Head of Corporate Client Relations at Axis Pensions Trust, Emmanuel Ntreh, has adviced that impending pensioners – those with five or less years to mandatory retirement – should not treat the decision to retire early lightly, but seek expert opinion before coming to a decision. This, he suggested, is expedient as the decision on when […] The post Seek
Government intends to use the development in the automobile industry as a catalyst for import substitution and exports of Ghanaian products within the African region. Speaking at the Mid-Year Policy Review in Parliament, Finance Minister said the automobile industry is considered by government as a strategic anchor and one that has the potential to transform […] The post Automobile
Environmentally friendly refrigerators and ACs will soon become widely accessible in Ghana through the Green On-wage (GO) financial mechanism under the ECOFRIDGES program with CalBank PLC. The ECOWAS Refrigerators and Air Conditioners Initiative (ECOFRIDGES) is a joint program by the United Nations Environment Programme’s United for Efficiency (U4E) initiative and the Governments of Ghana and […] The post CalBank
There is an urgent need for financing to reenergize Africa’s trade in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the latest trade finance report released jointly by the African Development Bank and the African Export-Import Bank. According to the report, only 40% of Africa’s trade is bank-intermediated – a far lower share than the […] The post Africa
Esther Armah’s thoughts …. Press Freedom. It’s a phrase fiercely protected and projected by global governments, journalists, and media houses. With the annual Global Press Media Conference taking place in November, it is time we explore, interrogate and reimagine this phrase, what it means, and to whom. 2020 has been a year of global connectivity […] The post Feature:
New data from the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has revealed the devastating impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the economy, as a horrifying 161,066 businesses were closed as of June 2020 despite ease of some of the restrictions. According to the GDP data for the second quarter of the year, businesses in the services sector […] The post Pandemic forced closure of over
The Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) is recovering from the financial meltdown that hit it due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic which resulted in the closure on the country’s air borders, the newly appointed Director General of the GCAA Charles Kraikue has said. According to him, the aviation sector is bouncing back quickly […] The post GCAA recovering from financial
Economic growth and support of government business would experience a major boost if recruitment into the civil service and the upgrading of civil servants is hinged on merit and not long service, as it currently persists, Professor Philip Ebow Bondzi-Simpson, Rector of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), has said. According to him, […] The post Civil
The Ministry of Education (MoE) and the Ghana Education Service (GES), in collaboration with Zoomlion Ghana Limited, has begun phase three of the national disinfection exercise of Senior High Schools (SHSs) across the country. The seven-day exercise, which kick-started simultaneously yesterday with SHSs in four regions—Greater Accra, Central, Eastern and Upper West—was to pave way […] The post MoE,
Integrated ICT services provider, Internet Solutions is set to rebrand and operate as Dimension Data by the end of this year in all its operating companies. This is part of Dimension Data’s larger plan to consolidate its businesses, enhance efficiency, and better deliver the changing technology needs of its clients in Ghana. Consequently, Yvette Adounvo […] The post Internet
Thirty eight individuals and companies were honoured at the seventh Virtual Made-in-Ghana Awards held live on Television in Accra last Saturday. The President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo , was declared the Pride of Ghana Award 2019-2020; Ghana’s Ambassador to China, Mr Edward Boateng, received the Ghanaian Ambassador of the Year, US Ambassador to Ghana, […] The post Akufo-Addo,
Achimota Retail Centre has set off its month-long fifth anniversary celebration in a public-spirited fashion, with the donation of a consignment of medical supplies and PPEs to the Achimota Hospital in Accra. A delegation led by Mr. Isaac Kyei-Mensah, a Director at the Centre, handed over items including latex examination gloves, disinfectants, industrial sanitizers, face […] The post COVID
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