…A case for streamlining the business registration, licensing, permit and certification regime Acknowledgements: This paper draws on the findings of the Private Enterprise Federation, (PEF) research which research was supported by Star Ghana, UK Aid, (UKAID), Danish International Development Agency, (DANIDA) and the European Union, (EU) under the strategic partnerships to prevent and fight administrative […] The post Cost
Chairman of the Board-Association of Oil Marketing Companies (AOMCs), Henry Akwaboah, has tasked members to enforce safety protocols at all times. Speaking in Accra at the launch of the 2021 AOMCs Safety Week celebration, which runs from Monday June 7 to 11, 2021, Mr. Akwaboah said achieving incident-free operations within the industry, offices and retail […] The post Maintain
The labelling of the car wash business as though it is a taboo for graduates to work in that industry is highly an unfortunate phenomenon in this part of our world. This came on the back of a publication sited on social media last month seeking to create the impression as though a graduate working […] The post The graduate car wash phenomenon appeared first on The
All through my life, I have always craved to be financially free. Financial freedom as I define it, is being able to live the rest of your life without ever having to worry about money. The great Robert Kiyoasaki calls it ‘escaping the rat race’. Being financially free though has a lot more to it […] The post Entrepreneurial mindset and the startup capital syndrome
COVID-19 job losses Over 42,000 people who lost their jobs as a result of the negative impact from COVID-19 are set to benefit from the Unemployment Insurance Scheme, Deputy Minister Designate for Employment and Labour Relations, Bright Wireko-Brobbey, has assured. The scheme is aimed at providing some relief for workers who have lost their jobs, […] The post Over
The cocoa sector, for many years, has become the backbone or support for our exchange rate stability. The government, through COCOBOD every year issues a syndicated loan between US$1 billion and US$1.5 billion, purposely for the forward sale of cocoa for particular crop season. This has curbed the seasonal sharp depreciation of our fiat currency, […] The post COCOBOD
MTN Ghana carried the day by winning seven awards at the 6th Africa Finance Innovation Awards held at the weekend, making the organization the highest recipient of the night. MTN received awards in the following categories; Investor Relations Team of the Year Corporate Performance Team of the Year Finance Team of the Year – Telecom […] The post MTN bags seven at 6th
Introduction to the last piece—well, for now. I understand the reservations a person may have about the Diaspora. Any reservation a person may have about this whole ‘Diaspora for nation and continent building’ thing is very well understood. For a people who have spent centuries in bondage and having been liberated; and suffering—as much as […] The post Attempted
Social psychologist and health communication expert, Prof. Ama de-Graft Aikins, has argued that the arts should not be seen as an added feature to health communication – but rather as a core feature because they effectively tap into imagination, memory, emotions, thinking and sociality. According to her, art forms like comedy, music, dance and visual […] The post Let’s
Learning Skills International School held its Sixth annual Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Fair to share their learners’ projects and experiments with the wider school community. Learning and Living in the New Normal was the theme of the event that was dedicated to Dr. Ashitey Trebi-Ollennu, Robotics Engineer at the National Aeronautics and Space […] The post Learning
The 2021 budget statement was for the first time presented in Parliament by someone other than a substantive finance minister – thus, the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu on Friday, 12th March 2021. In his recitals, Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu revealed that government has decided to introduce some new taxes and have […] The post Lessons
Rather, he opens up to the views of others to determine the direction of his next move, and is a man steeped in boardroom dialogue who sees service to his nation as a vocation rather than a career. With signals of a promising future, Kwabena – a native of Kumawu, a farming community in the […] The post Up close with Dr. Kwabena Duffuor (Snr.) appeared first on
The Mastercard Foundation, an independent non-profit organisation, has announced its intention to allocate US$1.3billion in partnership with the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa-CDC) over the next three years to assist in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic and economic recovery on the continent. The initiative, which is dubbed ‘Saving lives and livelihoods’, is […] The post MasterCard
Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) is planting over 1.6 million forest trees in the 2020/2021 cocoa crop year on cocoa farms across the country and also as part of its National Cocoa Rehabilitation Programme. COCOBOD is embarking on the rehabilitation programme to replace about 40% of the country’s cocoa tree stock which are either overaged or […] The post The
…but sector holds firm to emerge economy’s lead export earner Gold production in 2020 fell 12.1 percent – the highest decline since 2014 – from 4.577 million ounces in 2019 to 4.023 million ounces, the Ghana Chamber of Mines said in its 2020 annual report, citing COVID-19. Despite the decline in production, the sector’s contribution […] The post COVID-19
As gov’t partners Jospong in ensuring clean Ghana President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced that the next phase of Ghana’s waste management is to convert trash to energy. He indicated this will add to Ghana’s energy capacity and also ensure realisation of the Clean Ghana agenda. According to him, government has provided an enabling […] The post Akufo-Addo unveils 500 waste-trucks
The National Executive Council of the Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOGSAG) is asking the Ministry of Finance to return some GH¢58million with interest of civil servants’ pensions that ended up in the Public Sector Workers Employees’ Pension Scheme (PSWEPS). According to Isaac Bampoe, Executive Secretary of CLOGSAG, a GLICO report commissioned by […] The post CLOGSAG
TECH FOR GOOD: In response to the growing menace of mistrust and scams within the online commerce space, a new Mobile Money escrow service called Move Secure has been launched to facilitate safe and secure transactions on Mobile Money. The service operates by holding money in trust till both vendor and buyer confirm their satisfaction with a […] The post ‘Move Secure’ curbing
A GH¢100million fund has been set up by the Ghana Enterprises Agency (GEA), formerly National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI), to help support and reinvigorate the operations of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) across the country. The fund went into effect with the official launch of the GEA on Wednesday, June 9, 2021, […] The post Enterprise Agency
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has during a courtesy call on him by the Managing Director of FBNBank Ghana and his team intimated that the Traditional Council is facilitating the perfection of leases, to enable businesses and property owners access credit from banks at one-third the usual cost. During the visit, the Asantehene welcomed […] The post Asantehene
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