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...
The Commissioner of Insurance, Dr. Justice Ofori, has been inducted into the prestigious Corporate Ghana CEOs Hall of Fame. The colourful induction ceremony was held on March 4, 2022 at Movenpick Ambassador Hotel, Accra. The induction was organised by the Business Executive, and also recognised some other prominent CEOs of...
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed optimism over the country bouncing back strongly from the current economic challenges, urging all and sundry to work together to ensure that the difficulties are overcome. “I know we are capable. I believe in the can-do spirit of the Ghanaian, the first people...
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...