… pledges support to small businesses under AfCFTA
FBNBank Ghana has begun the commencement of activities marking the celebration of its 25th anniversary in the country with a pledge to support a wide range of businesses, particularly small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to scale up their operations in order...
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has been sworn in as President of Ghana, following few weeks after he was declared winner of the 2020 presidential election.
This is the second term of president Akufo-Addo after serving a four year term from January 2016 to 2021.
Taking the presidential oath of office and...
The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), in consultation with the National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA) and in accordance with Section 80 of the National Pensions Act 2008 (Act 766), has indexed monthly pensions upwards by 10% for the year 2021.
A statement issued by the Trust explained...
GCB Bank has reopened its Derby Avenue Branch at a ceremony held on 4th January 2021.
The branch was commissioned by the Managing Director of the bank, Mr. Kofi Adomakoh.
In delivering his speech, Mr. Adomakoh acknowledged and thanked the customers for their loyalty and patronage.
He reiterated GCB’s renewed commitment to...
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has asked the public to act with caution in matters of financial investments and offers with exceptional promises of return, as this often turns out to be ‘untrue and unsustainable.’
He said “in all financial dealings, we have to accept what the experts tell...
Recent reforms in the financial sector in Ghana which led to the revocation of the licenses of some commercial banks, savings and loans, microfinance institutions has necessitated the need for potential investors to continue deepening their understanding of the financial industry. A recent publication by Business and Financial Times...
Eni Ghana, on behalf of its OCTP partners Vitol and GNPC, has signed a cooperation agreement with the National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI) to support Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the Ellembelle District, Western region.
Under the agreement, 800 MSMEs will get entrepreneurship, financial literacy and...
The implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement starts today, January 1, 2021. This is after the agreement was postponed twice in 2020 due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
With its secretariat in Accra Ghana, the AfCFTA will create the largest free trade area in...
Ghana and the United Kingdom (UK) have reached a consensus on a new trade agreement to provide duty free and quota free access, as well as preferential tariff reductions for both countries.
The consensus was reached after a video conference between Ghana’s Minister of Trade and Industry Alan Kyerematen, and...
Seven Inc, an e-commerce startup, will raise and invest about US$10 million between 2021 – 2026 in Ghana’s tech space, an official has disclosed.
In an exclusive interview with Vincent Djokoto, Managing Director of Seven Inc, he told the Business & Financial Times that the startup seeks to partner with...