By Juliet Aguiar DUGBARTEY, Takoradi The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has inaugurated a US$100 million Oil and Gas Services Terminal at the Port of Takoradi. The project, started in November 2022 was completed within two years, with funds from the Government of Ghana and China Harbour Engineering Company as the...
By Buertey Francis BORYOR The Minerals Income Investment Fund (MIIF) has reaffirmed its commitment to a long-standing and healthy relationship with the Business and Financial Times (B&FT), lauding Africa's leading business information source for consistently delivering up-to-date, accurate reporting. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company, Edward Nana Yaw Koranteng,...
By Alberta  QUARCOOPOME   "Remember that failure is an event, not a person." - Zig Ziglar I attended the twenty-eight Annual National Banking and Ethics conference themed “Resilience in the Financial System: Navigating Horizon Risks” on 21st November, 2024. It was under the distinguished patronage of Dr. Ernest Addison, Governor of the...
Niyi Onifade, Sector Head of Heirs Insurance Group, Nigeria’s fastest-growing insurance group, has called for the adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to revolutionise insurance in West Africa. He delivered the keynote address and theme paper at the West African Insurance Companies Association Conference in Accra, Ghana, on November 18, 2024,...
By Juliet ETEFE ( [email protected]) Country Director at GIZ Ghana, Dr. Dirk Aßmann, has reiterated the importance of collaboration in strengthening the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) ecosystem. Speaking at the 2024 Greater Accra Annual Regional Network of Entrepreneurial Development and Employment Promotion Conference, he urged stakeholders to unite...
Bank of Ghana (BoG) Governor Dr. Ernest Addison, speaking at the 28th Annual National Banking and Ethics Conference organised by the Chartered Institute of Bankers (CIB) Ghana, observed that the foundation for a resilient banking industry in the country has been firmly established, thus priming it for the future. Accordingly,...
By Joshua Worlasi AMLANU & Ebenezer Chike Adjei NJOKU The nation’s outstanding debt obligations - over US$42billion at current rates over the next decade - could result in further debt exchanges if substantial reforms are not adopted, says Dr. Richmond Akwasi Atuahene, a corporate governance and banking consultant. The analyst, in...
By Elizabeth PUNSU, Offinso Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), through the Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana (CRIG), has successfully produced biodiesel from shea butter, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of COCOBOD, Joseph Boahen Aidoo, has said. Speaking at a durbar of chiefs and cocoa farmers in Offinso, Konongo Odumase and Juaso in the...
A News Desk Story The subject of ethics continues to rank high among concerns in the banking industry, with surveys conducted by the Chartered Institute of Bankers (CIB) throwing further light on the matter. In his address at the 28th Annual National Banking and Ethics Conference, Robert Dzato - the institute’s...
Another state-owned agency that has since 2017 elevated Ghana to the forefront of the African and global gold industry is the Precious Minerals Marketing Company (PMMC). Established in 1963, PMMC was mandated to purchase and market Ghana's gold and diamond resources. In 1965, the parliament of Ghana formally endorsed PMMC...