Africa’s economic, business and public policy analysts are forecasting that the speed and scope of the continent’s post-COVID-19 recovery will largely depend on the effective implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). These views were contained in the recent UN publication, “Africa Renewal.”
The AfCFTA is an African...
Academic City University College, a premium Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics tertiary institution has announced the introduction of a degree programme in BSc. Industrial and Systems Engineering, the first of its kind in Ghana.
This innovative and demand-driven programme has successfully received the necessary approval from the National Accreditation...
Fourteen farmers within the host communities of AngloGold Ashanti Iduapriem Mine have benefitted from the Teberebie Vegetable Cooperative Project at Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality in the Western Region.
The Teberebie Vegetable Cooperative Project is part of the many other initiatives under implementation by Iduapriem Mine in response to the increasing unemployment situation...
As at the time of going to press last Friday, the country’s COVID-19 case-count had increased to 10,358; which sends disturbing signals. GHS data show that 16 of the active patients are in a severe condition, while six are critically ill.
So far, all 16 regions in the country have...
A Bank of Ghana report has revealed serious lapses in the structures, systems and processes in place to promote consumer protection and the early resolution of customer complaints, as poor and unfair customer service has been going on in the banking industry for a long time.
Dr. Richmond Akwasi Atuahene,...
The Trust Hospital has introduced a new service that leverages technology to continue serving its clients whether they are at home or in the office.
Dubbed ‘The Trust Hospital Telemedicine Service’, the introduction of the service, though in the works since 2019, was fastracked by the impact of COVID-19 on...
Republic Bank Ghana Limited, a subsidiary of Republic Financial Holdings Limited of Trinidad and Tobago, has attained certification to ISO/IEC 27001:2013 Information Security Management Systems standard.
The ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certification is a further proof of the bank’s commitment and demonstrated ability to continuously align and improve its processes and controls...
Customs officials at the Elubo land border – one of Ghana’s six land borders - have denied claims of challenges faced in the use of Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS) in processing and releasing cargo vehicles into the country.
This follows media reports and a video in circulation in which...
Parliament, on Thursday, June 04, 2020, passed the Chartered Institute of Marketing, Ghana bill, 2019, after its third reading in the house of Parliament. The passage of this bill is very significant and an important landmark in the history of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, Ghana (CIMG). CIMG has...
Validation process is ongoing
Total client claims now stand at GH¢3bn (from GH¢12.6bn)
71,000 individuals, 5,750 institutions make claims
Government committed to intervene
Commission pursuing changes to law to gain more powers
13 out of 18 CIS transferred to new fund managers
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...