Until the Bank of Ghana gets tough on banks and applies sanctions on them for treating customers unfairly, the practice will not stop, banking consultant, Dr. Richmond Akwasi Atuahene, has told the B&FT.
His comments come in the wake of a report by the Market Conduct Examinations Office set up...
Ghana's quest to reduce the importation of rice by increasing local production has received a major boost, following the purchase of 520 specialised rice tractors by government for onward distribution to rice farmers in the country.
The tractors, comprising 220 Cabrio Compat tractors and 300 Global Multipurpose mini tractors, were...
The Ajumako Campus of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) in the Central Region, has put in place a standby medical team to attend and manage any case of COVID-19.
The Dean, Faculty of Ghanaian Languages-UEW, Ajumako Campus, Professor Charles Owu-Ewie, made the revelation when Zoomlion Ghana Limited disinfected the...
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has confirmed the reopening of schools for final year students of public universities and senior high schools (SHS) while preparations continue for the return of final junior high school (JHS) students to complete preparations for their exams.
Beginning tomorrow, operating with half class size,...
As at 13th June 2020, Ghana has recorded 11,964 positive cases of Coronavirus, since the country registered its first two cases in March.
The number of deaths stands at 54, with 6 persons in critical condition and currently being monitored at various health facilities.
The President, Nana Akufo-Addo, in his 11th...
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has stressed that there is nothing wrong with contracting COVID-19, urging Ghanaians to refrain from stigmatising those who contracted the virus and have even recovered.
"I remain concerned about the stigma associated with the disease. There is nothing shameful about testing postive for COVID-19.
Stigmatising people...
Many agric enthusiasts share the corroborative view that the responsibility of developing agriculture must be shared by government and the private sector. The mammoth significance of agriculture and the dominant role it plays in keeping our economy alight and alive means private firms must stand tall with an effectual...
There are signs of imminent global recession as the COVID-19 pandemic causes serious economic damage across the world. Ghana is expected to grow 1.5 percent in 2020 according to the government and International Monetary Fund (IMF). Fitch, a rating agency, however expects the economy to do slightly better with...
The tourism industry, which is often referred to as an “invisible export”, is significant in the economic and social development of a country. The American news network CNN rankled Ghana the fourth out of nineteen countries as top destinations in the world to visit.
Traditionally developing countries such as Ghana...
Governments around the world are responding forcefully to the COVID-19 crisis with a combined fiscal and monetary response that has already reached 10% of global GDP. Yet according to the latest global assessment from the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, these stimulus measures may not boost...