Second Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Elsie Addo Awadzi, has called on women to leverage opportunities that digitisation provides - as she says this is a sure way of bridging the gender equality-gap and increase their participation in economic activities.
Speaking on the theme ‘Women as Builders of...
The downgrade of some local banks by Fitch Rating Agency has led analysts to raise concerns about its possible impact on the wellbeing of banks, owing to the quantum of credit extended to the central government and its agencies.
Fitch, in February, assigned Ecobank Ghana Limited (EGH) - the nation’s...
Olam Ghana's women employee networking group, GROW, celebrated International Women’s Day with the launch in Accra of ‘Sparkle Your Career Confidence’ - a three-module programme with a focus on nurturing the women’s talent pipeline into leadership positions at the workplace.
The programme encourages female employees by empowering them to advance...
Ghana was chosen to represent Africa as a live-stream partner during this year’s World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development (WED) held on Friday, 4th March 2022. The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi TeK TV, hosted the African broadcast.
The 24-hour liver-streaming of the first ever global WED 2022 virtual celebration was held under the...
As the world gears up for another International Women's Day to commemorate the cultural, political, and socioeconomic achievements of women; challenges persist as gains in certain quarters have been eroded.
This year’s theme, "Break the Bias’’ is apt given that women constitute a key percentage of the global population. Today,...
Nissan wishes the government and the Republic of Ghana all the best as they commemorate the 65th anniversary of independence under the theme "Working Together; Bouncing Back Better.” We hope to reflect our admiration for Ghana's independence and stature as Africa's oldest democracy, as well as the country's strong...
As Women's Month is celebrated concurrently with Ghana Month (Independence day), Africa.com curated a list of Ghana’s 6 Female Board Directors to watch in 2022. These are creative and strategic problem solvers, multi-taskers, empathetic listeners, the internationally exposed go-getters and changemakers that can drive change from the highest level...
As part of a comprehensive corporate social policy, Geodrill Ghana Limited, West Africa's leading exploration drilling company, has donated a combined amount of GH¢450,000 to three Senior High Schools (SHS) across the country to boost educational infrastructure.
The schools, which include Achimota SHS in Accra, Tamale SHS in the Northern...
The Chamber of Cement Manufacturers, Ghana (COCMAG) has protested against the reduction in benchmark value from 50% to 30% by government, saying it will result in high production cost and affect cement prices.
According to the Chamber, the local cement industry is already suffering from high production cost as a...
The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) has expressed displeasure toward government's step-back decision on reversing the benchmark value.
According to the Association, which has been advocating a complete reversal of the benchmark policy, government's decision - to reduce it to 30 percent for general goods and 10 percent for...