The government, through the Ghana Enterprises Agency (GEA), has commenced its disbursement of GH₵35million in grants to some 270 selected micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) under the Technical Assistance and Grant Programmes of the Ghana Economic Transformation Programme (GETP).
The grants will enable beneficiaries to fund various projects ranging...
Following the President’s directive that tertiary institutions be reopened this week for continuing students, the Ministry of Education (MoE) in collaboration with Zoomlion Ghana Limited (ZGL) undertook the second phase of disinfecting all tertiary institutions across the country.
The nationwide exercise started simultaneously on Friday in about five regions. These...
- Enabling seamless transactions from one account to another anywhere in the world with end-to-end transparency and predictability
- Made available through a next-generation digital platform that maintains SWIFT’s hallmark focus on resiliency and security
Global, member-owned cooperative, SWIFT, has announced that over the next two years and beyond it will...
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has approved US$70 million to finance the expansion and upgrade of the Beitbridge border post in Zimbabwe. The Bank authorised a US$43 million senior term loan facility to Zimborders Mauritius Ltd and the issuance of an Investment Guarantee of US$27 million supporting Pembani Remgro Infrastructure Fund to...
In an exclusive interview with the B&FT’s Ebenezer Chike Adjei Njoku, Ismaël Cissé, the CEO of Sirius Capital, an investment bank and management intermediary company in Cote d'Ivoire, delves into the intricate landscape of financial and business developments across the African sub-region. With a deep-rooted commitment to impact finance...
The most prestigious Ghana Entrepreneurial honours, for the first time, would be held virtually. After nine prestigious editions, Entrepreneur Foundation of Ghana (EFG) will present Ghana’s first ever virtual Award show that recognizes Corporate Entrepreneurship due to the ban on conferences and social activities announced by the President to...
Banks are custodians of costumers’ assets and wealth. It acts as trusted intermediaries. Banks are symbols of national security, public trust, the nerve of national economies. A bank’s vault goes beyond the literally space of safe-keeping but a metaphorical representation of trustworthiness, credibility, and care which are linked to...
The Minister of Trade and Industry, Alan John Kyerematen, has stated that government’s comprehensive industrial transformation programme, initiated since 2017, is on course to making the country a leading manufacturing hub in Africa.
Notable among these comprehensive industrialization initiatives, he mentioned includes one district one factory (1D1F), the strategic anchor...
as over 30 private schools operate with expired accreditation
The futures of thousands of students in higher institutions of learning are in limbo, following revelations by the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) that as many as 33 private tertiary institutions in the country are currently operating with expired accreditation.
Institutions...
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has admonished banks and key stakeholders in the financing space to reconsider their perceived notion that agricultural financing is too risky, thus their hesitation to invest in it.
Dr. Bawumia observed that agricultural financing is limited because financial institutions perceive it as a highly risky...