President Akufo-Addo has appointed former Minister for Inner City and Zongo Development, Dr. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid as the new Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA). He is expected to assume office on July 1, 2021 and will succeed Alhassan Sulemana Tampuli, now a Member of Parliament for Gushegu. A journalist, academic and a […] The post Dr.
Cowardly Refusal by the Executive Branch to Acknowledge that Saab’s Fate is a Political Question It has been reported that there were times this past weekend in Accra at the ECOWAS Heads of State Summit when it was hard not to feel sorry for the forlorn figure of President Jorge Fonseca. Who needs to a […] The post In
The Managing Director of Republic Bank Ghana, Farid Antar has underscored the need for Ghanaian businesses to take advantage of the opportunities provided by the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) through the adoption of technology to expand their operations. According to him, local businesses must begin to look beyond the country and network with […] The post RBGH-B&FT
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has noted with concern a trend where some banks and Specialised Deposit-Taking Institutions (SDIs) impose certain unfair fees and charges on customers, which serves as a disincentive to financial inclusion. These nuisance fees and charges include: credit insurance premium overcharges; maintenance fees on savings accounts; over the counter (OTC) withdrawal […] The post Editorial:
Emerging markets must balance overcoming the pandemic, returning to more normal policies, and rebuilding their economies As the COVID-19 pandemic enters a second year, concerns are rising about how well emerging markets will fare. So far, they have been agile in responding to the economic fallout from the pandemic with unprecedented rescue packages for their […] The post Miles to go appeared first on
The streets of the central business district in Accra are littered with imposing buildings- a delectable blend of modern sustainable architecture and the ‘old money’ classical building style, monoliths of the colonial era of commerce. Within these walls had been shaped many defining deals and transactions. In some parts, the new had replaced the old, […] The post Alternative Investments
The Chief Executive Officer of Sleek Garments Export Limited, Nora Bannerman-Abbott, has welcomed the government’s decision to establish what it calls a National Development Bank to specifically provide long-term financing to major sectors of the Ghanaian economy such industry and agriculture. She said the many small, medium and even large businesses in Ghana require long-term […] The post Sleek
The biggest cocoa harvest in a decade is spurring record domestic borrowing by the industry regulator of the world’s no. 2 cocoa producer. Ghana Cocoa Board has sold 11.7 billion cedis ($2 billion) of six-month bills between January and May, the most in the five-month period since at least 2011, when Bloomberg started keeping records. […] The post Biggest cocoa harvest
Sustainability Corner “Those who say it can’t be done are usually interrupted by others doing it.” ——–James Baldwin, Poet and activist Future proof your business The world is shifting at a breakneck speed. Internet connectivity has unlocked new and constantly faster communication modes, and we are now more connected than ever before. This fact is […] The post Digitalization
On June 11th, Graphic online published an article by BBC that, according to a report by Amnesty International released on June 9th, China is committing crimes against humanity in Xinjiang by creating “a dystopian hellscape on a staggering scale”. Such accusation is an outright lie. The fact is that there is no so-called “genocide” or […] The post Xinjiang, an incredible place appeared
…ISO and OBG team up for new focus report A new focus report produced by the Oxford Business Group (OBG), in partnership with the International Sugar Organization (ISO), explores the potential that Africa’s sugar industry holds for growth on the back of an anticipated rise in regional demand. The report was presented to ISO members […] The post Increased
Food security is vital to achieving good health and well-being, eradicating poverty and ending hunger. Good health and well-being, ‘‘no hunger’’ and ‘‘no poverty’’ are three of the United Nations sustainable development goals (UN SDGs) that are inextricably intertwined with food security. Considered to be an essential element of development strategies designed to alleviate poverty, […] The post Towards
Ghana and the United Kingdom have reaffirmed their partnership on climate adaptation and resilience ahead of the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP26) in November. The two countries took the stance after Anne-Marie Trevelyan, the UK International Champion on Adaptation and Resilience for the COP26 Presidency and Minister for Energy, Clean Growth and […] The post Ghana,
Ghanaians are popularly known for their deeply hospitable, lovely, and warm approaches, except when one enters into our restaurants, retail stores, beauty parlours, supermarkets, and the like, then that warmth and loveliness experienced almost instantly disappears. It is quite fascinating how Ghana, a country that was adjudged eleventh friendliest in the world by Forbes through […] The post Hospitable
The Minister of Transport, Kweku Ofori Asiamah has said that government is very aware of the benefit of an updated hygrograph data and is committed to channelling more investment to enhance the nation’s blue economy. Hydrography is the branch of applied sciences which deals with the measurement and description of the physical features of oceans, seas, coastal areas, lakes and rivers, as […] The post Gov’t
The Mastercard Foundation has announced that it will deploy US$1.3 billion over the next three years in partnership with the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) to save the lives and livelihoods of millions of people in Africa and hasten the economic recovery of the continent. The Saving Lives and Livelihoods initiative […] The post Mastercard
The new facility which is located 20 kilometers from the center of Accra will expand MainOne’s already robust infrastructure and service profile in West Africa MainOne the leading provider of connectivity, cloud and data center solutions in West Africa is set to launch the Appolonia Data Center of its subsidiary, MDXi. The new facility […] The post MainOne to
Many adopt remote working Loss of revenue, reduced cash flow and rising expenditure stemming from impacts of the coronavirus pandemic are pushing businesses, especially small-scale ones, to move out of bigger office spaces into smaller ones as financial constraints are limiting their ability to pay the high rental cost. Some of the businesses which interacted […] The post Pandemic
Two years after my national service, I became very good friends with an external auditor who was part of the audit firm that audited our company back then. They came around at least once a year and would stay with us for a couple of weeks auditing our processes to ensure there were no breaches […] The post Personal Budgeting or Insha’allah appeared first on The
Zeepay, the leading African Challenger Fintech with operations in over 20 African countries organised its maiden graduate recruitment programme on Saturday, June 19, 2021, at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology to seek for potential interns and entry-level employees. The Zeepay Graduate Recruitment Programme took place at the KNUST Business School postgraduate faculty […] The post Zeepay
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