Broadspectrum Limited, an Information Communication Technology (ICT) company, has been awarded the Best Agritech/Agridata Company of the Year award at the 2021 Agribusiness Excellence Awards. Broadspectrum Limited was awarded for its contribution toward supporting the agriculture sector with advanced technology to increase productivity and efficiency. Leveraging its connectivity and digital...
Managing Director of Absa Bank Ghana, Abena Osei-Poku says collaboration is the new competition in the digital financial services space across the continent. She made the comments during a panel discussion on how Africa can build resilience and drive differentiation in the financial sector at the ongoing Financial Times...
Dr. Daniel Amateye Anim-Prempeh, Director of Research and Economic Analysis at the Business and Financial Times (B&FT) has been appointed as President of the Chartered Institute of Financial and Investment Analysts Ghana (CIFIAG). Dr. Anim-Prempeh is a business strategist, development economist, organizational transformation strategist and a financial and investment analyst. He...
Waste management company Zoomlion has unveiled three digital platforms on which customers can request free bins and thereafter access, monitor and seamlessly pay for their trash collection services at any location. The platform comes in the form of a USSD code, a Google application and a website to spearhead the...
Kosmos Innovation Centre (KIC), the humanitarian arm of Kosmos Energy, has completed and handed over three skills training and development facilities to the Ghana Prisons Service (GPS) to enhance well-equipped inmates for community reintegration. The project, which forms part of the Kosmos Hunger Relief Initiative, is targetted at empowering the...
Ghana’s leading investment brand, EDC Investments Ltd has joined forces with distinguished radio brand, Happy98.9FM to educate Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) and the informal sector on the importance of investment. The campaign christened ‘Wo Sikas3m’, will see the investment giant share money making and management tips on Happy98.9FM...
Carlos Kinsley Ahenkorah, Deputy Ministry for Trade and Industry, has said government is working toward updating its trade laws as part of measures to ensure that Ghana fully harnesses gains from the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). According to Mr. Ahenkorah, who is also Chairperson of the Parliamentary Select...
but fail to meet minimum standards of fair work  A 2021 Fairwork Ghana report on ten major gig economy platforms - such as Uber, Bolt, Jumia Food among others - has shown that despite job opportunities created by these services, they are yet to meet the minimum standards...
Contrary to the erroneous impression by a cross-section of the public that the Ghana Gas Company Limited and the Volta River Authority (VRA) are the cause of the frequent power outages in Kumasi and its environs, investigations have proven otherwise. Instead, it is a GRIDCO transmission line that got damaged...
The Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council (GRTCC) is urging all commercial transport operators in the country to disregard calls from some transport unions to embark on a sit-down strike from Monday, December 6, 2021. Some transport operators on Friday, December 4, 2021, served notice to the public that they will...