Allianz has completed an acquisition of 66 percent stake in Jubilee Holdings Limited (JHL), East Africa’s largest insurance group. The announcement means that JHL retains a 46 percent shareholding in the company. The acquisition follows the execution of an agreement signed on September 29, 2020, in which Allianz agreed to acquire...
The team from Calwin Unisex Salon, Constance Awuni and Wang Liping, won the 2022 World Corporate Golf Challenge Ghana Finals organised by EXP Agency for the International Chamber of Commerce with a score of 78 points. History was made when Olusegun Adekoya of PricewaterhouseCoopers hit a hole in one. The first...
…unveils 5-year transformation blueprint The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched an ambitious five-year strategic plan to substantially deepen and expand the nation's capital market. This forms part of the 10-year capital market master plan (CMMP). Unveilled at the 2023 Ghana Capital Market Conference commemorating the regulator's 25th anniversary, the...
Banks in the country are ready to finance projects and programmes in the private and public sectors with potential to revive the economy irrespective of COVID-19 prevalence, panellists at the fifth edition of the B&FT-organised Ghana’s Most Respected CEOs Breakfast Series, have said. The panel, made up of bankers, economists...
Southern Africa’s economic output will shrink by as much as 6.6% this year due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the African Development Bank (AfDB) has said. The bank’s best-case scenario sees output growth at -4.9% with a 6.6% contraction forecast under its worst-case scenario. That is against its...
make CX strategy a significant growth lever to propel you to the next level It might seem that the whole concept of Customer Experience is way beyond the reach of the average small business. If you are thinking that way you are not alone. The fact is even the...
As part of efforts to assist the government to fight the spread of the COVID-19 in the country, Fidelity Bank has donated GH¢1million to the COVID-19 Private Sector Fund during a virtual sod-cutting ceremony. The Bank's donation is to support the building of the COVID-19 Infectious Disease and Isolation Facility...
The two main political parties, the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the largest opposition party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) have outdoored their respective manifestos, ahead of the December 2020 general elections. The manifestos are replete with a bevy of promises, on which the two parties have anchored...
Any pharmacy you go to in Ghana and see a Redbird signage means you can ask for a rapid medical test and the result will be delivered to you under five minutes, and also be saved digitally for you to be able monitor your own health regularly. This is made possible by...
By Ernest Bako WUBONTO The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has emphasised the importance of sustaining the Electronic Transaction Services Levy (e-levy), citing its significant contribution to the nation's revenue. With the e-levy generating GH₵1.19billion in 2023, surpassing its target by GH₵83.15million, the GRA has urged stakeholders to refrain from plans to...