Monday, May 11, 2026
We have each been involved in the Ghana mining sector for almost four decades, including participating in critical reforms of its regulatory regime. We are gravely concerned about the transaction by which 75.6% of royalties payable to government over the life of a number of mining operations are being...
The Databank Group, through the Databank Foundation, has donated Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) worth over GHS 150,000 to frontline medical staff as part of its commitment to support the fight against COVID-19. The PPE, which included masks, temperature guns, gloves and disposable gowns, were distributed to different health facilities in...
Ashesi University, a private university located in Berekuso in the Eastern Region on  Monday benefited from the second phase of the on-going national disinfection exercise in tertiary institutions across the country. The exercise, which started at 9:00 a.m., was carried out by Zoomlion Ghana Limited, in partnership with the Ministry...
The total number of beneficiaries for the Coronavirus Alleviation Programme (CAP) Business Support Scheme has reached 120,000 - with every district in the country recording at least one beneficiary. This represents a doubling of the 64,000 figure presented by Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta in his 2020 Mid-year Budget Review presentation....
All 10 finalists were officially inducted into the Ecobank Fintech Fellowship programme to explore commercial partnerships with the pan-African banking giant Ecobank Group has  announced the winners of its Ecobank Fintech Challenge after an exciting virtual event streamed live from Accra. Nokwary Technologies edged out the other finalists to emerge winner...
Absa Group Limited has indicated that it is still committed to a growth pathway despite prioritising capital and liquidity security in the short-term, as both approaches are not mutually exclusive, its Chief Executive Officer Daniel Mminele has said. Speaking at a virtual meeting to discuss the group’s interim financial results...
The plan to build a new airport at Ningo-Prampram, which has been in the works since the 80s, is still on government’s mind. However, Aviation Minister Joseph Kofi-Adda has made it clear that plans to further expand Kotoka International Airport (KIA), via an additional runway and other facilities, are...
For the first time in the history of the African Development Bank, its Annual Meetings will be held virtually to comply with the COVID-19 pandemic-related social-distancing guidelines. The Governors' Dialogue and the election of a president will be top of the agenda of the upcoming Meetings scheduled for 26-27 August...
DEG has given a total of US$85 million long-term loan facility to First National Bank Ghana. This is part of its support for financial institutions to widen the access to credit for SMEs and businesses within the real estate value chain in developing countries who may have been impacted...
The Managing Director of the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB), Dr. John Kofi Mensah, has said the Bank will support Outgrower Farmers supplying raw materials to factories under government’s One District, One Factory (1D1F) initiative. According to Dr.  Mensah, industries established under the One District, One Factory in need of agricultural...