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...
FBNBank has reaffirmed its commitment to support gender parity both at the workplace and outside it by ensuring that diversity, equity and inclusion receiving focus with the objective of eliminating the biases which undermine the progress of women. This was communicated by the Bank as part of its celebration of...
Activa International Insurance, through its women insurance programme - The Activ’Lady Program - has made a donation to the Osu Children’s Home as part of activities marking the celebration of this year’s International Women’s Day. The Deputy Managing Director (first right in the picture), speaking during the donation ceremony commended...
as it unveils digital portal to tax online trading The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has launched an E-commerce and Digital Service Registration Portal, as it anticipates to mobilise GH¢1.7 billion revenue from taxing online businesses beginning April this year to increase the chances of meeting its 2022 tax target. The...
Government has released GH¢20million to compensate poultry farmers affected by the outbreak of Avian Influenza (bird flu). Disbursement is to begin immediately and is under the first tranche of a budgeted GH¢44million approved last December in support of farms hit by the flu, Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr. Owusu...
The World Initiative for Soy in Human Health and the Ghana National Egg Campaign Secretariat (GNECS) have launched a new national egg promotion campaign dubbed ‘Eggstra-O’ to educate the public about the nutritional and functional benefits of eggs for persons of all age groups. This year’s Eggstra-O campaign, with the...
February 11 - Women and girls in many parts of Africa are breaking new ground in the sciences with help from Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA), as the world marks International Day of Women and Girls in Science today (Feb 11). Numerous studies from the United Nations and academic institutions have proven...
The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) together with the International Finance Cooperation (IFC), among other stakeholders are poised to enhance their partnership arrangements and roll out more deliberate measures geared toward improving diversity and inclusion in listed companies. This was the key takeaway when the GSE joined some 110 exchanges around...
as Ghana ranks 149th in global women in governance Oheneyere Gifty Anti, a Gender Advocate and Motivational Speaker has expressed worry about low participation of Ghanaian women in governance, stressing that Ghana was recently ranked 149th in global ranking of women in governance. The ace journalist has disclosed that statistics...