The World Bank’s Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Ms Sandie Okoro has arrived in Ghana for a four-day mission
Ms Okoro’s mission is expected to enable her to get a better understanding of how the Banks financed programs and projects are working in Ghana
It is also expected to afford...
Polytanks (Gh), the leading producers of plastic storage tanks in Ghana, has supported Safe Water Network, a non-governmental organization, to organize the 2018 Beyond the Pipe Forum.
This forum is designed to bring stakeholders together to deliberate on scaling up Small Water Enterprises (SWEs).
Polytank Ghana being one of the biggest...
In its quest to industrialise, Ghana must first lay a solid foundation in agriculture, not only to be able to produce enough food and raw materials, but to free up extra labour to support its industrialisation programme, Prof. Emmanuel Akyeampong of the Harvard University Center for African Studies has...
…signs MoU with FSD Africa
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with FSD Africa (FSDA) for the implementation of a Credit Market Development Programme in Ghana.
The signing ceremony took place on March 8, 2018, at the Bank of Ghana.
The Credit Market Development Programme is aimed...
Yale University is collaborating with the Ghana Health Service, the University of Ghana School of Medicine and Dentistry and the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research to create a stronger research base in tropical diseases, build capacity and break barriers in medicine.
The concept, captured in a three-part Memorandum of...
Ghana and the African Development Fund (ADF) last week Thursday signed a US$39.01million loan agreement to support government’s Flagship Programme in Agriculture: Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ).
Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta, the Minister of Finance, signed on behalf of the Government of Ghana, while Dr. Yero H. J. Baldeh, Ghana...
…as Parliament approves Financial Account Information bill
Parliament has given legal backing to a new bill that will enable the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) to exchange information with other tax administrations in the world regarding certain financial accounts of entities or individuals, in a bid to curb tax evasion.
The bill,...
Guaranty Trust Bank (Ghana) Limited has posted a pre-tax profit of GHS127.5 million for the 2017 financial year representing a 20% growth over previous year’s GHS106.5 million. This is the eleventh (11th) successive year that the bank is declaring profit since its commencement of operations in Ghana in 2006.
After-tax...
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a subsidiary of the World Bank Group, has presented ‘Banking on Women’ - an initiative that seeks to encourage banks to explore targetted investment and advisory services to promote access to finance for women entrepreneurs.
The product is expected to also explore untapped opportunities within...
… Cost factor versus public safety
“This is not a rip-off” says the implementer
While the Importers and Exporters Association of Ghana has thrown its weight behind it, a number of other trade associations have raised cost and other concerns over the planned cargo disinfection exercise at the country’s...