GOIL Company Limited has donated quantities of food items and clothing to victims of the Appiatse explosion disaster near Bogoso in the Western Region. The donation was to assist inhabitants of the community lessen the difficulties currently being faced. The items included assorted clothing, bags of maize, 20 bags of rice,...
SMT Ghana, official distributor of Volvo Construction Equipment, Volvo Trucks, Volvo Buses and Volvo Penta in Ghana, as part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) has supported reconstruction of the Appiatse community with bags of cement. On February 7, 2022, an explosion razed the entire Appiatse community; killing and injuring...
Natural disasters globally are set to increase by 37 percent from 442 to 541 occurrences in the next three years (by 2025), according to a Fair Tech Institute whitepaper released by Access Partnership - a leading global public policy firm for the technology sector. This projection is based on the...
The Minister of Transport, Kwaku Ofori Asiamah has commissioned the Paga truck park following its reconstruction by the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority. The truck park used to be in a very deplorable state, especially during the rainy seasons with instances recorded when trucks overturned due to the poor nature...
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat in conjunction with the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has introduced the AfCFTA Adjustment Facility Fund to support Party States cope with the new liberalized and integrated trading environment. It has been reported that the resources required for the Adjustment Fund over the...
Binance has introduced a US$1Billion Secure Asset Funds for Users (SAFU) Holdings, an emergency fund set aside to protect users’ assets in cases of theft. This insurance fund comprises BNB, BUSD, and BTC, geared towards protecting the interests of the exchange’s customers from a possible mishap. The SAFU funds are...
As part of efforts to sustainably manage plastic waste in the country, the Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr. Kwaku Afriyie, has toured some plastic recycling facilities in Accra to interact with recyclers, and particularly waste collectors, to gain firsthand information on challenges associated with their activities. This...
The Second Lady, Samira Bawumia, has urged Ghanaians in the diaspora to participate in the country’s development efforts. According to her, government is doing its best to develop the country but cannot do it alone, and the role of the diaspora alongside citizens at home is crucial. “We need the participation...
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...