By Juliet ETEFE ([email protected]) Canada’s High Commissioner to Ghana, Myriam Montrat, has emphasised a need for the country to reform its business and regulatory environment to attract international trade and investment. Speaking at the Canada-Ghana Chamber of Commerce end-of-year celebration, she highlighted that reforms are critical to unlocking Ghana’s economic...
By Elizabeth PUNSU, Kumasi With a vision of inspiring Ghanaian youth to view agriculture as a lucrative and honourable job, the Kosmos Innovation Centre (KIC) has successfully trained over 7,000 young individuals through its flagship AgriTech Challenge Classic Pitch. The seven-month programme seeks to cultivate interest and mindsets  shift among students...
…partners with Amenfiman Rural Bank to disburse GH¢72m over the next three years In a bid to empower youth entrepreneurs in Ghana, Development Bank Ghana (DBG) has partnered with Amenfiman Rural Bank Plc as the first rural bank in its network of Participating Financial Institutions (PFIs). This partnership underscores DBG’s commitment...
The Chartered Institute of Human Resource Management, Ghana (CIHRM) held its second conferral and graduation ceremony for the year on Friday, in line with the Institute’s commitment to hold such ceremony in July and November every year. During the November ceremony, 21 students who completed the Institute’s Level four program...
“There is going to be digitization of the workforce in a way we have never seen before. In 10 years, probably less, we will have substantially fewer employees, and the ones we do have will be significantly different from what we have now”.—Director, Bank Governance Leadership Network. Are Bankers at...
By Saviour CHIBIYA Access to financial services in Africa had for decades been defined by disparities—between rural and urban areas, between men and women, between small businesses and larger enterprises. It meant that millions, especially the continent’s most vulnerable populations, were excluded from the formal economy, curbing entrepreneurship, restricting access...
By Bernard BEMPONG  Business integration is a strategy aims at aligning Information Technology (IT) and business cultures and goals. It is a reflection of how a company uses a digital strategy or Information Technology (IT) as a function of business to streamline its operations, enhance customer experience and gain a...
By Deborah Asantewaah SARFO The European Union and German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) have taken steps to invest €33million in the country’s pharmaceutical ecosystem to make it a regional hub for vaccine production and transform the entire sector. With €9.9million from BMZ and €23.1million from the EU,...
By Joshua Worlasi AMLANU & Ebenezer Chike Adjei Njoku The Bank of Ghana’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has revised the timeline for achieving its 6-10 percent inflation target, pushing it from Q3 2025 to Q4 2025. The decision reflects persistent inflationary pressures fuelled by rising food prices, fuel costs and the...
The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) has been named the best stock exhange in West Africa for consistently demonstrating a commitment to driving economic growth and supporting sustainable development in Ghana and beyond. CFi.co in a statement said through strategic innovation and resilience, GSE has made notable advancements, including the introduction...