The Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) has stepped up support for women entrepreneurs by continuing the SheTrades programme from the International Trade Centre (ITC), which is in its closing stages. The SheTrades initiative provides women entrepreneurs and women-owned SMEs around the world with a unique network and platform to connect...
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement is the greatest opportunity for African countries, including Ghana, to resolve the issue of youth unemployment, the Economics Advisor to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Ghana, Mr. Udo Etukudo, has said. He said the agreement is a medium through which...
As part of activities lined up to celebrate world cocoa day, TN Delfah Ghana Limited, a Ghanaian owned company that deals in cocoa products and beverages, offered an opportunity for students of the University of Ghana to sample one of their flagship, top quality products, the Golden Pod instant...
SIC Insurance Plc. has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) for an insurance package for tertiary students in the country dubbed ‘SIC Campus Secure’. The new insurance package will ensure students who are registered members of NUGS are given financial solutions when they...
World Bank report provides data for a more comprehensive view of economic growth and sustainability; finds share of total global wealth in renewable natural capital is decreasing and threatened by climate change Global wealth has grown overall—but at the expense of future prosperity and by exacerbating inequalities, according to the...
ASA Savings and Loans, Penkwaase and Fiapre Business Centres in the Sunyani Municipality, has supported 20 school children with a total amount of GH¢10,000 as scholarship to aid them to acquire school supplies and essential materials for their education. A cheque for GH¢5000 was given as scholarship to 10 of...
The Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) has been elected for a second time into the Steering Board of the World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA) as the Regional Directorate for Sub-Saharan Africa. The GIPC got the nod for the Regional Directorship ahead of the Invest Durban of South Africa...
The Volta Regional Branch of the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) has hosted a bilateral investment forum with the Angolan Ambassador to Ghana, on prospective trade opportunities in the region’s private sector and Angola. The meeting, held in collaboration with the Volta Regional Coordinating Council (VRCC), formed part of a...
The Ghana Shippers’ Authority (GSA) has hinted at moves to standardise ports charges in the sub-region. This move, according to the GSA, is part of efforts to streamline port charges for the benefit of shippers with the advent of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The Chief Executive Officer...
Women operating Small and Medium-scale Enterprises (SME) have been encouraged to exploit other funding opportunities available to them to help improve their cash flows before heading to the bank for loans. At an African Globalized Investment Forum held for women in trade under the auspices of Women for Africa Network...