana National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GNCCI) has said policies targetting the business community are often ineffective because they are not backed by data. “We are living in an information revolution age wherein data holds the key to growth and prosperity for corporate entities and nations at large....
Only a government-led intervention will bring down lending rates to levels needed to spur economic growth and transformation, Professor Godfred Bokpin - an economist and professor of finance at the University of Ghana Business School, has said; insisting that not everything must be left for the private sector to...
The Volta River Authority (VRA) has said it is pursuing a number of measures to enhance the nation’s power stability and energy security, which will enable it to reap full benefits from the energy sector in a post-COVID-19 transformation agenda. Its Chief Executive Officer, Emmanuel Antwi-Darkwa, in a speech read...
… 1000 rural sites to be built this year The Ministry of Communications through Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communications (GIFEC), in partnership with China National Technical Imp.& Exp.  Corp and Huawei Technologies Ghana have officially launched the Rural Telephony Project at the New Edubiase District in the Ashanti Region...
In an effort to mitigate the impact of climate change on cocoa production and productivity, the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), industry regulator, has started a pilot irrigation system in the Bono, Bono East and Ahafo Regions. The pilot cocoa districts include Techiman, Goaso, Sankore and Nkrankwanta. The COCOBOD is expected...
Feedback from customers has always been a valuable source of information for the average business. Knowing where you got it right and where you can potentially improve is always very welcome. However, in this age where we can use the right systems and processes to draw a rich store...
Devio Early Childhood Institute, a non-profit organization that offers capacity building training programs and workshops for teachers in the early years, is bringing together world leaders and experts in the international inclusive education community for its annual forum with various presentations on promoting national Sign Languages in the early...
SuperSport International is pleased to announce the renewal of its broadcast relationship with the Premier League in a deal for a further three seasons. The deal ensures that SuperSport will be an official broadcaster of the Premier League until 2025. These rights extend across the entire broadcast territory of Sub-Saharan...