…to help sustain gains in environmental sanitation
Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyepong - Executive Chairman of the Jospong Group of Companies (JGC), has advocated continuity in governance irrespective of which party was elected into power.
He explained that such an approach will help put the country on a sustainable development path...
On the back of an exclusive forex forward auction guideline for Bulk Oil Distribution Companies by the Bank of Ghana (BoG), market analysts have expressed much optimism, as this brings some additional layer of respite to the weakening of the Cedi against the US dollar.
Senior Analyst with Databank, Courage...
The Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST) says it made a profit of GH¢30 million in 2020 and not the reported GH¢400 million loss.
A BOST statement said the state-owned company made profit before tax of GH¢30million, contrary to widely publicised losses of GH¢400 million. It said such...
Some outstanding companies within the beverage industry were honoured at the sixth edition of the prestigious Ghana Beverages Awards (GBA) over the weekend.
In a build-up to the event, an industry tour was organised to allow the awards committee to familiarise itself with the practices of participating beverage-manufacturing companies.
The award...
Head of the Economics Department at the University of Ghana, Professor William Baa-Boateng who doubles as a labour economist, has advised that governing bodies and policy makers must be circumspect when proposing policies geared toward curbing unemployment and the development of youths.
He said many policy decisions on youth development...
To help address the downturn in the economy - which is largely due to a shortfall in internally generated revenue, some top economists are urging government to put the brakes on its social investment activities and adopt cost-cutting measures to improve revenue.
According to the economists who were addressing the...
Royal Priesthood Educational Consult (ROPEC GHANA), a private organisation that runs special consultation services for private schools in Ghana, has advised private schools to embrace rebranding and proper record-keeping in order to stay in business, especially in a sector that is confronted with a myriad of challenges.
As part of...
The Mastercard Foundation in partnership with IDH - The Sustainable Trade Initiative - has launched an innovative agricultural programme dubbed ‘Grains for Growth’ to transform Ghana’s grain market.
The programme will span the next three-and-a-half years, and aims to develop inclusive and economically viable grain-supply chains which will offer employment...
Amid rising rates of unemployment, designers and implementors of the nation’s academic and employment policies have been urged to incorporate soft skills training into new and existing programmes.
The call comes on the heels of a new study undertaken by the Department of Economics at the University of Ghana, which...
War drives large increases in international prices for wheat, maize and vegetable oils
World food commodity prices made a significant leap in March - to reach their highest levels ever as war in the Black Sea region spread shocks through markets for staple grains and vegetable oils, the Food...