Saint Jerome, also known as Jerome of Stridon said something and I quote: “Good, better, best. Never let it rest. Till your good is better and your better is best.” In view of this ubiquitous quote, the waste disposal chain should never end at the temporary waste storage units. The...
 Here’s how we ensure Africa avoids that fate Whether it's due to war, historical inequality, or racism, Black communities globally are most likely to suffer due to Covid-19 regardless of geography. In the United States, coronavirus has killed black and Latino people in New York City at twice the rate...
Commercial banks could not escape the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, as their profitability growth was slashed by more than half, the Banking Sector Report (MAY, 2020) indicates. However, rural banks are fortunate to be on the other side - recording a surge in deposits. Board Chairman for Okomfo...
The role of the Ghana Incentive-Based Risk-Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (GIRSAL) is to help accelerate financing and interconnectedness of the agricultural sector to ensure that it is functioning at optimal levels across its key components. GIRSAL is also guided by the country’s food and Agriculture Sector Development Policy (FASDEP)...
The West African regional bloc ECOWAS is backing Nigeria's candidate to head the World Trade Organization (WTO) and calls on other African countries to follow, a document showed on Monday, in a possible step towards uniting Africa behind her. "The ECOWAS authority of heads of state and government...calls on other...
About 4,500 basic schools in the Greater Accra Region are expected to be disinfected by Zoomlion Ghana Limited. The exercise, which will cover both public and private basic schools, began on Monday in the Ablekuma North Municipal Assembly of the Greater Accra Region. General Manager, Zoomlion Ghana Limited, Greater Accra Region,...
The Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) has appointed Florence Nuamah Agyei as its new Director for Human Resources and Services, with effect from June 15, 2020. Florence has over 25 years' experience in Human Resources Management and Organisational Development, having served in leadership capacities across several continents. She is a former...
MainOne has commenced the construction of its MDXi data center in Appolonia City as part of its regional expansion plans. The new Tier III facility in Appolonia Industrial Park is expected to be ready for service by the end of March 2021. From Appolonia City, MainOne, West Africa’s premier connectivity and data center solution...
Comfort Owusu, Executive Director of the Association of Rural Banks Ghana, has called on government to support Rural and Commercial Banks (RCBs) to retrieve locked up funds with the defunct financial institutions whose licences were revoked. She appealed for government to consider a tax reduction from 25 percent to 15...
Managing Director of the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) Dr. John Kofi Mensah has disclosed that the establishment of key institutions like the Ghana Incentive Based Risk Sharing Agricultural Lending (GIRSAL) has helped the bank invest more in the agricultural sector. According to the ADB MD, since 2018 the bank has...