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.
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MTN Group on Friday announced a set of financial results for the third quarter, supported by the performance of its larger operations in South Africa, Nigeria and Ghana, and good group-wide growth in subscriber numbers despite challenging trading conditions which have taken a toll on people everywhere.
“As the COVID-19...
CalBank Plc, despite operating in a challenging economic environment, has declared a Profit after Tax (PAT) of GH¢140.8 million in its 2020 third quarter results, up from the GH¢135.4 million recorded during the comparable period in 2019, representing an increase of 4%.
This was contained in a statement forwarded to...
The historical city of Kumasi is undergoing significant change. Daniel Mensah Boafo/Shutterstock
Housing is one of the most basic human needs and can have a profound impact on the happiness, lifestyle, self-esteem, and productivity of an individual. Yet the delivery of adequate housing to urban dwellers has been a...
My mother was a nurse—the increasingly rare Florence Nightingale kind, I must add. Growing up with a nurse as a mother, one tends to have a special relationship with hospitals. One’s life becomes so interwoven with hospitals that one eventually develops a love-hate relationship with these health facilities. Hospitals...
Welcome to another week of financial learning. I believe we are all well and staying safe under these "abnormal" COVID-19 times!
The Report by Thomas-Moore Adingo in the B&FT on Monday, October 26, 2020, captioned, "Over 60% of CAPBuSS applicants have no bank accounts inspired today's article.
The revelations in the...
Professor George Baffour-Gyan, Minister for Planning and the government body responsible for the coordination of the implementation of the SDGs has noted that financing the 2030 agenda remains a challenge.
He stated that the 2019 Voluntary National Review process enabled the assessment of progress towards the achievement of the SDGs...
Kingdom Exim Ghana Limited has made a donation to support 2020’s edition of the National Farmers’ Day celebration.
The donation is evidence of the company’s continued support to the agricultural sector, and particularly in response to a call by the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) for timely contributions.
The items...