High cost of shipping international cargo is hindering the competitiveness of African businesses on the global market scene, Benonita Bismarck, Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Shippers’ Authority (GSA), has lamented.
“The multiplier effect is the consistent rise in the general prices of goods and services and its attendant adverse...
The three new taxes introduced by the government of Ghana in 2023 - the Growth and Sustainability Levy Act (Act 1095), the Excise Duty Amendment Act 2022 (Act 1094), and the Income Tax Amendment Act 2022 (Act 1093) - have raised concerns about potential impacts on agribusiness in Ghana....
On Sunday, March 15, 2020, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, declared a raft of measures to combat the COVID-19 epidemic which included the closure of schools, the banning of public gatherings and the adoption of social distancing measures to slowdown the spread of the virus. Public anxiety and uncertainty...
Resilience and reliability are crucial in the performance of logistics
The World Bank has released its 2023 Logistics Performance Index report, a measure of countries’ ability to move goods across borders with speed and reliability.
The seventh edition of Connecting to Compete, the Logistics Performance Index (LPI) report comes after...
Donor-led climate programmes and projects are limiting the implementation of climate change interventions in the country as they come with many constraints, says Feed The Future Ghana Policy Link
In its latest policy brief on climate financing which is part of a broader climate change assessment with a focus on...
Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has announced that the participation of local businesses in global transactions will be boosted by the impending introduction of a global legal entity identifier.
The legal entity identifier is a unique reference code used across markets and jurisdictions to uniquely identify a legally distinct entity...
The Managing Director of the state-owned Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company, Edwin Provencal, has confirmed that some private bulk distribution companies (BDCs) have been importing petroleum products at rates cheaper than imports under the government’s gold for oil programme.
The gold for oil programme is a government initiative under...
The CEO of American International School (AIS), Mrs. Adelaide A. Siaw-Agyepong, has observed that Africa needs people who are sustainable development-oriented to transform the continent.
According to her, the changing world needs people who are analytical in view and poised in thoughts to make an impact on this world.
Speaking on...
Tourism is an absolute game-changer for Africa, says the Pro Vice-Chancellor of the Ghana Communication Technology University, Professor Robert Ebo Hinson, in a keynote address themed ‘Bold Moves, Big Impacts: Leveraging Tourism, Investments & Exports to Transform Communities and Industries’ at the 26th Annual Zambia Institute of Marketing Conference...
Coronation Insurance Ghana Ltd. has announced the appointment of Dr. Yaw Adom-Boateng as its new Managing Director effective April 1, 2023. Dr. Adom-Boateng takes over from Mr. Adedayo Arowojolu, who served as the MD/CEO of the company since 2015.
Dr. Adom-Boateng is an accomplished professional with over twenty-two years of...