Absa Bank Ghana has unveilled an ambitious proposition known as Absa StartUp Banking, a new initiative that will support the grooming and growth of Ghanaian-owned start-ups with solutions which will bring their possibilities to life.
The Absa StartUp Banking initiative, which was launched in Accra earlier this week, will see...
We are now at a crossroads in Libya where a military solution is temporarily off the table, as factions and their external allies wrangle over oil revenues--the distribution of which will now decide when the pumps are turned back on and force majeure lifted.
For the first time in seven...
As the COVID-19 pandemic bashes economies and demand for oil, many African nations dependent on exporting fossil fuels are “haemorrhaging” cash, African energy experts warned this week.
The crisis - which comes as more investors shun carbon-heavy businesses - is a taste of what may happen if Africa’s rich oil...
In Africa, the twin challenges of the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent drop in oil prices are affecting countries in different ways: net energy exporters are braced for headwinds, but net importers have some relief from current account pressures.
Globally, lockdown and social distancing measures resulted in a sharp drop in demand for oil,...
Relatively few confirmed COVID-19 cases have been reported in Africa. Less air travel might be a factor after most countries closed their borders. But more are starting to resume passenger flights.;
As COVID-19 cases surged in many parts of the world, the island nation of the Seychelles was looking good:...
Bank of Africa in partnership with CFAO Ghana Limited in June this year launched a Vehicle Financing Facility. The idea of the Vehicle Finance partnership is to bring convenience to both corporate and individual customers of both the Bank and CFAO who would want to purchase brand-new cars from...
The Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications has three new companies as members. These new members, specifically in the development and deployment of telecoms infrastructure, are C-Squared Ghana Ltd, ComSys Ghana Ltd and Huawei Ghana.
The new members are joining two other infrastructure companies and three multinational mobile network operators (MNOs) who...
Green business accelerator, the Ghana Climate Innovation Centre (GCIC) which supports local small and medium enterprises to successfully commercialise and scale innovative business solutions, graduated 29 people from its Cohort Five at its Accra Office last week.
It brings the total number of incubated businesses to 112 since the inception...
Members of the Ghana Internet Service Providers’ Association (GISPA) have unanimously voted to renew the mandate of its board led by Richard Densu of MTN, for an additional two years.
The members were convinced by the solid results achieved by the Richard Densu led board during the two-year mandate of...
Residents of Nkoranza North and South in the Bono East Region have reaffirmed their affection for agricultural activities as opposed potential gold mining, and drilling of oil and gas in the area, indicating that farming is more sustainable.
For over a decade, there have been many attempts by mining companies...