Vodafone Ghana has partnered with the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) to open a digital learning centre in the College of Engineering to facilitate remote education.
Speaking during the brief inauguration ceremony, the Chief Executive Officer of Vodafone Ghana, Patricia Obo-Nai, acknowledged Professor Rita Akosua Dickson, the...
Newage Agric Solutions has begun a journey to create 145,000 dignified jobs for youth, women and persons with disability, with women constituting 70 percent of it. This is being done through the Harnessing Agricultural Productivity and Prosperity for Youth (HAPPY) programme - a co-created, consortium-managed project in partnership with...
The Platform for Agricultural Risk Management (PARM) was delighted to be part of the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs, ANDE 2022 Regional Conference sponsors. The conference was held from 19th to 20th July 2022 in Accra, Ghana.
The event was a great opportunity for PARM to promote Capacity Development in...
…as market maintains 4-month rally
Dairy producer Fan Milk emerged as biggest gainer on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) in September, posting a 112.8 percent increase of its share price during the month.
This surge comes as the GSE Composite Index (GSE-CI) continues its upward trajectory for the fourth consecutive month,...
The West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI), University of Ghana has announced a three-day event from May 31 to June 2, 2023, to mark its 16th anniversary celebration. Alumni of WACCI from 15 countries and partners from the global north and south will converge at the University of...
Traders at some major market centres in Accra have disclosed that buyers have abandoned the use of mobile money as a payment option and rather prefer the use of cash ever since the electronic transaction levy (E-levy) took effect, anecdotal evidence gathered by the B&FT has shown.
According to some...
Project Management Institute (PMI), a leading professional organisation for project management and the authority for a growing global community of millions of project professionals, has announced the participation of Francis Asenso-Boakye, Minister for Works and Housing, as a speaker at the annual PMI Africa Conference.
The highly anticipated event will...
…a case for securitisation
Despite evolving over the years, at its core, the primary function of banks remains that of financial intermediation. This involves the transfer of funds from surplus units (which encompass individuals, businesses, and governments with excess funds in their accounts) to productive deficit units (entities in need...
By Kizito CUDJOE
Kenya's President Dr. William Samoei Ruto is championing the integration of technology into the trade strategy of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) in order to enhance intra-continental trade.
Mr. Ruto, speaking during a high-profile visit to the AfCFTA Secretariat in Accra, urged stakeholders to harness the...
In addressing the country’s current debt, which is at an unsustainable level, Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has announced that government will implement a debt exchange programme to address challenges identified in the debt portfolio.
Provisional debt data as at end-September 2022 show a significant increase in the country’s public debt,...