Entrepreneurs always look for opportunities, in both good and bad times. Even in times of a national tragedy, business ideas can come out. And that is how one young entrepreneur, Sena-Emefa - who talked to the B&FT’s Inspiring Startups - conceived her business idea.
After the sad incident of the...
Last week, President Nana Akufo-Addo unveilled the first locally-made Volkswagen (VW) vehicle - which marks the first phase the company’s operations in the country and will see the German carmaker produce three cars daily, with plans to increase production capacity in the second phase.
The president noted that the production...
A new COVID-19 Business Tracker Survey conducted by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS), in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the World Bank, demonstrates the considerable impacts on Ghanaian businesses as a result of the pandemic outbreak.
It forced many firms to cut costs by reducing staff...
Republic Bank (Ghana) Limited, a subsidiary of Republic Financial Holdings Limited, has advocated for issuance of a Green Bond in Ghana to raise long-term financing for Green Building construction by developers and Green Mortgage financing.
This was proposed when the bank participated in the virtual Ghana Green Building Summit organised...
The Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia will open a multi-day conference in Accra on Thursday at which eminent economists from Ghana and abroad are going to prioritise the smartest solutions to the country's challenges.
The conference is organised by the Ghana Priorities project, a collaboration between the National Development Planning...
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has expressed concern over the ‘rush reading’ of its advertisement endorsement tagline - ‘This advert has been vetted and approved by the FDA’ – by some companies.
According to the FDA, even though it seems not to be widespread, notices have been sent to...
In a first of its kind offer, telecom operator AirtelTigo has launched a ‘Free Morning Offer’ to give new and existing customers free AirtelTigo to AirtelTigo calls from 5am to 10am every day for six months.
In addition to the free calls, new customers will also get to enjoy free...
Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta is optimistic that the projected tax-to-GDP of 20 percent from the current 13 percent will materialise if government increases revenue mobilisation and harnesses a digitalised economy.
This, the minister said, when attained will enable government to raise funds to support the recently announced GH¢100billion Ghana...
If there is any sector that can stimulate and revive the economy amid the devastating impact of the Coronavirus pandemic, then it is the banking and financial sector - but the biggest question remains ‘how?’
To effectively deal with this question, Ghana’s Most Respected CEOs Breakfast Series - a quarterly...
A recent study on C-Suite perceptivity of the economic impact of COVID-19 revealed that revenue connected to tourism, aviation, property sales and entertainment all decreased by over 90% in the first and second quarters of 2020.
Conducted by industrialisation and supply chain expert Professor Douglas Boateng, the purposive study also...