Ecobank and iPay Solutions Ltd with support from the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), have launched a new digital solution for small businesses – Digistore. This is aimed at empowering Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) in Ghana to maximize sales by marketing and selling their products in a...
Appolonia City, Greater Accra’s new city, has been commended by the UK-Ghana Chamber of Commerce (UKGCC) for its vision and investment in high-quality infrastructure. UKGCC’s commendation came during a familiarisation tour of the master-planned city by its members. The delegation, which included representatives from G&J Technical Services, Movenpick Ambassador Hotel,...
October, the UN-designated breast cancer month, may pass this year without much notice, as COVID-19 continues to inhibit mass public gatherings, but not for Breast Care International, Africa’s lead campaigner against breast cancer. BCI, not ready to be outdone by the global pandemic, has devised a strategy to keep the...
The European Union and the Government of Ghana (GoG) have signed a €92.9 million budget support financing agreement to assist the country in its response to the COVID-19 pandemic as well as beef up security operations in the northern part of the country. Out of this special emergency budget support,...
The Minister for Transport, Kweku Ofori Asiamah has urged the Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA), regulator of the maritime industry, to take all necessary steps to enforce the sulphur cap 2020 regulation set by International Maritime Organization (IMO) to ensure a sustainable shipping industry. The Sulphur Cap 2020 is a regulation...
As part of efforts to move the economy away from over reliance on traditional exports for revenue generation, the Ghana Exports Promotion Authority (GEPA) is set to invest over US$600 million in the next ten years in a bid to diversify the economy through Non-Traditional Exports (NTEs). The country’s exports...
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has said that even though he is yet to officially see the letter from the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) as at yesterday afternoon, advising him to hold on the launch of the Initial Public Offer (IPO) for Agyapa Royalties due to some outstanding...
The Second Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Mrs. Elsie Addo Awadzi, was presented with the Glitz Africa Corporate Personality of the Year Award at the 2020 edition of the Ghana Women of the Year Honours event, which took place on Saturday, 26th September 2020 in Accra. She was...
Wow! The First US Presidential debate. Did you watch it? Have you recovered from watching it? I am still reeling. It offered us in Ghana lessons in leadership and power. What they are, what they mean and how we engage them is an important conversation for us here, for...
The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) has said that with the nation’s growing industrial interest, there is the need for the state to accelerate its efforts in adding nuclear energy to the national energy mix to guarantee reliable, cheap, predictable and accessible power to support economic growth. Chief Executive Officer...