GOIL Company Limited continues to assist health institutions and frontline staff in the fight against the novel pandemic, COVID-19.
The latest is the Police Hospital in Accra, where the company donated GH¢50,000 worth of medical items and personal protective equipment, PPE, to fight the coronavirus disease.
The items included Medical Scrubs,...
First National Bank Ghana has announced that it has acquired 100 percent of GHL Bank. Effective today Wednesday, May 6, 2020, GHL Bank will become a subsidiary of First National Bank Ghana.
First National Bank Ghana Limited is a 100 percent subsidiary of the FirstRand Group - the largest financial...
… but regulator says amount is statutory
The Ghana National Tailors and Dressmakers Association (GNTDA) has described as expensive the annual Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) homemade face mask certification fee of GHȼ350 - which comprises a registration fee of GH¢250 annually and a facility licencing fee of GH¢100 (paid...
push gov’t to aid in release of locked up funds
consider laying off staff
COVID-19 worsens situation
The Ghana Cooperative Credit Unions Association (CUA), the union responsible for regulation and supervision of all credit unions in the country, has appealed for government to see to the release of its...
United Bank for Africa (Ghana) Limited has pioneered a new way of banking through a chatbot called Leo on WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger.
The historic launch of the product ‘Leo’ was done virtually through livestreaming on social media anchored by the renowned TV and radio personality Giovanni Caleb.
Speaking at the...
The Central bank has announced the establishment of a new FinTech and Innovation Office to drive the Bank’s cash-lite, e-payments, and digitisation agenda. The regulatory body said the emergence of FinTech solutions has introduced significant complexities that require the sector supervisor’s focus, to understand and supervise effectively. The setting...
The Ghana Association of Bankers has donated GH¢2million to support the construction of an infectious disease isolation and treatment centre at the Ga East Hospital in Accra.
The President of the Association Alhassan Andani presented a cheque for the amount to Ghana Covid-19 Private Sector Fund at a short ceremony...
US President Donald Trump’s administration is effectively waging war on human health. In addition to imposing tariffs on imported medical equipment and restrictions on exports, the White House has proposed cutting the budget of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by 16%, starting in October. Moreover, Trump...
In times of adversity, opportunities arise and so it is with COVID-19. Ghanaians are producing essential items like hand sanitizers, PPE, veronica buckets and face masks so that we are not entirely dependent on the benevolence of outsiders.
Ever since the President issued a directive requiring the mandatory use of...
Without knocking, a novel virus entered the lives of Ghanaians – and others the world over – at the beginning of the year, just as farmers were getting ready to celebrate the end of harmattan and begin their crop production plans. Unlike other countries, the Ghana Government was proactive...