The Ghana Shippers’ Authority (GSA) has hinted at moves to standardise ports charges in the sub-region. This move, according to the GSA, is part of efforts to streamline port charges for the benefit of shippers with the advent of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The Chief Executive Officer...
Women operating Small and Medium-scale Enterprises (SME) have been encouraged to exploit other funding opportunities available to them to help improve their cash flows before heading to the bank for loans. At an African Globalized Investment Forum held for women in trade under the auspices of Women for Africa Network...
The 12th meeting of the IATF2021 Advisory Council, held virtually on 22 October 2021 and chaired by His Excellency Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Chairman of the IATF2021 Advisory Council and former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, reviewed progress on final preparations for the second Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2021), which...
…as Minority calls for its suspension The Minority in Parliament has admonished government to suspend the Special Petroleum Tax from the 2022 budget which is expected to be presented to the House next month by the Finance Minister. The call, according to the Minority, has become necessary to give...
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has presented 40 Jeep J8 vehicles, six Toyota Hi-ace mini buses, and 14 Toyota Hilux pick-ups to the Ghana Armed Forces. Speaking at the presentation ceremony in Accra, the President noted that these 60 vehicles are to complement the 73 armoured personnel carriers, 41 Toyota...
The Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr. Kweku Afriyie, has said Ghana requires between US$9.3 and US$15.5billion of investment to implement the updated National Determined Contribution (NDCs) to fight climate change from 2021 to 2030. According to him, US$3.9billion will be required to implement the 16 unconditional programmes...
Prof. King Odaifio Welentsi III, the Paramount Chief of Nungua Traditional Area who is also the president of Nungua Traditional Area and the vice president of the Greater Accra Regional House of Chiefs has warned traditional chiefs, residents and the media at large to desist from publishing fake news...
Experts and executives of the Standard Seed Transformation Network (STN), Ghana Chapter, have equipped youth entrepreneurs and business owners with requisite skills and strategies to raise funds from alternative sources beyond traditional banking to scale-up their businesses. According to the experts, countries that have developed global giants from the entrepreneurship...
Millennium Insurance Company Limited (MIC) as part of activities marking its 10th anniversary, MIC  extended a gesture to the Ghana Police Service by donating 10 branded canopies and positioning them at strategic points in the Accra and Tema Metropolis. This is not the first time the company has supported the...
CWG Ghana has sealed a partnership with Centelon, Indian based digital and data solutions provider to host a webinar on data and quality management in banking and financial institutions. The webinar, which is scheduled for Thursday, October 28, 2021, is being organised specifically for C-level executives, Head of Information Technology,...