The UK government's development finance institution, CDC Group, as part of its five-year strategy will invest up to £2billion per annum, beginning this year, in some critical sectors of the economy. In an interview with the B&FT, CDC's Coverage Director for Ghana, Kwabena Asante-Poku, indicated CDC will offer patient capital...
Meetings Africa has returned in grand style bringing together some 161 buyers from 216 exhibitors from 13 African countries to set the tone of a vibrant Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions (MICE) sector. This was a consensus that was reached at a pulsating Meetings Africa trade floor opening ceremony on...
The Japan International Cooperation Agency has organised an intensive training on Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) for targetted points of entry officials of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS). The training took place at the Koforidua Training Centre of the Ghana Immigration Service. Over the next 4 weeks, about 200...
The National Media Commission (NMC) on Wednesday inaugurated an eight-member governing board of the Ghana News Agency (GNA) and urged the members to collaborate with management for better working conditions of staff. The Board, chaired by Mr. Ransford Tetteh - a former editor of the Daily Graphic and member of...
The Osu Traditional Authority in partnership with Osu Heritage Foundation has held a symposium in honour of the late Nii Kwabena Bonnie III to throw light on the key role he played on the road to Ghana’s independence. Nii Kwabena Bonnie III, who was known in civil life as Theodore...
Analysts fear impact on economy in case of mass exit Offshore investors’ participation in the equities market as of February-ending remains at 80 percent of trading, a situation some analysts fear may have negative impacts on the local economy if there is a mass exit due to unfavourable market...
Amid the pressing need to meet the demand for financing green projects in Africa, the Green Exchange - the first of its kind on the continent - is set to be launched in Ghana by mid-July 2022, specifically dedicated to corporate green bonds with a target of US$5billion in...
The 6th Ghana CEO Summit, scheduled to be held on May 23, 2022, will launch a Women CEO Leadership Network, summit founder Ernest De-Graft Egyir has revealed. According to Egyir, “this network will enable the finest women in leadership pool intellectual, financial and social capital to enhance their skills...
Microsoft’s Founders Hub to launch in Africa through the ATO New partnerships with accelerators and incubators to provide industry-based start-ups with access to markets, technical skills and funding Network of partnerships with venture capital investors will facilitate access to US$500 million in potential funding Under the remit of its...
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Vodafone Ghana, Patricia Obo-Nai, has charged young women pursuing Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education to overcome gender bias, take up the opportunities which have been created for them and reach the pinnacle of their chosen STEM career. The CEO made this call...