… Aviation minister to receive report and forward to President
The B&FT has gathered that the board of Ghana Airport Company Limited (GACL), chaired by Madam Oboshie Sai-Cofie, is to communicate a decision they reached on the impasse between staff of the company and its Managing Director (MD) Yaw Kwakwa...
Ecobank Ghana and the Multimedia Group jointly launched the 2020 Joy News Habitat Fair at the plush auditorium of the Ecobank Head Office in Accra. The launch brought together key public and private sector players in the housing industry of Ghana to explore ways by which they can deliver...
The National Board Small Scale Industries’ (NBSSI) has put together a support scheme to help Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) formalise their operations so that companies can smoothly access support from the Coronavirus Alleviation Programme, the Director of Entrepreneurship Development-NBSSI, Habiba Sumani, has said.
According to her, apart from...
The United Nations is set to provide US$130million to support Ghana’s efforts to recover from the socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The United Nations in Ghana, through its country preparedness and response plan, has launched a social and economic response initiative which has repurposed US$90 million over the next...
Crown Women Rising (CWR) will be organizing its annual association meeting on Thursday, October 8, 2020 at the GIMPA Executive Conference Centre.
The Associates meeting will be an opportunity to bring members up to date on the new developments at CWR GH, including upcoming events and to share how they...
The Ministry of Business Development in collaboration with the International Chamber of Commerce, United Nations Development Programme and Business for Peace Foundation have launched the “For Better Business Together” programme (4BBT) to inspire business worthy behavior.
The goal is also to discuss and critically analyse specific local issues to serve...
While Global FDI was estimated to drop below US$1trillion for the first time since 2005, Ghana recorded an increase in Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) in the second quarter of the year as against an initial decline in the first quarter of 2020.
Global foreign direct investment (FDI) flows are expected...
On the 1st of October 2020, the Global System Mobile Association (GSMA) released the ‘Mobile Economy sub-Saharan Africa’ report which forecast the mobile economy in Africa into 2025.
A positive outlook to start the month of October and last quarter of 2020.
The highlight of this forecast is that by...
While government’s budget is constrained and being reprioritised to fight COVID-19, a public-private partnership (PPP) approach could deliver sustainable cocoa production, industry experts have advocated.
Government recently launched a rehabilitation programme to cut down and replant diseased and over-aged cocoa farms across the country. About 40 percent - or 800,000...
United Bank for Africa, America (UBA America) has partnered other banks to arrange a US$1.3billion syndicated loan to purchase cocoa beans by Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) in the 2020/2021 crop season.
According to a statement from COCOBOD, UBA America - as one of the participants in the syndication - partnered...