COVID-19 presents an opportunity for African countries to accelerate the shift towards a single market and for the continent to make a paradigm shift to be able to fend for itself and reduce its dependence on food imports.
One of the principal objectives of the AfCFTA is to expand intra-African...
The President’s long-awaited 10th COVID-19 address was delivered on Sunday, May, 31 and much to everyone’s expectation, some of the COVID-19 restrictions were eased, paving the way for a revival of the economy after a three-month long hiatus.
Restaurants, schools and religious events have been given the green light to...
MainOne has commenced construction activities on its planned MDXi Ghana Data Center project at the Appolonia City enclave in Accra, the premier connectivity and data center solution provider said in a statement.
This follows a thorough and transparent vendors selection process, as well as extensive design review of the planned...
A total of 300,000 improved cashew seedlings are expected to be distributed freely to thousands of farmers in the Dormaa East District of the Bono Region by the end of 2020.
The exercise forms part of the implementation of government’s flagship programme ‘Planting for Export and Rural Development’ (PERD) which...
Prudential Bank Limited has appointed Mrs. Muriel Susan Edusei as its new Board Chairperson. Her appointment took effect on April 29, 2020 following an earlier approval by the Bank of Ghana.
Mrs. Edusei’s appointment follows the retirement of Mr. Kwaku Agyei-Gyamfi after twelve (12) years of outstanding leadership. A statement issued...
Bankers from Sub Saharan Africa and China who attended the Huawei Sub-Saharan Africa Financial Services Industry Online Summit 2020 agree that digitisation of the sector will give it resilience against the current COVID-19 pandemic and enable sustained growth in the post COVID era.
The pan-African conference themed “Accelerating Digital Transformation,...
Addresses land litigation issues
Invest in agric-linked infrastructure
To make agriculture attractive to big investors, government must invest heavily in infrastructure that will facilitate farming activities and secure their investments, Director of the Institute of Social, Statistical and Economic Research of the University of Ghana, Professor Peter Quartey has...
Chamber of Mines advocates
A waiver of Value Added Tax (VAT) on big ticket cost items such as drilling and laboratory services will consolidate the contribution of the mining sector to the economy, as well as, cement the country’s prestigious position as Africa’s top gold producer, the Chamber...
CalBank has donated Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), valued at GH¢230,000, to four major hospitals across the country to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
The beneficiary hospitals are the University of Ghana Medical Centre in the Greater Accra Region, the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in the Ashanti Region, the Effia Nkwanta...
Transactions related to the import and export of goods at the Tema port through the one-stop service for all customs clearance procedures, dubbed Integrated Customs Management Systems (ICUMS) begun yesterday
However, some importers and clearing agents could not clear their goods at the Tema port because they could not process...