Road transport is the most predominantly used mode of transportation in Ghana. It currently takes about 98% of freight and 95% of passenger traffic in Ghana. Busses popularly known as “trotro” are the main mode of commute which account for about 60% of passenger movement followed by taxis with...
Financial institutions in Ghana are reluctant to lend to farmers due to the associated high risk. The risk emanates from uncertain weather conditions, which affect crop productivity and sales, limited savings of farmers and the difficulty in ascertaining their credit profile.
Most economic activities of rural and smallholder farmers in...
The Ghana Cooperative Credit Unions Association (CUA) has donated Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and other items to Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates of two Junior High Schools (JHS) in Adabraka, to enable the pupils and staff stay safe ahead of final examination.
The Association donated the items, which include...
Stakeholder support is the pillar that upholds most industries. For the agric industry, this is no different.
The immense contribution of firms in and about the agric industry is a significant influence on the milestones chalked up in recent years.
Through support for initiatives that are designed to improve the industry,...
The country’s Non-Traditional Exports (NTEs) have yielded US$2.9 billion in revenue for the year 2019, a report by the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) has shown.
The report, which was launched at GEPA’s newly opened Ashanti zonal office in Danyame, Kumasi, showed the NTEs grew 3.1 percent over the 2018...
Medical drone giant, Zipline, has received commendations for its support to Ghana’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
The company, through its assistance in delivering COVID-19 samples to Noguchi and KCCR for testing, has brought lots of relief to many health facilities within their operational areas.
Narrating the gains made as a...
African countries’ vision of opening up the continent to trade, especially among member countries, has taken shape with the official inauguration and handing over of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) secretariat in Accra.
Ghana won the bid in July 2019 to host the secretariat of the AfCFTA and...
The latest Afrobarometer report by the Center for Democratic Development (CDD) has revealed that 60 percent of the country’s youth would “somewhat support” or “strongly support” higher taxes to fund programmes to help them.
This is because the youth have identified unemployment as their major headache and would support any...
Bolt, a leader in the ride-hailing market in Ghana, has launched Bolt-Lite ride option in Accra.
The Bolt Lite, which is already available for users in Kumasi, is 15% cheaper and offers customers the opportunity to pay less for their trips.
Bolt Lite is fully optional for Bolt drivers and allows...
African e-commerce group Jumia’s revenues slid by 10% in the second quarter, dashing hopes that lockdowns aimed at stemming the spread of the new coronavirus would lead to a flood of online orders.
Still, the loss-making company highlighted an 8% rise in orders and ongoing cost cuts that its co-CEO...