… as Georgina Asare Fiagbenu launches maiden book To revive the culture of reading, particularly among young people, conscious effort must be made to correct the erroneous assumption that reading is a chore that must be undertaken grudgingly, CEO of Stratcomm Africa and Communications Expert, Esther Cobbah, has said. According to her, this can be […] The post Esther

The Ghana National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GNCCI) has said policies targetting the business community are often ineffective because they are not backed by data. “We are living in an information revolution age wherein data holds the key to growth and prosperity for corporate entities and nations at large. Across the world, countries are […] The post Lack of business-related

Only a government-led intervention will bring down lending rates to levels needed to spur economic growth and transformation, Professor Godfred Bokpin – an economist and professor of finance at the University of Ghana Business School, has said; insisting that not everything must be left for the private sector to determine. The average lending rate in […] The post Only

The Volta River Authority (VRA) has said it is pursuing a number of measures to enhance the nation’s power stability and energy security, which will enable it to reap full benefits from the energy sector in a post-COVID-19 transformation agenda. Its Chief Executive Officer, Emmanuel Antwi-Darkwa, in a speech read on his behalf at the […] The post VRA poised to enhance power

… 1000 rural sites to be built this year The Ministry of Communications through Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communications (GIFEC), in partnership with China National Technical Imp.& Exp.  Corp and Huawei Technologies Ghana have officially launched the Rural Telephony Project at the New Edubiase District in the Ashanti Region to begin the commissioning of […] The post Gov’t

In an effort to mitigate the impact of climate change on cocoa production and productivity, the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), industry regulator, has started a pilot irrigation system in the Bono, Bono East and Ahafo Regions. The pilot cocoa districts include Techiman, Goaso, Sankore and Nkrankwanta. The COCOBOD is expected to expand the irrigation system […] The post COCOBOD