One major sector of the economy that will be enhanced to help Ghana leverage benefits from implementing the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) is agriculture, Lawrence Agyinsam-CEO of the Ghana Exim Bank (GEXIM), has said.
To achieve this, he noted that the bank - which has already invested into...
Many people are now proclaiming that the COVID-19 pandemic has provided proof positive that Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) is the only way forward for governments.
To the uninitiated, MMT probably sounds extremely sophisticated – even scientific. Its representatives speak as though they have developed a new economic paradigm comparable to...
Dr. Kenneth Ashigbe, Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications, has said the future is undeniably digital.
He said technology is still moving at an increasingly fast pace, as every facet of life is now linked intrinsically to microchips in one way or another.
Dr. Ashigbe was speaking at...
At Kofiase, a community in the Mampong Municipality of the Ashanti Region of Ghana, members of a Village Savings and Loan Association (VSLA) are on their way to getting a bumper harvest due to an investment in improved oil palm seedlings.
For years, the over 4,000 residents of the community...
The National Green Job Strategy, when executed, will create a lot of opportunities for Ghanaians, including the creation of decent jobs for the youth, Eric Twum - a climate change consultant and green economist, has said.
According to him, it is anticipated that the green job strategy will be a...
Depositors prefer to invest their monies with banks than with fund management companies due to renewed high confidence in the former following a general reform carried out by the Bank of Ghana in the banking industry, a survey by KPMG, an auditing giant, has revealed.
The ‘2020 Banking Industry Customer...
Dr Awal promises 8yrs tax holidays for startups
Major brands, individuals honoured at Business Awards
A bill geared at promoting more favorable economic conditions for nascent businesses in the country should be ready to be tabled for Parliamentary consideration by January 2021, Minster for Business Development, Alhaji Dr....
The Achimota Retail Centre (ARC), one of the biggest malls in the country, has gone beyond its primary purpose as shopping and business centre to become the prime centre for social amenities and basic necessities of life for the people of Ga-West district in just five years of existence.
According...
Female staff of rural and community banks across the country have been equipped with managerial and leadership capacity development skills.
The training programme’s primary objective is supporting women in the industry to take up managerial and leadership roles, and also advocate for leaders of institutions to involve women in decision-making.
This,...
The World Bank last week approved US$250 million from the International Development Association (IDA) to support the establishment of the Development Bank of Ghana (DBG) to increase access to long term finance and boost job creation for 10,000 enterprises in key sectors including agribusinesses, manufacturing and high value services.
“By...