Over 600 Ghanaian seafarers are stranded abroad due to the Coronavirus pandemic which has led to partial boarder closures globally, data from maritime services provider, Schulte Maritime Services Ghana (SMSG) - a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Schulte Group - has shown.
According to the data, these Ghanaians who embarked on seafaring activities to...
A recent study on C-Suite perceptivity of the economic impact of COVID-19 revealed that revenue connected to tourism, aviation, property sales and entertainment all decreased by over 90% in the first and second quarters of 2020.
Conducted by industrialisation and supply chain expert Professor Douglas Boateng, the purposive study also...
Ghana Rubber Estate Limited (GREL) could lose €550,000 of investment made on their plantation from 2010 to 2020 if illegal miners, or ‘galamsey’ operators, are not driven away from the company’s concession.
Perry Acheampong, Corporate Affairs Manager of GREL, told B&FT in an interview that should the concession be lost,...
In a first of its kind offer, telecom operator AirtelTigo has launched a ‘Free Morning Offer’ to give new and existing customers free AirtelTigo to AirtelTigo calls from 5am to 10am every day for six months.
In addition to the free calls, new customers will also get to enjoy free...
Tertiary education plays a critical and positive role in the development of every nation. The increasing global recognition of relevant tertiary education as a major driver of economic transformation has contributed to the growing demand for high quality tertiary education. To this end, educational institutions the world over are...
Board Chairman of GCB Bank, Jude Kofi Arthur, has said publicly listed companies that have large shareholder numbers, should make virtual features a regular aspect of annual general meetings even after normalcy returns in a post COVID-19 world.
“It is something that large companies should use. Outside Ghana, some of...
The President of AGRA, Dr. Agnes Kalibata, has been named by Reputation Poll International as among the “100 Most Reputable Africans of 2020”.
The 2020 list of 100 Most Reputable Africans features 47 women and 53 men from diverse sectors including leadership, entertainment, advocacy, education and business. Other leaders named...
The Consolidated Bank Ghana (CBG), acting through a directive from the Ministry of Finance, will be supporting seven State Owned Enterprises (SoE) with some GH¢312 million to stabilize their operations, especially pay workers’ renumeration as the Coronavirus has impacted their finances adversely.
The credit facility is a government guaranteed concessionary...
A seasoned HR and leadership expert, Dr. Hazel Berrand Amuah has advised young female professionals and leaders to become problem finders and agile to stay relevant in their organizations. “It will become a thing of the past soon where problem solving skills are needed requisites in the market place...
Government’s GH¢100 billion COVID-19 Alleviation and Revitalisation Enterprises Support (CARES) programme aimed at stimulating large industries to enhance job creation and foster economic revival must be properly managed or risk further shooting up the debt stock, global auditing giant Deloitte has said.
The country’s public debt stock has increased to...