One lesson learnt from COVID-19 and its ensuing global economic crisis is the fact that the world is unprepared for food security. Leading food producers have placed limitations on the export of agricultural goods from their territory.
The World Bank estimates that approximately 40 million people have entered the category...
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia believes any move to tax Mobile Money (MoMo) would adversely affect the poor, and further discourage the digitisation agenda of government.
In an interview on ‘Peace FM’ this week, the Vice President kicked against any such move - saying applying taxes on mobile money transactions...
It has been almost two years since I began what I will describe as “my thrilling career journey” with Abosso Goldfields Limited (Damang mine), but it feels like only yesterday having been working with so much excitement.
Working as a Metallurgist in one of the world’s most prestigious mining firm,...
The Ghana Shippers Authority (GSA) has presented items to the Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital at Sekondi to assist in health care delivery. The items are bed sheets and gallons of liquid soap and that this is part of GSA’s corporate social responsibility.
Charles Darling Asiedu Sey, Western and Central Regions...
Indeed, COVID-19 has veered the economic activities of most African nations off the progressive development track; almost all African economies, including Ghana are struggling to patch the economic holes created by the menacing COVID-19 pandemic.
In the wake of the unexpected outbreak, African countries’ ability to honour their debt obligations...
First National Bank Ghana has donated some PPE and cleaning materials to the Danfa and Shai Osudoku District Hospitals, two health facilities in the Greater Accra Region.
The donations form part of the bank’s interventions under its ASPIRE (Accelerated Support for Pandemic Intervention Relief Effort) initiative to support frontline health...
Data from the Ghana Investments Promotion Centre (GIPC) has revealed that foreign investors in the country recorded revenue losses of around US$75,000 in the second quarter to challenges brought upon by the coronavirus pandemic.
According to the report dubbed ‘Survey on the Impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Foreign Investors in...
The Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA) has officially handed over 28.3 hectares of cocoa seed garden automated drip irrigation schemes to the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD).
MEDA, an international economic development organisation whose mission is to create business solutions to eradicate poverty, is implementing the Farmers' Economic Advancement Through Seedlings...
The 21st Annual Vodafone Ghana Music Awards Festival is scheduled to climax with a three-day music celebration, from Friday 28th to Sunday 30th August, 2020. Dubbed the VGMA Weekend, the event will celebrate Ghana’s steep culture, vivacious music, and iconic artistes.
Thirty awards will be presented at two exclusive events...
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, yesterday announced a loan to Societe Generale Ghana Ltd. (SGGH) to support the bank’s reach and provision of services to thousands of Ghanaian small and medium enterprises (SMEs), which in turn support growth and job creation in the country.
The US$50million senior...