Government has stated that the GHS 10 million fund expected to support women in entrepreneurship is a loan that comes with a lower interest rate of 10% or less, according to Business Development Minister, Mohammed Awal.
He made this statement during the Women Entrepreneurship Conference held in Accra on the...
Ghana’s vision of becoming a world class financial hub in the sub region will soon become a reality as Ken Ofori-Atta leads a government delegation on a study tour of the financial sector of Hong Kong and Singapore from February 9-14, 2018.
The delegation will also undertake a non-deal road...
The Police Service is expected to benefit from an amount of GH₵800m in a bid to resource them, President Akufo-Addo has announced.
Presenting his second State of the Nation address, the President stated that equipping the Police force will enhance visibility and mobility as they strive to combat crime and...
Ghana's cocoa purchases fell between October and mid-January compared to last season and it may miss its full-season output target because of dry weather, senior regulatory sources said.
Cocoa purchased from farmers and delivered to the regulator Cocobod totalled 560,000 tonnes between the beginning of the season in October and...
Ghana’s efforts to drive new growth by stepping up industrialisation across rural areas, increasing oil production and boosting agricultural output are explored in a country report just produced by the global research and consultancy firm Oxford Business Group (OBG).
The Report: Ghana 2018 charts the progress of new offshore...
Government is set to establish a refinery in Takoradi that will refine 150, 000 barrels of oil per-day, Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko has revealed.
The “new TOR”, as the Minister terms it, will be will reduce significantly, the amount of oil the country imports to meets its demands, and to...
Thirty-two Ghana Police Service (GPS) crime officers have completed a two-day training course on policing domestic violence and sexual and gender based violence (SGBV).
The training was designed in collaboration with the GPS Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) and the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) to empower senior police...
The Executive Chairman of Jospong Group of Companies, Joseph Siaw Agyepong, has said that the One District, One Factory initiative of the current administration has the potential of turning Ghana’s fortunes around by creating wealth and sustainable jobs.
He called for more support from government for indigenous private businesses to...
Allegations of extortions by government from expatriate business owners could derail the country’s efforts at mobilising Foreign Direct Investment, Trade and Industry Minister, Alan Kyerematen, said whilst appearing before a committee investigating the ‘cash for seat’ saga.
Parliament set up the committee following allegations that expatriate business executives were asked...
There are many ways to measure development in a region, a country or even a continent. Freedom, prosperity, health and stability are all pillars of progress, and opportunity is the foundation.
But this week as I return to Africa for the first time in ten years, I am reminded that...