The Ghana Standard Authority (GSA) is confident that local innovations can help slow down spread of novel coronavirus in the country. This follows certification of the first-ever locally made automatic disinfection device.
The device, manufactured by ATCL Construction and Engineering - a Tema-based firm, uses alcohol-based disinfectants recommended by the...
The price of fuel at the pumps is expected to stabilize for the next pricing-window of the month of May 2020, attributable to some marginal changes recorded on the crude oil and foreign exchange markets, forecast from the Institute for Energy Security (IES) has shown.
According to the energy industry...
Quartey says another cut will hurt banks
If there was any iota of hope that the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the central bank would again cut the policy rate to bring down lending rates of banks to help the private sector have access to affordable loans, then...
Dr. Jerry Kombat Monfant, President of MBIC Group, believes that the current economic crisis facing the economy should not solely be attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic but also factors such as the heavy reliance on natural resources.
Although he admitted to the economic challenges brought about by the virus, he...
Maritime Authority seeks power to seize, destroy these boats
State losing revenue as environment gets polluted
With trading of illegal fuel on Ghana’s high seas increasing at an alarming rate, the Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA) has said it will soon acquire the power to seize and destroy the...
players say move to ensure sustainability of operations
but bankers’ association oppose move
Telecommunication networks and financial technology companies (fintechs) are exploring options to reintroduce fees on all mobile money transactions even though the Bank of Ghana’s directive of no charges on some transactions for at least three-months...
Government has clarified that it is not exploring any avenue to use the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) disease to go beyond its first-term legal mandate.
However, it maintained that the only way to do so will be through the electoral processes as determined by the constitution of the country, done...
The Vice-President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has launched the Integrated ICT System that automates all the operations of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) in the country.
He said this is an information technology solution that will address payment and the settlement challenges of MASLOC and bring an air of...
The COVID-19 pandemic has certainly changed the way we do things; pushing all of us toward a more digital society and placing the ball squarely in the Millennials’ court.
The Global Millennial Survey published by Delloite in 2019 had some key concerns that every serious business entity must ponder...
Financial freedom is something we all yearn for, but we are not willing to do what it takes to get there. Our unwillingness is based on our refusal or lack of commitment to do things that would promote our financial independence. Most people spend more than they earn, and...