African SMEs will be able to rapidly achieve international standards with digitisation, enabling them to compete on and access international markets, Nana Dwemoh Benneh, CEO of the Universal Merchant Bank (UMB), has said. Mr. Benneh made these comments in a presentation at the 4th Strategic Leaders’ Summit 2022 held in...
IFC has appointed Kyle Kelhofer as Senior Country Manager for Benin, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Togo. Kelhofer, who previously worked for IFC in Ghana, brings almost 30 years of global development experience to his new role supporting private sector growth, job creation, and recovery from COVID-19 in West...
Republic Bank Ghana, a subsidiary of Republic Financial Holdings Limited, has introduced new and enhanced retail products as part of its ‘Step-into-Success’ campaign. The products introduced include four rebranded products with enhanced, advanced product features and benefits. The products are Rights Start Account, iDO Account, Career Builders Account, Optimiser Account,...
FBNBank Ghana and digital payments company WorldRemit have announced a partnership that makes it easier for residents of Ghana to process international money transfers. This new service allows the Ghanaian diaspora and other nationals worldwide to send remittances to a network of 21 FBNBank branches and two agencies across...
Following the closure of nominations and an eventful beverage industry tour, Global Media Alliance (GMA) - organiser of the prestigious Ghana Beverage Awards (GBA) - has officially opened the polls for voting for the most coveted award category, ‘Product of the Year’. The voting exercise is scheduled from March 1...
Dredge Masters Ghana Limited, a subsidary of the Jospong Group of Companies, has donated items worth thousands of Ghana cedis to the general Children's ward, Emergency ward and the Daycare centre of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital for the upkeep of children at the centres. Speaking at a short ceremony,...
MTN Group has  unveiled its evolved visual identity, articulating the context behind the logo many have seen since 16 February 2022. It is just the second brand overhaul since the Group was founded in 1994. Back in 2004, the changes made to the brand resulted in MTN taking ownership...
EarlBeam Realty, a subsidiary of EarlBeam Group, has launched one of its new and ultramodern projects called the ‘Earl of Cantonment’ to provide a classy, yet affordable house, both for sale and rent. This forms part of plans by the company to reduce the stress in acquiring a home in...
The Managing Director of Afreximbank’s Intra Africa Trade Fair (IATF), Kanayo Awani, has lauded the political enthusiasm and leadership that’s driving implementation of the continent’s integration agenda. According to her, the strategic partnerships that are being built around the AfCFTA across the public and private sectors suggest the agenda has...
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat and the Africa Import and Export Bank (Afreximbank) have signed an agreement on management of the base fund for the AfCFTA Adjustment Fund in Cairo, Egypt. The agreement was signed by Prof. Benedict Oraman, president and chairman of the board of Afreximbank,...