Voltic Ghana Limited, a subsidiary of Coca Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA), has taken a further step toward its goal of having half its leadership positions held by women by 2025 with the hosting of a seminar to develop the leadership capabilities of its female employees.The seminar, held under the...
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and FCI concluded a two-day conference in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, to promote factoring and receivables finance in the Central Africa region.The event attracted about 250 participants from 15 countries in finance, legal and business sectors, as well as government, regulators and policy makers.Organised by...
Inflation is a process of sustained increases in the general price level over a period of time, typically 12 months.Inflation can be calculated for a country, for specific regions in a country and for different income and demographic groups, for instance pensioners.These different calculations are important because the spending patterns of regions...
The 12th Regional Conference of Heads of Anti-Corruption Agencies in Commonwealth Africa convened in Kigali, Rwanda, from May 3-7 under the theme: ‘Combating Corruption for Good Governance and Sustainable Development in Africa’.The Conference was jointly organised by the Commonwealth Secretariat and the Government of Rwanda, and brought together members...
Director of the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (IALS), University of London, Professor Carl Stychin, believes that while reforms are imminent in the country’s legal education system, they should be responsive to professional risk factors.Having followed closely the history of Ghana’s legal system over the years, he said the...
The country’s economic growth this year has been projected to fall short of government’s outlook of 5.8 percent, on the back of soaring inflation and fiscal tightening amid weakening investor sentiment, a recent Fitch monthly outlook has reaffirmed.These headwinds are expected to most likely reduce private consumption and investment.According...
calls for increased local private participation in aviationCelebrated Ghanaian pilot Captain Solomon Kwakye Quainoo has joined the country’s foremost indigenous aviation service provider, McDan Aviation Services, by calling on government to increase local participation in the sector.Speaking at a media engagement in Accra on Starr Chat about the...
As the threat of food insecurity hangs heavy owing to rapidly accelerating inflation - coupled with a hard-hit local currency eroding the purchasing power of consumers, even for bare necessities such as food - a number of stakeholders along the food value chain are calling for the adoption of...
The Managing Director of Consolidated Bank Ghana (CBG), Daniel Wilson Addo, has paid a courtesy call on the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Dr. Osman Nuhu Sharubutu, at his residence in New Fadama.The visit is to congratulate the Chief Imam on his charity work and promotion of peace among religious...
Speakers at this year’s celebration of the World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) in Ghana have called for concerted efforts backed by a robust national agenda to accelerate the development of digital technologies for older persons and healthy ageing.According to the UN World Population Ageing Report, there were...