Cargill has reiterated its commitment to a transparent and sustainable cocoa sector which improves the lives of farmers and their communities in the five origin countries where it directly sources cocoa; Ghana, Brazil, Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire and Indonesia.
The highlights of latest efforts and progress made on this commitment are...
COVID-19 and its enormous economic repercussions on Africa is putting serious strain on the continent’s Sovereign Wealth Funds – which collectively hold some US$87billion in assets under management.
Experts at advisory firm Konfidants - which publishes the African Sovereign Wealth Funds Index – are projecting that COVID-19 could result in...
Three new trawlers have arrived in Ghana from China and been registered to the Ghanaian flag, despite a moratorium on new fishing vessels. Government’s own Fisheries Management Plan states that 48 trawlers are the most that the fishery can sustain, yet 76 trawlers were licenced at the end of...
MSC Altair berthed at Terminal 3 of Tema Port declaring a total throughput of 4,344 TEUs (Twenty Equivalent Unit) to be discharged and loaded. The Terminal Operations were completed with 3,290 crane moves in 29.5 hours, making a new record of 111.4 moves per hour against 103.9 recorded in...
... advocates lifeline support for sector
Government has been urged to provide stimulus packages for insurance companies affected by the novel Coronavirus pandemic, as doing so will help to ensure a strong insurance industry and boost investor confidence in the economy’s recovery.
According to Solomon Lartey, a former Chief Executive Officer...
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has said government will fast-track the process for establishing a National Development Bank (NBD) to help in the economy’s quick recovery post COVID-19.
“We are positioning the newest Development Bank of Ghana to be a critical element of our post-recovery strategy for rapid industrialisation and agriculture...
Atwima Kwanwoma Rural Bank Limited at Pakyi No2 in the Ashanti Region has designed some credit relief packages for clients to cushion them in coping with effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
The offers include tenor extensions and deferment on eligible loans for clients in vulnerable sectors highly impacted by the...
AngloGold Ashanti joins over 1,2 billion Africans across the continent and in the diaspora in marking Africa Day at a time when the African Union (AU) is spearheading several initiatives aimed to combat the spread of COVID-19 and ensure Africa’s economic resilience.
The theme for this year’s Africa Day, “Silencing...
