Analyst says outlook still positive It would have ordinarily been expected that at this moment the local currency would be fast depreciating against the US dollar, considering the current politically-tense atmosphere following the December 7 general election; however, an analysis of the two currencies shows the cedi has remained...
 ... Esoko report shows stability in two major markets  Data from agricultural research firm Esoko have indicated food prices remain fairly stable and show no effects from post-election disagreements the nation is witnessing after the December 7 elections. Food prices from two major markets, Techiman and Tamale, have not seen any...
Ghanaian migrants’ remittances in 2019 stood at US$3.7billion, which equals 5.5 percent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), a report from the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA- 2020) has shown. According to the report, currently some 970,000 Ghanaians live and work outside their home...
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Director of Communications and Corporate Affairs, Zoomlion Ghana Limited, Emma Akyea-Boakye, has reassured travellers that the country’s airports are safe. She gave the assurance when Tamale Airport had its turn with the third-phase exercise of airport disinfection in the country. According to her, the exercise...
Madam Peace Abla Gavor is a member of the Cape Coast Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCRCCI). She is excited her smoked and powdered fish business is blossoming after participating in a Business Development Services (BDS) training sponsored by the Business Sector Advocacy Challenge (BUSAC) Fund. The transformation in...
The Institute of ICT Professionals Ghana (IIPGH) in partnership with Code it! from Germany is going to set up the "Digital Design and Creative Coding Hub". IIPGH together with its partners, Code it! and Tinker Toys from Leipzig, Germany, are setting up a Digital Design and Creative Coding Hub in...
The Atwima Mponua Rural Bank Limited at Toase in the Atwima Nwabiagya District of Ashanti Region in the midst of all the challenges especially coming from the external business environment has posted a remarkable operational performance in the 2019 year under the review. The Board in its quest to improve...
Productivity is commonly defined as a ratio between the output volume and the volume of inputs. In other words, it measures how efficiently production inputs, such as labour and capital, are being used is an economy to produce a given level of output. Usually, increase in productivity in very...
Laweh Open University College, Ghana’s only open tertiary educational institution which also doubles as the second in West Africa, has held its second congregation for 61 graduating students who successfully completed their specific courses of study. As an affiliate of Open University of Tanzania, the second congregation was held concurrently...
Misfortune can take many shapes or forms throughout an individual’s lifespan. It can be the loss of property through fire or burglary, premature death, loss of or damage to vehicle through vehicular accident, injury or disability through vehicular accident etc. In many instances, the aftereffects of these misfortunes cannot be...