President Akufo Addo has re-appointed First Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Maxwell Opoku-Afari for a second term. He is expected to serve for the next four years. His first term is expected to expire on 7th August, 2021. Dr. Opoku-Afari has been instrumental in supporting the governor, Dr....
InvestCorp Asset Management Limited (InvestCorp) - one of the leading investment banks, in partnership with the Member of Parliament (MP) for South Tongu, Kobena Woyome, and in collaboration with the Sogakope District Assembly has organised a one-day intensive education and capacity building program dubbed ‘Toward financial independence and retirement...
In view of the fact that the highly transmissible strain of COVID-19 which originated from India - the Delta variant - has also been detected in the country, Ghanaians have to brace themselves for a surge in COVID-19 cases. Ghana is currently in its third wave of infections, and health...
“When you start to see success, it can be easy to assume that growth will continue - and the best way to make the most out of it is to simply copy and paste your working formula. However, if you expand your business too rapidly it could have dire...
The Secretary-General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) secretariat, Wamkele Mene, says full implementation of the agreement will help cocoa-producing countries on the continent add value to their cocoa beans to boost revenue generation. Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana and Nigeria account for 68 percent of the global cocoa supply. Collectively,...
Petroleum Tanker drivers can heave a sigh of relief, as government is set to begin construction on the 5.4km road from the VALCO Roundabout to the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) depot area. The construction will be done in 24-months and is expected to begin in two weeks. This was disclosed by...
The management of Ghana Community Network Services Limited (GCNet) has amicably resolved its labour dispute with the company’s laid-off workers over their redundancy compensation. The dispute was resolved amicably through an out-of-court settlement, following which all the 194 workers who were laid off last year have received their redundancy compensation...
Banks are custodians of costumers’ assets and wealth.  It acts as trusted intermediaries. Banks are symbols of national security, public trust, the nerve of national economies. A bank’s vault goes beyond the literally space of safe-keeping but a metaphorical representation of trustworthiness, credibility, and care which are linked to...
Financial institutions in Ghana appreciate the fact that the future of financial services lies not with face-to-face interactions or brick and mortar structures but with appropriate technology solutions. Indeed, the pervasive use of technology in the financial sector has meant that the losers are the ones who do not use...
The Manager of Vector Control Unit of Zoomlion, Rev Ebenezer Kwame Addae, has underscored the need for a massive disinfection across all public places in the country in the wake of an imminent third wave of the malignant coronavirus (COVID-19) disease. He explained that such an exercise was necessary to...