The 2020 Cocoa Barometer report published this week has made a rallying call to end poverty, child labour and deforestation, following two decades of failed interventions across the cocoa sector. It also outlines the necessary steps governments and industry should take, together with farmers and civic society organisations, to end...
The Ghana presidential election which comes off in less than seven days have seen thousands of punters made up their mind, who they think will win. The sportsbook giant, mybet.africa confirm upon close monitoring of betting trends, Nana Addo is the customers preferred betting choice. Mybet.africa in a statement states “...
The Nigerian National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has granted Enterprise Life Assurance Company (Nigeria) Limited, license to commence operations in the country. This is after the company met the minimum stated capital requirement of ₦8billion in February 2020. Enterprise Life Assurance Company (Nigeria) Limited is a member of the Enterprise Group...
Deaths from malaria due to disruptions during the coronavirus pandemic to services designed to tackle the mosquito-borne disease will far exceed those killed by COVID-19 in sub-Saharan Africa, the World Health Organization warned on Monday. More than 409,000 people globally - most of them babies in the poorest parts of...
The Institute for Energy Security (IES) is predicting a sharp increase in fuel prices in December 2020. According to the IES, the increase is due to a 11.5% increase in prices of International Benchmark- Brent crude, the 6.94% increase in prices of Gasoline, 7.26% increase in Gasoline prices and the...
Elikem Nutifafa Kuenyehia has announced that he has ceased to be partner (and Chairman) of ENSafrica|Ghana (previously Oxford & Beaumont Solicitors). He has also resigned as Director of ENSafrica |Ghana Limited and Executive of ENSafrica Inc. The departure pauses a 21-year legal career from Linklaters’ associate to Band 1 Chambers lawyer...
The presentation focused on the global energy transition and the role of renewable energy within this transition and also opened the platform for a collaborative and informative panel discussion. The current trajectory suggests that renewables are displacing the use of fossil fuel in energy generation partly due to climate...
With the holidays just around the corner, it’s important for consumers to exercise caution and self-discipline when managing their money over this period. Lack of financial discipline around the festive season can easily lead to financial woes especially in these trying times. Hannah Annobil-Acquah, Head of Retail Banking at First...
The Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) will from today begin the disbursement of GH¢2million to 1,000 traders who had their shops destroyed by fire at the Odawna Market two weeks ago. The money, which has a one-year payment moratorium, will be given to the traders at no interest. The...
The National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU with four partners to create 39,000 jobs in the micro sector under the NBSSI/Mastercard Foundation Young Africa Works project. The partnership is expected to propel economic growth at the micro-level of the economy where many...