The Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Enterprises Agency (GEA) Kosi Yankey-Ayeh has said that Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) would be better positioned to drive economic growth as well as improving the quality of lives of citizens. According to her, one of the aims for establishing the GEA is to safeguard the MSME sector […] The post MSMEs to be better
On June 5, the world’s leading economies announced an agreement that will bolster their ability to raise taxes on global corporations. The agreement still needs formal approval from a wider set of countries, and there remain many details to be worked out for it to be effective. Nonetheless, it would not be farfetched to describe […] The post The G7 tax clampdown
The University of Mines and Technology (UMaT) and the Ghana National Association Small Scale Miners (GNASSM) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU to ensure responsible mining in Ghana. This forms part of the celebration of the first Sustainable Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Awareness Day held at Tarkwa in the Western Region, on the theme […] The post UMaT,
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has reiterated government’s commitment to enhance the infrastructural needs of the country to make Ghana a hub for industrialization as well as create more jobs for the youth. According to him, only 53percent of the population are actively engaged economic activities. In view of this, he urged the youth to take […] The post Gov’t
Sustainability Corner with Ebenezer ASUMANG & Romein VAN STADEN) “The Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s needs but not every man’s greed.” ———–Mahatma Gandhi, social activist, lawyer, writer and politician Are businesses acting consciously? Do they take responsibility for their actions? In today’s fast-paced business world, doing business consciously can be the key to […] The post A
Solidaridad through its National Initiatives for Sustainable Climate-Smart Oil Palm Smallholders (NISCOPS) programme is helping to reclaim degraded mine sites in the Central Region of Ghana with oil palm. The initiative has become necessary due to threats to the livelihoods of farmers in that part of the country as a result of the operations of […] The post Oil palm to the rescue
…. but must remain focused on core mandate By Carl Odame-Gyenti(PhD) I have had few friends and colleagues who have approached me, wanting to seek some level of clarity regarding the establishment of a new National Development Bank (NDB) in Ghana. The more I engage people intermittently, I have the feeling that there is the […] The post Establishing National
As part of measures in improving road safety in Ghana, some line managers of the Business and Financial Times, have attended a two day programme in Defensive Driving The programme which was organized by Toptech Ghana, a road safety and consulting company and an ISO certified trainer had other participants from the Millennium Development Authority […] The post B&FT
Ecobank, in partnership with selected Automobile Dealers and Allianz Insurance, has launched Ecobank Auto Finance, which is aimed at empowering Ghanaian workers acquire new and used vehicles. The offer comprises highly reduced interest rates on auto loans by Ecobank and significantly discounted vehicle prices from each of the automobile dealers. Speaking at the launch event, […] The post Ecobank
Bipolar Disorder formerly known as maniac depression, is a mental illness marked by extreme mood swings or mood changes from high to low (depressive episodes) and from and low to high (mania or hypomania episodes). The exact cause of bipolar disorder is not known but a blend or merger of environment, genetics, altered brain structure […] The post Bipolar disorder, a health concern appeared
In line with its initiative to provide free medical outreach programmes across the country, Vodafone Ghana Foundation has taken its impactful free health screening to Dawhenya in the Greater Accra Region. The one-day event which was in collaboration with Ghana Health Service, Mother and Child Foundation screened over 500 people on Diabetes, Hepatis B, Tuberculosis, […] The post Vodafone
The issue of high debt stock is a headache for most developing economies, more importantly, economies in sub-Saharan Africa. Interestingly, Ghana is no exception to the debt phenomenon. The critical question is whether or not economies within sub-Saharan Africa can develop without debt? That is, borrowing from bilateral partners and multi-lateral institutions such as the […] The post The
… as 16000 estimated agribusinesses remain closed – new survey reveals COVID-19 has affected almost all sectors of the economy and agribusinesses, which form an important part of the economy, have not been left out. New data on the impact of the pandemic on agribusinesses in Ghana suggest it may take a little more time […] The post Businesses may
Galamsey, a name derived from the phrase ‘gather and sell’ is a local Ghanaian term which means illegal small-scale mining of gold and other minerals in Ghana. Ghana today is recognized as the largest gold producer in Africa. It is the undisputed mining hub of Africa and is dominated by two main gold mining sectors: […] The post Employment opportunities would stop galamsey
The 12th June marks one year since the arbitrary and illegal arrest and detention of Alex Saab, special envoy and diplomatic agent of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, on an official trip to Iran to manage the acquisition of essential goods for the country amidst the framework of a brutal crisis, the exclusive consequence of […] The post Justice versus Arbitrariness:
A resource handicapped Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) poses far more systemic and structural risks to the development of Ghana’s relatively young capital market, Kojo Addae-Mensah, CEO of Databank Group, has said. Despite the SEC’s recent market actions via directives to institutions it regulates and general awareness creation about its core mandate and capital market […] The post Under
Gov’t working to revive company’s fortunes Debt reaches more than US$340m The reliability on imports of crude oil and its finished products for processing at the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) is still deepening the company’s financial woes, Deputy Minister designate for Energy, Andrew Egyapa Mercer, has admitted. He said the imports, and a number of […] The post Huge imports
Trading activities on the main market of the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) saw a significant month-on-month turnaround in May, as value and volume of shares traded reached its highest and second highest points for the year respectively, with 58.9 million shares, valued at GH¢72.7 million, changing hands. This comes after the market recorded a dip […] The post Equities rebound in May;
The Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Enterprises Agency (GEA) Kosi Yankey-Ayeh has said that Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) would be better positioned to drive economic growth as well as improving the quality of lives of citizens. According to her, one of the aims for establishing the GEA is to safeguard the MSME sector […] The post MSMEs to be better
The country loses an estimated US$11billion, as the cost of environmental degradation according to a recent Ghana Country Environmental Analysis by the World Bank, the Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr. Kwaku Afriyie, has revealed. The analysis points to the conclusion that environmental degradation and unsustainable natural resource use, pose a significant risk […] The post Environmental
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