The ARB Apex Bank PLC is seeking to raise GH₵25million additional shares in five years to bolster its capital base, and among others, implement some policy initiatives while being able to lend to rural and community banks (RCBs). The move, which forms part of a newly approved strategic plan of...
In a meeting held on Wednesday 13 July 2022, Speaker Alban Bagbin confirmed parliament’s commitment to supporting the development of supply chain management thinking among parliamentary members and in the legislature. This follows the Knowledge Development Alliance’s donation of supply chain book, Executive Insights Series: Compendium of Supply Chain Management...
The Controller and Accountant-General’s Department (CAGD) in 2020 made history when, for the first time, it delivered comprehensive national accounts which covered the entire scope of public funds across the three levels of government - Central Government (CG), Local Government (LG), Public Corporations and State-Owned Enterprises (PC & SOE). The...
The Secretary General of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), Dr. Yaw Baah, has called for a total overhaul of the current pension system to benefit the working majority in the country, as he says the current scheme is unfair to low-income earning workers. According to him, only a few privileged...
facility anticipates 400,000 annual visitors after face-lift Government, through the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture, has commenced rehabilitation and modernisation work on the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park to transform it into a world-class tourism park. The facility, popularly known as the Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum, was built in 1992 but...
focus on minimising pollution food security, sustainability environmental protection The Business & Financial Times’ (B&FT) maiden Environmental Sustainability Summit is scheduled for today July 20, 2022 at the Tang Palace Hotel in Accra. Under the theme ‘The Socio-Economic Impact of Pollution on Natural Life’, the Summit among other things seeks...
to create more value for customers Prudential Bank, in partnership with Mastercard, has formally launched two PBL/MasterCard payment cards - Corporate and Standard - to create more value for their customers. The Corporate card is designed for corporate institutions and businesses while the Standard card will cater to...
Job interviews are supposed to be an opportunity for a candidate to interview their prospective employer too, but unfortunately most candidates forget this during an interview. These interviews are stressful, whether they are in-person or via workplace video conferencing platforms like zoom, Google meet and Microsoft teams. It is easy...
Understandably the African Union, pan-African organisation uniting 55 African States, has the legitimate mandate for building external relations with institutions and organisations outside Africa. The AU has established long-term working relations with European Union, and now seeking to build similar links with Eurasian Union. It is interesting to examine...
The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) has clarified that the original concession agreement between the Meridian Port Services Limited (MPS) and the Authority did not include 20 percent containerised traffic share. According to the Authority, the contract, which was signed in 2015 allowed MPS to exclusively handle all container...