Seeks to recoup US$1.4bn from natural rubber export
The once vibrant Bonsa Tyres Company Limited (BTCL) which has been non-functional for a number of decades is set to be revived under the National Export Development Strategy (NEDS) as part of a move to increase earnings from natural rubber to...
Fairtrade Africa West Africa Region has held its annual congress virtually on 24th November 2020. The congress was attended by 120 delegates representing Fairtrade certified producer organisations in West Africa and Cameroun.
Fairtrade Africa owns 50 percent of the global Fairtrade system. Fairtrade Africa as an organisation is wholly owned...
To strengthen export-oriented small and medium-sized apparel manufactures in creating socially responsible jobs, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH together with its partners - Ethical Apparel Africa (EAA), Gerber, Groz Beckert, Freudenberg and Accra Technical Training College (ATTC) - officially launched the Ghana Apparel Training & Service...
The Minister for Finance under the erstwhile John Mahama administration, Seth Terkper, has reacted to an explanation given by the Central Bank Governor, Dr. Ernest Addison, as to government’s constant exclusion of exceptional costs in its fiscal deficit calculation.
The former Finance Minister has - since the incumbent government adopted...
Dalex Finance has donated an amount of GH¢50,000 to the St. Andrews Catholic Hospital-Kordiabe, to aid the purchase of much-needed theatre equipment.
Head of Support Services at Dalex Finance, Eric Asante, presented the cheque to Sr. Viji Nedumattathil of the Holy Family Convent Sisters who oversee the hospital. He explained that Dalex...
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has assured its support for companies and entities working with persons living with disability (PLWD). Chief Executive Officer of the FDA, Delese Darko, said the support is meant to ensure the growth of local businesses and offer unending opportunities and hope to all...
The MTN Ghana Foundation has inaugurated a multi-purpose ICT library and Robotics lab at Ebenezer Senior High School that will also serve the Dansoman community.
The Dansoman Community Library is the first Secondary School library in Ghana to have a modern integrated ICT Centre and Robotics lab. The Robotics and...
The Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources, Cecilia Abena Dapaah, has called on Ghanaians to vote wisely as the country goes to the polls on 7th December 2020 to elect its president and 275 parliamentarians.
According to her, it is important to ensure and secure the peace and harmony enjoyed...
But 46,000 businesses still closed
The number of job losses experienced in the country as a result of the coronavirus pandemic has reduced significantly by more than 70 percent after the lockdown and other restrictions were eased by government, the latest COVID-19 Rapid Firm Tracker published by the Ghana...
Bukom is a small neighbourhood in the Ghanaian capital, Accra, considered as one of the toughest communities where opportunities are limited. It is a known hub of cultural activities and has many cultural troupes scattered around.
The densely populated community is inhabited by fishermen, however, fishing is not Bukom’s only...