Issuing FLEGT licence, is key in the Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) between Ghana and European Union (EU) with the goal to trade only in legal timber products. In other words, timber products must be from a verifiable source that complies with sector regulations. This was a key deciding factor...
Obtaining a second source of income all starts with an idea, one of the most potent forms of power that exists. I learnt from a TED-Ed that “power is the ability to have others do what you would have them do”. Is that not what all businesspeople want: the ability...
Imagine you have a provision shop where you sell many products. Or you offer different services to your target market. Or you have tried a few side hustles and now have to choose where to put in more of your limited resources. Maybe you have an established business and...
For every five Ghanaians, two of them are identified as multidimensionally poor - meaning more than 45 percent of the country’s population are affected by multiple types of poverty, a Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) report has revealed. Multidimensional poverty considers the many overlapping deprivations that poor people experience. The Multidimensional...
expressPay, is on the cusp of expanding its line of innovative services with international remittances set to start soon. The service will begin with remittance transactions from the UK to Ghana and expand to other European countries. The introduction of international remittances will entrench expressPay as the leading financial technology company...
 COVID-19 has claimed more than 700,000 lives, infected over 19 million people, and decimated rich and poor economies alike. But, even as most of the world faces unprecedented recession, policy responses differ sharply. The contrast between Europe and Asia is a case in point. Both regions are undoubtedly facing serious...
…commends Otumfuo for releasing 150-acre land President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has inaugurated an integrated composting and recycling plant worth US$95 million in Kumasi to serve as the central point for processing waste generated in the Ashanti Region. The facility, named after the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, was established...
As the timeline for the implementation of AfCFTA approaches, a series of engagements to apprise stakeholders what is in store for them has been held throughout the week. The latest to comment of this landmark trade deal is the Minister of Trade and Industry, Alan Kyeremanten who has given every...
Former finance minister Seth Terkper has warned of a difficult year and beyond for the country, citing the tight fiscal space within which government has to operate. Mr. Terkper’s prediction is premised on analysis made by some multilateral institutions such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) which has projected the...
Nana Kwamina Dekye I, Guantuahen of Shama Traditional Area, has called on indigenes of Shama to come together and support a cause that would bring socio-economic development. He said development thrives when there is unity, peace and understanding in the community. Speaking at the 3rd homecoming and fund-raising ceremony for the...