The agricultural sector on the continent needs stronger regulations to correct the existing governance processes that are fraught with weakness, the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, Vera Songwe, has said.
“Land rights are not secure, the procurement process for inputs such as fertilizer and other inputs remain...
Ghana sold 5.29 billion cedis ($1.16 bln) worth of long-term bonds last week Thursday, dominated by re-openings of previous bond issues by the major commodity exporter to help restructure its high public debt, lead arrangers said.
Ghana is grappling with budget deficits, inflation and a volatile local currency, all of...
Outspoken financial analyst Kenneth Thompson is predicting scarcity of cash in the economy next year, despite the optimistic tone of government in the 2018 budget.
Alluding to the budget’s allocation of more than 80 percent of revenue to the payment of salaries and interest on loans, Mr. Thompson noted that...
The Ministry of Fisheries is to target key institutions like the prisons, military, schools and colleges in the production of catfish and tilapia as part of a new initiative to help reduce the country’s fish import bill.
The country consumes an estimated 980,000 metric tonnes of fish per annum, out...
In a move to drive its growing customers to its efficient and convenient digital platforms, the leadership and staff of Ecobank spent a day with business leaders, workers and customers at the nation’s biggest spare parts market, Abossey Okai.
As it embarks on an aggressive campaign to promote a cash-lite...
Chancellor of the All Nations University and Omanhene of New Juaben Traditional Area, Daasebre Prof. (Emeritus) Oti Boateng, has urged the university not to rest on the glory of the successful satellite launch.
He challenged engineering students of the university to exploit this pioneering feat to make Ghana the space...
Siemens Proprietary Limited (Ghana), subsidiary of global engineering giant Siemens, has entered into an agreement with Sekondi College (SEKCO), in the Western Region, to support the school with science and computer infrastructure and resources. The agreement was signed by the Country Manager of Siemens Ghana Mr. Edmund Acheampong and...
Government has said it will offer free training to about 6, 000 startup businesses as part of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Plan (NEIP).
The training will be coordinated by the Ministry of Business Development, its Acting Chief Director Joe Tackie said.
“About two weeks ago we launched a massive National...
Work on the construction of an US$11.5 million state-of-the-art, fully customised wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) in Kumasi to solve the environmental and sanitation problem in the Ashanti Region will begin this month.
The (1000 m3/day) project, which is being executed by a Hungarian company, Pureco, will be the first facility...
The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) has called for clarity on initiatives under the Akufo-Addo Programme for Economic Transformation (AAPET), saying, it may lead to duplication of initiatives.
Government, in the 2018 Budget, said the AAPET initiative will, among other things, set up a GH₵400 million fund to de-risk...