In rebuilding after COVID-19, policymakers must invest in innovative technology to leapfrog obstacles to inclusive development Africa has enjoyed strong economic growth for most of the 21st century, mainly because of robust global demand for primary commodities. But the “Africa Rising” narrative that accompanied this growth is mostly a story of rising GDP, which is […] The post Africa

Despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic – Ericsson remained committed and on track in 2020 towards reaching its sustainability goals while also setting ambitious new targets. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated digitalization across the globe. And over the past year, digital technologies have demonstrated the potential to solve global challenges such as climate change […] The post Ericsson’s

The Omanhene of the New Juaben Traditional Council, Daasebre Prof. (Emeritus) Oti Boateng has commended waste management experts Zoomlion Ghana Limited for the introduction of the “1Million waste Bin Project” aimed at ensuring that in every household there was a waste bin. He welcomed the introduction of the project in his traditional area during the […] The post Daasebre 

In a situation where service providers have a lot in common in terms of their offerings, what really makes the difference is how the products or services are packaged and generally how their brands, mounted on a number of pillars including a strong promise, delivers customer service. Many customers across numerous sectors would acknowledge the […] The post FBNBank:

Marketing Communications and consultancy firm, TouchPoint Magna Carta (TPMC) has put the spotlight on the necessity of gender-based equality for post-pandemic recovery as it commemorated International Women’s Day (IWD) 2021. This formed the basis of discussions at the inaugural Women in Leadership Summit, under the theme ‘Shaping a more equal future and recovery from the […] The post Touch

Stakeholders in the mining sector have called for broader stakeholder consultation on the Agyapa Royalties Agreement to ensure that the country is not shortchanged. To them, the suspension of the Agyapa Royalty deal until proper measures are taken to ensure citizens benefit is good for the nation and the citizenry. Executive Director for Integrated Social Development Centre […] The post Stakeholders

Chief Executive Officer of Nationwide Medical Insurance, Nancy Ampah, has been adjudged the 2020 Baroness of Health Insurance in Ghana at the Business Executive Excellence Awards held in Accra. The awards seek to identify and publicly recognize private enterprises, public institutions and individuals that have displayed exemplary conduct and chalked extraordinary accomplishment in their business […] The post Nationwide

Sincerëly Ghana Limited in collaboration with project BRAVE spearheaded by Tracy Owusu Addo has donated Sanitary Pads to underprivileged young women in a deprived community in Keta in the Volta Region to mark Women’s month. This follows similar donations to some head porters, popularly referred to as “Kayayei” across the country and some young women […] The post Sincerëly

Government has assured trainee teachers across the country that their allowance for the first and second semesters of the current academic year will be paid. Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu, delivering the 2021, budget statement on behalf of the Minister of Finance, noted that the expected total sum, GH¢171 million, will be […] The post Gov’t to

According to NapoleonCat.com, there were 2,028,000 Instagram users in Ghana in January 2021, which accounted for 6.4% of its entire population. People aged 18 to 24 were the largest user group (770 000). Instagram has become more important today than any traditional broadcaster ever was. It is instant gratification in our hands. Companies have long […] The post Why you are losing money

As Ghana joins the world to mark World Consumer Rights Day which falls on 15th March every year, CUTS Ghana, a research, advocacy and public policy think tank has launched a campaign to raise awareness and engage consumers to adopt and promote more sustainable practices to tackle the plastic pollution menace in the country. A […] The post World

A Community Development Officer of the Department of Social Welfare and Community Development, Linda Owusu Sekyere has urged parents and guardians to spend more time with their children to help model them into better citizens. She said parent must show love and warmth to their children because such gestures make them very happy and stop […] The post ‘Spend

By: Kwadwo Acheampong Many of us think of the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) as just that: a stock exchange, a market for shares only. However, aside shares, fixed income securities like corporate bonds and Government of Ghana Treasury securities are also traded on the exchange. In fact, the volume of these securities traded on the […] The post Fixed Income Securities trading on the

More investments are being channeled into the building of COVID-19 testing facility to enhance convenience in getting tested and support the nation to acquire data to fight the pandemic. The latest facility which has been built to support the fight against the pandemic is GeneLab, a state-of-the-art COVID-19 PCR testing facility in East Legon. The […] The post New COVID-19 testing facility

The Managing Director of Enterprise Trustees – the pensions management subsidiary of Enterprise Group Limited (EGL), Joe Ampofo, has argued that contributions made to the voluntary third tier of the country’s pension scheme holds the key to financial freedom due to its tax relief and mortgage components. The Tier-3 pension scheme, introduced in 2008 as […] The post Tier-3

… warns defaulters would be blacklisted from future support The Executive Director of the National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI) now Ghana Enterprise Agency (GEA), Kosi Yankey-Ayeh, is confident of high repayment of soft loans disbursed to businesses who received support from the NBSSI as part of the Coronavirus Alleviation Programme Business Support Scheme […] The post NBSSI

Considering the effect the pandemic has had on businesses and individuals, it would have been more prudent and efficient for government to have adopted other bolder measures such as revision of tax exemptions and utilizing property rates to rake in revenue than to increase taxes in the 2021 budget, senior lecturer at the University of […] The post Post

says facility will cushion energy security, offer cheaper gas projects demand to outstrip current supply The Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) has said the new regasification plant being constructed at the Tema Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Terminal will safeguard the country’s future energy needs and usher in an era of cheaper gas. The Floating Regasification […] The post GNPC

Olam Ghana marked International Women’s Day, with the launch of a special mentorship programme for women employees, reaffirming the company’s commitment to women empowerment throughout its operations. The Day was observed under the auspices of the GROW (Globally Reaching Olam Women) Ghana chapter, a dynamic voluntary association of women employees within Olam’s global operations. In […] The post Olam