… GH¢1.83m to 625 victims under the first tranche
The National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI) has provided GH¢1.83million in financial relief to 625 victims of the Odawna Market fire outbreak a day after the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) made available GH¢2million in soft loans to 2,000...
The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) is seeking to increase the percentage of local rice consumption from a little above 50 percent recorded in 2019 to at least 70 percent by the end of this year.
Out of the 1.2 million metric tonnes of rice consumed by Ghanaians annually,...
The Asante Akyem Rural Limited at Juansa in the Asante Akyim North district of the Ashanti Region has held its 33rd shareholders meeting, to review the bank’s operational performance for the 2019 financial year.
Operating Environment
During the year under review, Ghana’s economy saw some significant growth with GDP appreciating by...
The former Special Peace Envoy of International Alert, Mr. Akyaaba Addai-Sebo, does not foresee any violence or disturbance before, during and after the 2020 elections which would lead to the dislocation of Ghana’s peaceful democratic march.
He said Ghanaians were generally ‘civil and peace-conscious’ - who may shout the loudest...
Stanbic Bank Ghana has made a donation of GHS 50,000 to the Greater Accra Regional Hospital (GARH) also known as Ridge Hospital, to help the hospital acquire a Cytotoxic Safety Cabinet for its Child Cancer Unit.
Speaking at the cheque handing over, Kojo Akoi-Larbi, Manager, Communications at Stanbic Bank Ghana,...
The National Health Insurance Authority has introduced new features on the NHIS membership cards aimed at improving service delivery and to ease members’ obligation of replacing cards after every five-year mandatory replacement period.
Although the Authority has maintained the basic outlook of the membership card, the new features have an...
National Chief Imam Osman Nuhu Sharubutu on 28 November 2020 named Clemence Gyato as Peace Ambassador.
Gyato, a master’s degree holder in Conflict, Peace and Security who is currently a PhD student, is widely renowned among the country’s Zongo youth and lauded for his efforts in conflict resolution, notably in...
The National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with SNV Netherlands Development Organisation to support Green businesses and create 5,000 Jobs under the “GrEEn” project in Ghana.
The four-year project also known as Boosting Green Employment and Enterprise Opportunities in Ghana would be...
France and Ghana both rely on a strong public sector.
Since independence, Ghana has created national and regional champions in strategic industries. The Statutory Corporations Act, passed in November 1959 and revised in 1961 and 1964, created the legal framework for public corporations, which include State Owned Enterprises (SOEs).
This law...