The Chiefs and indigenes of Western North Region, one of the newly created regions under the current government, has welcomed a symbolic sod cutting ceremony to establish an ultra-modern solid waste treatment plant in Sefwi-Wiawso.
The facility, which is a Public Private Partnership (PPP) initiative to be established by the...
Entrepreneurship, and for that matter, private sector development, has been identified as an effective way of enhancing economic development and growth on the African continent. The private sector is widely acclaimed as the “engine” for economic growth in Africa. It affirms accelerated adaption to capitalist-driven development initiatives among economies...
On any given day, when you hear the pilot speaking to passengers on a flight, a man’s voice is what is heard. In Africa, the probabilities are higher than in Europe, America and Australia. Hardly would you hear the voice of a woman speaking as the pilot.
But in Ghana,...
Solidaridad (an international civil society organization) has organised a training session in advocacy for zonal executives of the Oil Palm Development Association (OPDAG) Ghana at Cape Coast in the Central Region.
Attended by 44 oil palm actors, the training was to equip executives of the oil palm value chain association...
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Dear readers, this article was first published in November, 2019. I still find it very relevant especially in this pandemic era, which has brought its own trouble to bank executives who...
Ghana, the gateway to Africa is again set to elect a President and members of Parliament to lead the nation to its promise land. In Africa we are hailed as the first Sub-Saharan Africa country to gain independence, the beacon of hope and black star of the Continent.
We have...
COVID 19 has rammed home some fundamental truths on the social and economic issues that Ghana and Africa must address to resuscitate the local and continental economies.
In his last address to Parliament Finance Minister, Mr. Ken Ofori Atta indicated that Ghana’s economy might shrink by some GH¢9.5 billion, with...
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) announces that Fitch Ratings has affirmed the Bank’s long-term Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) at ‘BBB-‘with a stable outlook. The agency also affirmed the Bank's Short-Term IDR at 'F3' and senior unsecured debt at 'BBB-.'
Fitch highlighted that Afreximbank's 'BBB-' rating is driven by its intrinsic...
Afreximbank, in collaboration with the African Union, has hosted the second of its five webinars raising awareness for the African continent’s premier trade event, the Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2021), to be held in Kigali, Rwanda, from 6 – 12 September 2021, under the theme ‘Building Bridges for a Successful...
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana(BoG) has maintained the policy rate at 14.5 percent for the third consecutive time this year.
The decision, according to the MPC was taken to control inflationary threats and maintain price stability.
“The Committee’s view is that risks to the immediate outlook...
