On 9th July, 1976, the Rural Banking subsector of Ghana’s financial sector was born with the establishment of Nyakrom Rural Bank in the Central Region. This implies that the sector has been in operation for 44 years.
According to data from the ARB Apex Bank Limited, presently, there are 144...
The University for Development Studies (UDS) has collaborated with the United Kingdom (UK) and Economic Commission of West African Studies (ECOWAS) to develop a project that will help establish a food systems and export network for peasant farmers to help boost agricultural business in the sub-region.
The six-month project, dubbed...
MTN Ghana has assured shareholders that it has put in place the right governance structures that will sustain its profitability and long-term viability as it pays it shareholder 6 pesewas in dividends per share.
Acknowledging the increasing savviness of the telecommunication market, changing customer expectations and the heightened complexities of...
The Chartered Institute of Marketing, Ghana at its quarterly ‘Evening With’ - held virtually on Thursday, July 30, 2020 - broke new ground when Dr. Davies Adedze in a lecture led participants into the field of Cellular Medicine Practice. Speaking on the topic, Cellular Medicine: An Established Science for...
The local poultry industry requires the support of both public and private investments to position it to meet domestic demand and consumption while also creating avenues for employment, Boris Baidoo - Chairman of the Ashanti Regional Poultry Framers Association, has said.
According to Mr. Baidoo, who is also the CEO...
Cocoa farmers are clamouring for an increase in producer price of the commodity for the 2020/2021 season, claiming the cost of production has skyrocketed.
In fact, they want the increase to be of a significant margin because inputs like insecticides and pesticides have seen their prices soar, and they cannot...
Today, President Nana Addo-Dankwa Akufo-Addo will inaugurate and hand over the secretariat for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to the African Union Commission.
This is another momentous occasion in the annals of Africa’s economic emancipation, and is indeed a moment to be proud of. Ghana committed to donate...
The groundwork has been laid for Indian investors who are looking to invest in Africa.
During a recent virtual conference hosted by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and its partners, officials called for Indo-African partnerships to go beyond government-to-government cooperation and promote private sector participation in order to accelerate...
The African Development Bank joined a number of development leaders in calling for greater support of youth entrepreneurship during a virtual event organized by the Tony Elumelu Foundation. The webinar was timed to coincide with International Youth Day, which fell on Wednesday 12 August, 2020.
“Africa is young, and we...