The Ghana Incentive-based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending Project (GIRSAL), through its Partner Excellence Awards, has recognised its most-active financial institutions and individuals for helping increase lending to the agriculture sector.
The awardees were honoured for supporting the agriculture sector through GIRSAL’s core programmes - the Credit Risk Guarantee...
The domestic fintech space is poised for a major shift - driven by the explosive growth of Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) solutions, according to legal experts at fintech-focused Sustineri Attorneys PRUC.
Its latest report the Ghana Fintech Report Q4 2023 projects BNPL to become the dominant trend, echoing the...
Dataware Tech, a leading provider of data analytics solutions, and Yadaba Communications, a boutique communications firm specialising in tech-enabled solutions, are partnering to launch a comprehensive quarterly workshop series designed to equip professionals with the essential skills to harness the power of data analytics.
The inaugural workshop, dubbed ‘Empowering Decision...
In a virtual ceremony, Global Media Alliance – a leading integrated marketing and communications giant – launched the much-anticipated Ghana Beverage Awards (GBA), setting the stage for a year of celebration and recognition within the beverage industry.
The launch event paved way for nominations scheduled from January 11, 2024 to...
The cost of constructing a 4.6-kilometre access road for Anomabo Fisheries College in the Central Region has increased by 237.5 percent - from an initial cost of about GH¢8million to approximately GH¢27million due to three successive variations.
The road project spans the Fisheries College site to the main road, made...
Standard Chartered Bank Ghana has opened applications for Cohort 4 of the Standard Chartered Women in Technology (SCWIT) Incubator Programme.
The initiative supports female-led and/or owned businesses, in line with the growing demand for diversity in technology and entrepreneurship. It underscores the need for increased opportunities for women to develop...
An all-inclusive women’s network, Women in Insurance Network of Ghana (WING), has been duly launched to improve participation of women in the insurance ecosystem.
The presence of such a network is critical as the latest Future One Agency Universe Study postulates that globally, while women drive the insurance industry – forming over...
A new initiative has been launched at Osu in the Korle-Klottey municipality of Greater Accra Region, to tackle the increasing menace of plastic waste in the country.
Dubbed the ‘Valorisation of waste plastics for fuel production (VALOPLASTIQUES)’ project, this innovative initiative aims to address the issue of plastic waste by...
…plead with Asantehene to intervene
Members of the Combined Kumasi Central Market Traders Association have taken a swipe at government over the abandonment of Kumasi Central Market Redevelopment Project phase II a year ago.
They describe as “lies” information given to them when the project stalled last year - that the...
…safeguards financial system integrity
Old Mutual Ghana, a leading insurance company, has paid a courtesy call on Ghana’s Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) to reinforce their commitment to ensuring the integrity of Ghana's financial system. The visit’s purpose was, among other things, to address key issues regarding Old Mutual’s collaboration with...