First National Bank, a division of FirstRand group, (which is the largest financial institution in Africa by market capitalisation) has been adjudged The Most Innovative African Bank at the 2017 African FinTech Awards for the second year in a row. The African FinTech Awards recognizes innovative and disruptive financial technology...
The General Manager of Cadbury Cocoa World, Mr. Gerrard Baldwin, has described the country’s cocoa as best quality and a key ingredient of Cadbury chocolates and other confectioneries. Mr. Baldwin said that about 25% of cocoa used for making Cadbury chocolates is sourced from Ghana. According to Baldwin, Cadbury World -...
Gold Coast Refinery, a leading gold refiner in the country, has asked government to grant it a Free Zones certification permit to enable it upscale production capacity. The Free Zone status will enable the company to import large volumes of raw gold from the sub-region, then refine and export it...
Many of us are enjoying life depending on the income and job we are engaged to do. Depending on the job, some are given better condition of service packages made up of house, car, security, garden-boy, drivers, cook, travel allowance and medical care - including foreign medical care when...
The Chief Executive of the Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement System (GhIPSS), Archie Hesse has urged trainee teachers, nurses and students in general, to cultivate the habit of using their e-zwich cards to make payments. Speaking in an interview, Mr Hesse said the use of the cards to make payments...
HFC Bank Ghana, a subsidiary of Republic Financial Holdings Limited, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Ghana to provide support in the beautification and soft landscaping of the Recreational Quadrangle and J.B. Danquah Avenue of the university. Giving a brief background to the partnership, Dr. Benjamin...
The African Development Bank has called for global support for Africa’s young farmers and “agripreneurs”, highlighting how agribusiness is the answer to the continent’s youth employment. In collaboration with the Initiative for Global Development, the Association of African Agricultural Professionals in the Diaspora (AAAPD), Michigan State University, Iowa State University,...
The economy’s transformation depends largely on government embracing technology and viewing it as the panacea to challenges confronting the country, said CEO of MOBEX Africa George Spencer Quaye. “We believe that if we have to be a successful and a prosperous nation, one of the most critical things to do...
Cement manufacturers have called on government to check unfair trade practices in the country’s cement market. The Cement Manufacturers Association of Ghana (CMAG) has consistently indicated that its advocacy for protecting the local cement industry is not to stop competition, but rather a crusade against the unfair trade practices surrounding...
Right Consult (RC) Ghana has in collaboration with UR Fog introduced the UR Fog product range of anti-theft security gadgets onto the Ghanaian market, to curb the increasing spate of robbery in homes, offices and banks. UR Fog is an anti-theft security system that is designed to protect lives and...