The Alliance for a Green Revolution for Africa (AGRA) and its implementing partners joined stakeholders in Ghana’s agricultural sector to celebrate the 36th National Farmers’ Day held at Techiman in the Bono East Region from 2 - 6 November, 2020.
The theme for the five-day event was ‘Ensuring Agricultural Development...
Head of Client Coverage at First National Bank Ghana, Richard Kokoih, has stressed the need for government to work closely with the private sector to reduce the country’s infrastructure deficit.
According to Mr. Kokoih, government must see the private sector as a critical partner in its infrastructure development projects -...
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) have begun efforts to educate the informal sector on the importance of paying taxes to the state, and through that attract them into the nation’s tax net.
The two bodies have launched a collaboration that will require both...
Players call for tax restructuring
Fears for slow growth of govt’s digitalisation agenda
In 2019, almost half or 48 percent of revenues generated by telecommunication companies – mobile network operators and infrastructure companies – in the country went to government as taxes.
A Mobile Industry Transparency Initiative study conducted...
The Ada Songhor Salt Project is to soon take off following Parliament’s ratification of its mining lease.
The project, with a production capacity of between 130,000 tonnes to 200,000 tonnes, is expected to boost employment and economic activities within the Ada area of the Greater Accra Region.
The Mankralo of Ada,...
Strategic Sourcing and Industrialisation insights with Prof Douglas Boateng
Over the past 11 weeks I have shared several insights into the power of strategic sourcing to dramatically change the socio-economic development path of Ghana and Africa at large. I have drawn attention to the ongoing need to embrace the opportunities...
In the midst of the pandemic, Facebook (and partners) announced 2Africa a new subsea cable. About the same time last year, Google also announced a subsea cable called Equaino. Both cables have been presented as (better) connecting Africa to the world - that is factually inaccurate.
The diagrams below by...
Vodafone Ghana CEO, Patricia Obo-Nai, has appealed to recent graduates of the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ), to embrace technology, learn new skills through upskilling and be ready to adapt in order to remain relevant in the world of work.
Speaking at the 14th Congregation of the GIJ recently in...
The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has reiterated government’s commitment to enhance infrastructure and human resource development to boost socio-economic activities in the country.
“Without infrastructure and the provision of quality resource development, the policies of government cannot be achieved to bring about development to help reduce economic hardship.
Since we...
Olam Ghana, subsidiary of leading food and agribusiness Olam International, today launched Royal Aroma Fortified Rice - the country’s first and only brand of fortified rice.
The long-grain rice is fortified with micronutrients including iron, zinc, and B-complex vitamins, providing more than 15% of the minimum RDA (recommended dietary allowance)...