Republic Bank (Ghana) Limited, a subsidiary of Republic Financial Holdings Limited, has advocated for issuance of a Green Bond in Ghana to raise long-term financing for Green Building construction by developers and Green Mortgage financing.
This was proposed when the bank participated in the virtual Ghana Green Building Summit organised...
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has expressed concern over the ‘rush reading’ of its advertisement endorsement tagline - ‘This advert has been vetted and approved by the FDA’ – by some companies.
According to the FDA, even though it seems not to be widespread, notices have been sent to...
In a first of its kind offer, telecom operator AirtelTigo has launched a ‘Free Morning Offer’ to give new and existing customers free AirtelTigo to AirtelTigo calls from 5am to 10am every day for six months.
In addition to the free calls, new customers will also get to enjoy free...
The Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) has posted impressive financial growth in its half-year results, even in the face of the Coronavirus pandemic that has wreaked havoc on all sectors of the economy, including the financial sector.
The unaudited half-year results published by the Bank last week showed growth in all...
Ghana Rubber Estate Limited (GREL) could lose €550,000 of investment made on their plantation from 2010 to 2020 if illegal miners, or ‘galamsey’ operators, are not driven away from the company’s concession.
Perry Acheampong, Corporate Affairs Manager of GREL, told B&FT in an interview that should the concession be lost,...
Indigenous bank, UMB, has recorded an impressive 194 percent increase in profit for the half year ended June 2020, despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the operations of businesses.
The measures taken by various national governments to contain the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic across the world have heavily impacted...
The shock caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has had considerable impacts on Ghanaian businesses, forcing many firms to cut costs by reducing staff hours, cutting wages, and in some cases laying off workers.
This is according to results from a new COVID-19 Business Tracker Survey conducted by the Ghana Statistical...
Standard Chartered Bank Ghana Limited, has held its 2019 Annual General Meeting (AGM) on the backdrop of being awarded Africa’s Best Bank for Transformation at the prestigious Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2020 that recognized the top financial institutions in banking and capital markets globally.
At the AGM to present the...
Prudential Life Insurance has announced a partnership with three institutions; United Way Ghana, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the School of Languages, University of Ghana to fund projects that are set to impact over 23,000 Ghanaians.
United Way Ghana is bringing together local expertise in the fields of education,...
MTN Ghana Foundation has completed screening applications for its Bright Scholarship scheme for tertiary students for the 2020/2021 academic year.
A total of 1,180 applications were received out of which 184 applicants were shortlisted for the final batch of the Scholarship. The shortlisted applicants comprised 134 males and 52 females...