First National Bank Ghana, a subsidiary of the FirstRand Group of South Africa, has announced the introduction of a tailored package for small and medium-scale enterprises in Ghana. The package is intended to help address some major challenges that hinder the growth of SMEs in the country. With this new...
Bad post-harvest practices by some farmers and aggregators are fast eroding the country’s credibility as a source of quality cashew nuts, Jerry Anim of the Directorate of Crop Services at the Ministry of Food and Agriculture has indicated. Ideally, the international market requires that cashew nuts are dried to at...
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) will soon outline some incentives that would accompany the filing of tax returns online through the Integrated Tax Application Preparation System (ITAPS) in a move to encourage compliance. Acting Commissioner-General of the GRA, Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah, told the B&FT in an interview that a channel migration...
FBNBank has reaffirmed its approach to service with a promise to offer the best service yet to its customers this year. The Bank got its staff to undertake two Health Walk events in Accra and Kumasi, and used the occasion to set the tone for what is expected to be...
At Rand Merchant Bank (RMB), the corporate and investment banking arm of FirstRand Group of which First National Bank is a member, we are continually driving investment into enhancing the Technology, Media and Telecoms (TMT) infrastructure on the continent - in order to foster technological innovation and unlock economic...
In our last discussion, we elaborated on two aspects of the rubrics of God: Giving of the Tithe to God, and Fellowshipping with God. In this edition, we continue with elaboration on the two aspects of the rubrics of God – Dedicating our Lives to God and Committing to...
Deputy Minister for Trade and Industry, Robert Ahomka-Lindsay, has revealed that the country saved some GH¢95.7 million or US$16.8million, in foreign exchange by locally manufacturing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. This was disclosed during his presentation at the Nation Builders Update, which was held...
Four Jospong Group companies took  part in the just ended Waste Expo Brazil held at the Norte in Sao Paolo. The companies comprising Sewerage Systems Ghana Limited, (SSGL), Accra Compost and Recycling Plant (ACARP) Kumasi Compost and Recycling Plant and UPPR Ghana Limited. Jospong Group secured a 12-metre square exhibition stand...
Nana Kwame Nkansah II - known in private life as Louis Yamoah and is the Divisional Chief of Aowin Traditional Area at Jomoro in the Western Region - has been adjudged Divisional Chief of the Year by the Ghana Chieftaincy Awards. The primary basis for this recognition in his chieftaincy...
as industry titans gather at GOGA 2022 to be honoured Richard Abbey Jnr., CEO-Xodus Communications - organiser of the annual Ghana Oil & Gas Awards, has urged industry players to support the establishment of a petroleum hub in Ghana that seeks to make the country a central refining hub...