As part of Absa Bank’s commitment to sustainable development, the bank joined the Green Ghana national campaign championed by the Government of Ghana to plant five million trees to help improve Ghana’s green cover and save the depleting forest reserves. Collaborating with the Forestry Commission, employees of the bank in a nationwide exercise, supported the […] The post Absa

Ghana is a party to the Paris Agreement on climate change, which is seeking to reduce the rising atmospheric temperature to well below 2oC, preferably to 1.5 degrees Celsius, compared to pre-industrial levels. In line with the requirements of the Paris Agreement, the country has prepared its climate action plan, known as the Ghana Nationally […] The post Ghana

The West Africa Competitiveness Programme (WACOMP), a programme funded by the European Union and implemented by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization in collaboration with the Global Shea Alliance (GSA) has trained 50 SMEs in cosmetic product formulation to promote industry sustainability, quality practices, and standards in Accra at weekend. The training is part of […] The post 50

Entrepreneurial Not-for-Profit Organisation, PharmAccess Foundation Ghana has collaborated with the Christian Health Association of Ghana (CHAG) to set up a GH¢2 million interest-free revolving fund to support the rapid payment of medicine supplied to about 60 hospitals nationwide. All hospitals under CHAG have been allocated GH¢200,000 quarterly, to pay for medicine supplied to their medical facilities. […] The post  PharmAccess,

Whether the pandemic eases sooner or later, the reality is that it has changed and transformed the way business is done across the world by accelerating digitization – hence, the earlier companies embrace and invest in it, the better for them if they want to remain in business and be competitive, digital and financial experts […] The post ‘Digitisation here to stay, embrace it!’

…but agree that transition must occur to keep pace with digitalisation Financial institutions, particularly traditional banks, must make the demanding yet ultra-important transition from decades-old legacy systems to newer, more agile alternatives if they are to remain competitive in the digital-first era. This was the consensus of a group of experts in finance, digitalisation and […] The post Experts

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) and the Criminal Investigation Department of the Ghana Police Service are on the heels of over 100 exporters over Letters of Commitment (LOC) infractions. According to the BoG, this move is part of efforts to ensure the repatriation of all export receipts into the country to aid build a resolute […] The post BoG, Police pursue exporters over export

In boosting the cashew market in Ghana through trade via the Ghana Commodity Exchange, policy support from government remains crucial, according to the Chief Operating Officer of GCX, Robert Dowuona Owoo. In April 2021, the GCX organised a reserve trading auction to engage market actors in the cashew value chain, which was a maiden trade, […] The post Policy support crucial

Atwima Rural Bank at Foase in the Atwima Kwamwoma district of Ashanti Region has started recording some positive gains from January this year, after a short period of operational distress. The bank made a profit of approximately GH¢284,000 as at May 2021 against a loss of a little over GH¢368,692.41 in same period of 2020. […] The post Atwima Rural