The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has begun making payment to clients of revoked fund management companies under the partial bailout package which aims at bringing some relief to them as the companies continue to go through a prolonged validation and liquidation process due to some court cases. A press...
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has designated Dr Angela Lusigi of Kenya as the new Resident Representative of UNDP in Ghana, with approval from the Government of Ghana. Dr Lusigi will lead the operations and programme interventions of UNDP in Ghana, in support of Government’s development priorities and the...
Stakeholders in the cocoa sector are advocating for less application of pesticides to protect farmers and also avoid a global ban on Ghana’s cocoa beans. This follows a research conducted by the Conservation Alliance titled ‘Pesticides Application within Ghana’s Cocoa Production Landscape’, which showed that many farmers are unaware of...
The Fund for Export Development in Africa, FEDA, has been established by Afreximbank to facilitate foreign direct investment flows into Africa’s trade and export sectors, and to fill the equity funding gap that amounts to US$110billion per annum in export-related sectors. FEDA is a new vehicle created to deal with the...
The General Manager of Gold Fields Ghana Limited (Tarkwa mine), Mr. Stephen Osei-Bempah, was named Mining Personality of the Year (The President’s Award) at the 6th Ghana Mining Industry Awards (GMIA) held in Accra. Mr. Osei-Bempah was honoured for playing a significant role in promoting the mining industry of Ghana...
Vice President-ECOWAS Commission, Finda E. M. Koroma, has observed that economic prosperity, cooperation and integration of the sub-region as envisaged by the founding members of ECOWAS can only be realised in a peaceful, stable and secure environment. She noted that though ECOWAS can effectively boast of having a reliable Early...
The pandemic-accelerated adoption of digital learning solutions has the potential to right the systemic wrongs that have long plagued the education sector, and timely adoption of relevant measures will see the nation meet and perhaps surpass the levels witnessed in more advanced economies. This was the consensus of a four-member...
The Director-General of Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority, Michael Lujuge, has applauded efforts being made by government to expedite processes leading up to actualising efficient multimodal linkages that will complement the ongoing massive developments in the nation's port infrastructure. Speaking with Eye on Port about the status of Ghana’s ports...
The Ports Management Association of West and Central Africa (PMAWCA) has ranked Tema Port as currently the biggest in terms of capacity for all ports in West and Central Africa with the completion of phase-1 of the MPS Terminal 3. “We have the biggest container terminal within West and Central...
Due to the operational efficiency of Tema Port, shipping lines prefer calling at the port in comparison to others in the sub-region, the Director-General (DG) of Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA), Michael Luguje, has revealed. According to him, developments in Ghana’s ports have positioned the country at a competitive...