As government’s comprehensive and holistic response to employment and job creation remains anchored on the private sector, Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta, has expressed worry about chunks of new tertiary and university entrants, enrolling in programmes in sectors with no or little growth in the labour market.
This phenomenon, according...
The Ministry of Education, HP Inc. and Mirai Partners have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a cooperative relationship that fosters excellence and talent development in the education sector - through the participation of selected teachers on the HP Innovation and Digital Education Academy (HP IDEA) programme.
The newly...
Secretary General of Trade Union Congress (TUC), Dr. Yaw Baah, has justified the decision to accept the meagre increase in the minimum wage for this year and the next, saying it was to prevent any future redundancy as it happened in the 1990s.
For him, the National Tripartite Committee (NTC)...
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has hailed research institute, Afrobatometer for the high level of professionalism displayed in their work over the years.
Consequently, she has appealed to African leaders to make use of data gathered by Afrobarometer in policy formulation and implementation.
This is...
The Chief Executive (CE) of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Dr. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid has reiterated government’s commitment to the implementation of the Cylinder Recirculation Model.
Dr. Abdul-Hamid gave the assurance at a meeting with LPG Marketers Association (LPGMC) at the Fiesta Royale Hotel in Accra on Wednesday. “It is not...
In a bid to build sustainable pathways to enhance economic empowerment, well-being and inclusive growth for women in Ghana, the World University Services of Canada (WUSC), has embarked on a project to support 5,000 women in poor urban centres to be self-sufficient.
The project dubbed Innovation in Non-traditional Vocational Education...
The Ghanaian-German Centre for Jobs, Migration and Reintegration (GGC) together with the Ministry for Employment and Labour Relations (MELR) and Delegation of German Industry and Commerce has officially opened the 2021 Hybrid edition of Ghana Job Fair.
The Ghana Job Fair, which is now extended to three days, is targeted...
Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori Atta says government remains fully committed to achieving the fiscal deficit target of 9.5 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) for this year, aimed at returning to the Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA) thresholds, by 2024.
Provisional fiscal data for January to June 2021 from the...
Despite advancing credit in excess of US$70 million in 2020, primarily to domestic businesses in the country, Standard Chartered Bank PLC (Stan Chart) says the demand-side appetite for credit has been on the decline, ostensibly as a result of the disruptions to supply chains caused by the pandemic.
Speaking at...
The French Ambassador to Ghana, Anne Sophie Avé has outlined her country’s investment strategy for Ghana through its development agencies.
France has been a critical investment partner to Ghana, supporting public and private institution with funds and technical advice to propel the economy.
During a visit to the French Embassy in...