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Dear readers, the latest Bank of Ghana Fraud Report for 2019 sent shivers down my spine. “Not again”, I muttered to myself....
A year ago, the Ghana Association of Restructuring and Insolvency Advisors (GARIA) had a grand celebration to usher in the new Companies Act, 2019 (Act 992)! GARIA had been on the frontline of advocacy efforts to create a new modern, fit for purpose Companies Act reflective of our globalized,...
Government has declared this year as the ‘Year of Roads’; and though some of the urban road network is impressive, a closer look reveals deep inequalities as rural communities - particularly farming communities - lack motorable roads.
Therefore, we are using this space to appeal for duty-bearers to not only...
Africa is beginning to slowly “bend the curve” of COVID-19 infections as measures like mask-wearing and social distancing slow down the spread of the pandemic on the continent, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said last week Thursday.
Although the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak was slow in...
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Was sitting here thinking about some old times
About some old faces of flames
Suddenly old faces of passion
Inflamed my passion for old flames... sadly
Sad old faces of flames
...that burned but turned burnt
...that burned but turned blunt
Dreary old faces of flames
...that just flickered
...that breathed no fire
...that lingered only to extinguish
Gloomy old...
Empirical studies show that SMEs contribute over 55 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) and over 65 percent of total employment in high-income countries. In the developed economies, small businesses are recognised as the main engines for growth and development because of their significant contributions to economic growth and...
Tanzania's shilling is expected to gain ground against the U.S. dollar this
week, while Kenya's will weaken, traders said.
KENYA
The Kenyan shilling is seen weakening due to dollar demand from merchant importers and firms in the energy sector, which normally increases in the last days of the month.
Commercial banks quoted the...
Huawei Technologies Ghana has donated ultramodern ICT Lab facilities to the Ghana Telecom University College (GTUC) Tesano main Campus, Accra in the bid to enhance the teaching of ICT and Engineering to help boost the ICT talent ecosystem development in Ghana.
The donation counts as one of Huawei’s numerous Corporate...
The Chamber of Agribusiness Ghana (CAG) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ghana-India Trade Advisory Chamber (GITAC), to build synergy that drives agribusiness growth and increases trade between the two countries.
According to the parties, the MoU’s main components include connecting investors from India to farmers in...