The Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Exim Bank (GEXIM) responsible for Banking and Business, Rosemary Beryl Archer, has urged women to embrace technology and leverage it to advance and compete in new frontiers that were previously inaccessible. Ms. Archer made the call to mark this year’s International Women’s Day celebration, with the theme...
The corruption reaches the highest levels of the army with former Army Chief General Ashfaq Kiyani’s brothers involved in a multi-billion rupee housing scandal in Islamabad. The recent leak of data from Credit Suisse, an investment banking firm registered in Switzerland which implicated the ex-ISI chief, General Akhtar Abdur...
As part of a comprehensive corporate social policy, Geodrill Ghana Limited, West Africa's leading exploration drilling company, has donated a combined amount of GH¢450,000 to three Senior High Schools (SHS) across the country to boost educational infrastructure. The schools, which include Achimota SHS in Accra, Tamale SHS in the Northern...
The Chamber of Cement Manufacturers, Ghana (COCMAG) has protested against the reduction in benchmark value from 50% to 30% by government, saying it will result in high production cost and affect cement prices. According to the Chamber, the local cement industry is already suffering from high production cost as a...
The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) has expressed displeasure toward government's step-back decision on reversing the benchmark value. According to the Association, which has been advocating a complete reversal of the benchmark policy, government's decision - to reduce it to 30 percent for general goods and 10 percent for...
Company committed to expanding and accelerating vaccine supply the region through 2022 and beyond One year ago, the first doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine began to arrive in countries across the world through the COVAX initiative, as part of the largest global vaccination drive in history. On 24...
Two farming communities in the Eastern Region have received a lifeline of reliable water after Voltic (GH) Limited, a subsidiary of Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA), commissioned mechanised boreholes in each community for the public use. In Anoff, one of the beneficiary farming communities with about 4000 population, the new borehole...
The HACSA Sankofa Virtual Heritage Tours provide access to pivotal African heritage landmarks that have shaped world history  HACSA hosts a virtual launch event with a keynote address from NYC Mayor Eric Adams ACCRA, GHANA – FEBRUARY 28, 2022 – The Heritage and Cultural Society of Africa (HACSA) Foundation, launched its...
The Commissioner of Insurance, Dr Justice Ofori, has disclosed that insurance coverage as of December 31, 2020 stands at 44.6%. This means nearly 50% of the working population of Ghana has one form of insurance or another. He made this disclosure when the National Insurance Commission (NIC) in collaboration with...
26 Researchers benefit Twenty-six (26) teams of researchers from thirteen (13) universities and research institutions across the country have received grants from the Jospong Group of Companies’ (JGC) Environmental Sanitation Research Fund (ESRF) to investigate issues in the space of environmental sanitation. The grants are expected to fund research projects...