Zenith Bank Ghana has been named Bank of the Year – Ghana at the 2025 edition of The Banker Awards in London, increasing its tally to six and making the institution one of the most consistently decorated banks in the country. The recognition, awarded by The Banker magazine of the Financial Times Group, comes at […] The post Excellence Repeated: Zenith Bank Ghana

By Juliet Aguiar DUGBARTEY Alexander Gabby Hottordze, Chairman of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Trade, Industry and Tourism, has highlighted government’s commitment to supporting local industries and securing jobs in the rubber sector. “We are backing government in the full implementation of restrictions on raw rubber exportation as announced in the 2026 Budget. This aligns […] The post Parliamentary

The Jospong Group of Companies, led by its Executive , Elder Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyepong, and his wife, Dr. Mrs. Adelaide Siaw Agyepong, has built and dedicated an ultra-modern, state-of-the-art church building in honour of God. The newly christened Pentecost International Worship Centre – Trassacco (PIWC-Trassacco),which is a 2,500-seat auditorium will serve both the PIWC […] The post Jospong

By Professor Robert Ebo HINSON The Finance Minister of Ghana recently delivered a hope-filled budget for the people of Ghana after a period of encouraging economic progress for the country. As expected, the raft of post-budget review fora focused heavily on the finance, trade, governance, and economic transformation (or otherwise) implications of the policy statement. […] The post 2025 Budget:

The Managing Director (MD) of the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) PLC, Edward Ato Sarpong and team graced the end-of-year party organised by the Bank’s ex-staff association held in Accra on Saturday, December 13, 2025. Addressing the gathering, the Managing Director described the retirees as the backbone of the institution, noting that their dedication and professionalism […] The post ADB

By Wisdom JONNY-NUEKPE The Ghana Veterinary Medical Association (GVMA) has said mass departure abroad by local veterinary doctors is threatening the survival and sustainability of Ghana’s food systems, livestock value chain and weakening the fight against zoonotic diseases. President-GVMA Dr. Joseph Abuh told B&FT that though the situation has been persisting since implementation of the […] The post Mass

CWG Ghana Limited has announced plans to implement a Zero Trust architecture as part of a broader initiative to enhance its information security framework and adapt to evolving global threats. The move follows the company’s recent attainment of the ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification, which it described as a “foundational step” toward more advanced cybersecurity controls. Zero […] The post CWG

By Kizito CUDJOE Azumah Resources Ghana Limited has commenced construction and development of its Black Volta gold project following the completion of a 100 percent acquisition by indigenous mining firm Engineers & Planners Company Limited (E&P). As part of the project rollout, the company has signed a contract valued at about US$37 million with Danish […] The post Azumah

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, today celebrated the successful close-out of the Designing for Greater Efficiency (DfGE) programme in Ghana, marking a significant step forward in the country’s transition toward low-carbon, resource-efficient buildings. Implemented by IFC with funding from the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), the […] The post IFC

By Francis Kokutse The  late Ethiopian leader, Emperor Haille Selassie must have been ahead of his time to determine that Africans will one day  be pleading for their recognition, when he said, “we must be bigger than we have been,  more courageous, greater in spirit, larger in outlook.” That was in May 1963. Many decades […] The post Multilateral Agencies must be reformed

…a first-of-its-kind tap-to-pay wallet  Absa Bank Ghana, in partnership with Visa, has launched Absa Pay, a first-of-its-kind issuer wallet designed to provide fast, secure and convenient contactless payments for customers across Ghana. The launch reinforces the shared commitment of Absa Bank and Visa to advancing digital transformation, supporting financial inclusion, and delivering seamless everyday payment […] The post Absa

The government has set a minimum producer price of GH¢12 per kilogram for raw cashew nuts (RCN) for the 2025/2026 crop season, the Tree Crops Development Authority (TCDA) said, following consultations with industry stakeholders. The price was approved under the TCDA’s mandate in the Tree Crops Development Authority Act, 2019 (Act 1010) and its implementing […] The post Gov’t

In modern business, the spotlight most often falls on the revenue generators, the sales teams closing monumental deals, the visionary product developers, the charismatic C-suite leaders. Their performance metrics are clear, their goals quantifiable, their impact directly traceable to the bottom line.  Yet, operating in the wings, ensuring the show goes on without a hitch, […] The post HR

Why do so many small businesses die within their first two years? It’s not usually because they lack passion, and it’s certainly not because they lack a logo. It is because they want the “blow”—the viral fame and the instant sales—without the build. Last week at the Digital Marketers Conference, I sat on a panel […] The post Personal

A freight train is the classic image of structural inertia: once it’s moving, its mass and design make it hard to stop or change course quickly. The idea describes large, established firms having “structural inertia” qualities (bureaucracy, heavy capital investments, fixed routines) that make rapid change difficult. As Michael Hannan and John Freeman put it […] The post The

The Obuasi Trade Show Consortium, organiser of the annual Obuasi Trade Show, has announced that this year’s edition will be one of the most exciting since the event began in 2019. At the media launch, Consortium Board Chairman Aboagye Ohene Adu said valuable lessons from previous editions have shaped what promises to be the most […] The post Obuasi Trade Show 2025 set to thrill

By Desmond ISRAEL Esq. Trust is the currency of the digital age — but like any currency, it can be manipulated, inflated, or devalued. In the growing tension between data collection and civil liberties, between digital governance and digital control, a darker reality is emerging: the quiet rise of data dictatorship. This isn’t just a […] The post ICT

By Rejoice Esi ASANTE (PhD) Relationships and Gratitude have become the contemporary strategies to succeed in business when all others fail. They play crucial roles, lasting beyond individual dealings, and although they are the least strategies to be considered by many, relationships and gratitude have proven to improve business success and cannot be ignored. There […] The post Leveraging

The Department of Civil Engineering at Cape Coast Technical University (CCTU) has hosted a high-impact academic training on “Generative AI for Academic Writing: Building Ethical and Responsible AI-Assisted Research Workflows.” The virtual event, which drew participation from over 100 students across engineering disciplines, lecturers and researchers, aimed at equipping future engineers with practical AI skills […] The post CCTU

The strain created by rapid urban growth demands bold and immediate interventions to bridge the mounting housing shortfall, now estimated at more than two million units. This has intensified pressure on government to rethink how the sector is regulated and financed. The Ghana Real Estate Developers Association (GREDA)  president, Dr. James Orleans-Lindsay, is therefore calling […] The post Editorial: