Fund for Export Development in Africa (FEDA), a development impact-oriented subsidiary of African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), has announced that it has invested into Ecow-Gas B.V. (Ecowgas) - a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) distribution infrastructure platform in the West Africa region.
Due to limited power supply from the grid, the industrial...
Verdant Capital Hybrid Fund (VCHF) - a new fund to support micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSME) growth in Africa - has reached its first closing with committed capital of US$36m.
The fund is targetting high developmental impact - including job creation and income generation through SMEs and micro-entrepreneurship.
The fund is targetting...
DreamOval Ltd is proud to announce the appointment of Mr. Patrick George Quantson as its Chief Transformation Officer (CTO) effective February 1st, 2022. The role is the first of its kind in DreamOval and requires resilience, innovation, retail and engineering experiences all of which Mr. Quantson possesses.
As CTO, Patrick...
The 2022 edition of the Africa Safer Internet Day (ASID) is scheduled for Tuesday, February 08, 2022, with African countries rallying and focusing on the theme "Positioning and Partnering for Child Online Protection”, which calls on all stakeholders to come together to discuss and promote the safer use of...
A bus shelter ‘Proof-of-Concept’ project made out of recycled and upcycled plastic materials to provide shade and comfort for commuters has been commissioned in Accra.
The recycled and upcycled colorful plastic bus shelter, which is the first of its kind in Ghana and Africa, is situated at the Dzorwulu bus...
Old Mutual Ghana, a leader in Insurance and a celebrated employer of choice, has once again demonstrated its commitment to celebrating and rewarding employees who have excelled in their various roles as sales representatives of the business. The award ceremony took place at the plush Tang Palace Hotel in...
The Mohinani Group, through its premier water storage brand- Polytank, has donated tanks worth over GH¢ 32,000 to the Apiate Community to help provide the residents with clean drinking water. The timely gesture is in response to a national call by the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) to assist...
As scores of Ghanaians rush to have their SIM cards registration process finalised, some authorised private agents are taking undue advantage of the desperation of customers by charging fees at the various designated touch point centres, despite telecommunication networks warning against the practice.
A visit by the B&FT to some...
GTA projects GH¢15.9m profit in 2022
The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) has collected revenue of GH¢15.1million, being the amount accrued from payments of the 1 percent tourism levy into the Tourism Development Fund (TDF) during the 2021 operational year, the Fund’s Administrator, Prince Yaw Essah, has revealed.
Mr. Essah was...
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund has approved a US$27.39million grant to Ghana for the development of renewable energy investments in the mini-grid and net metering space.
The project involves the development of 35 mini-grids, standalone solar photovoltaic systems in 400 schools, 200 units in healthcare centres...