The ARB Apex Bank together with the General Managers and CEOs of all rural and community banks across the country are holding an annual two-day managers’ conference at the Volta Serene Hotel in Ho which begins today. This year’s conference which is the nineteenth in the series is on the theme “The Speed of Change.” […] The post 19th Apex and rural bank
The ARB Apex Bank together with the General Managers and CEOs of all rural and community banks across the country are holding an annual two-day managers’ conference at the Volta Serene Hotel in Ho which begins today. This year’s conference which is the nineteenth in the series is on the theme “Speed for Change”. The […] The post Apex and rural bank managers’
Plan International Ghana, in collaboration with the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations, have launched the Pathways for Sustainable Employment for Women and Youth in Ghana (PASEWAY) project to contribute to formal youth employment in decent work by 2022. Partnered by the Youth Empowerment Synergy (YES) Ghana, Vocation Training for Females (VTF) Foundation, and Regional […] The post PASEWAY
Minister of Aviation, Joseph Kofi Adda, has said one of the challenges facing the aviation sector is the high cost of flying in the sub region and government would be happy if the introduction of Gulf carrier, Qatar Airways, as the newest airline into the Ghanaian fold, would stir up competition which would lead to cheaper airfares in […] The post Help push airfares
A new World Bank report titled “Youth Employment Programs in Ghana: Options for Effective Policy Making and Implementation” identifies agribusiness, entrepreneurship, apprenticeship, construction, tourism and sports as key sectors that can offer increased employment opportunities for Ghanaian youth. It also calls for more investments in career guidance and counseling, work-based learning, coaching, and mentoring to […] The post Addressing
The world has changed dramatically over the last 30 years with the manufacturing and introduction of high speed trains, bigger and faster planes, fast internet, smart mobile phones, artificial intelligence, driverless and electric cars etc. We have experienced tremendous technological advances in finding locations and features on earth as well. Google maps, Global Positioning System […] The post The
Studies have shown that leadership is required at all levels of establishment governance to ensure achievement of corporate goals (Yon, Kim, Ko, & Park, 2016). It has been established that through leaders, major decisions of organisations are carried out and that, through leadership, managers affect employee’s behaviour in an organisation. Thus, according to Park (2016), […] The post “Leadership”
The Chiefs and people of Okuapeman have begun the celebration of the annual Odwira festival from September 28 and it is set to end on October 4, 2020 at Akropong-Akuapem in the Eastern Region of Ghana. The 194th edition of the festival is taking place in a safe and socially distanced environment in the ‘new […] The post Akuapem Odwira Festival ongoing, ends Oct 4 appeared
– Adapt quickly to keep your business ‘afloat’ That we find ourselves in very uncertain times in our era goes without saying. Consequently, conventional wisdom requires that every business worth its salt will normally have in place a prevention and recovery system to enable it to recover from potential threats which may range anything from […] The post Navigating
The Ministry of Business Development of Ghana in collaboration with the International Chamber of Commerce, United Nations Development Programme and Business for Peace Foundation will officially launch the “For Better Business Together” programme (4BBT) on 6 October at the Kempinski Hotel in Accra, Ghana. The programme launch will announce both global and local initiatives in […] The post For
The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA), in collaboration with the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development and the Ghana Cocoa Board, has launched the 36th edition of National Farmers’ Day. The launch, which took place in Accra, was under the theme ‘Agribusiness Development and COVID-19 Challenges and Opportunities.’ The event, to be held on […] The post MoFA launches
Agrihouse Foundation, the organizers of the now popular Annual Pre-Harvest Conference and Exhibition event in the Northern Region, has announced the date of this year’s edition of the event to be held from 7th – 8th October, 2020 at the Aliu Mahama Sports Stadium, Tamale. Themed “Covid-19 And Beyond: Solutions for Agricultural Transformation”, this year’s […] The post 10th
STORY HIGHLIGHTS The unemployment challenge persists despite several interventions by the government and the private sector. A new World Bank study provides options toward finding effective and sustainable solutions to youth unemployment in Ghana. The report offers solutions toward making Ghanaian youth competitive in a fast-changing world of work. In 2016, a World Bank Youth […] The post Options
To further complement its various interventions in support of the national efforts to reduce the negative impact of COVID-19 in Ghana, Fidelity Bank has introduced an auto loan package for members of the Ghana Medical Association who have been at the forefront of the pandemic. The auto loan package provides the members of the Ghana […] The post Fidelity Bank
Indo-Ghana Industries Limited has selected Appolonia Industrial Park in Appolonia City, Greater Accra’s new city, for the expansion of its oxygen manufacturing business. The Indian-owned company manufactures industrial and medical gas for hospitals and companies and is currently located in the North Industrial Area in Accra. The new facility on one acre of land in […] The post Indo-Ghana
Total Lubrifiants, the world’s fourth-largest international lubricants company, has strengthened its presence in the industrial lubricants market with the acquisition of Lubrilog SAS. Lubrilog SAS is a French company, based in Romans sur Isère, specialised in the formulation and production of very high-performance synthetic lubricants. The high-quality products of Lubrilog are tailored to specific customer needs […] The post Total
Pursuing new business opportunities, either globally or locally, may be an exciting adventure but it can also be a very daunting experience for businesses. It is in recognition of this struggle that Stanbic Bank Ghana has introduced the ‘Stanbic Bank Trade Club’, an innovative, networking platform (both physical and digital) that created to enable businesses […] The post Stanbic
The Bank of Ghana(BoG) has cautioned individuals and businesses selling the Ghana cedi and coins to desist from the act or face the law. According to the central bank, it is illegal for any person or institution to buy or sell the Ghana Cedi notes or coins currently in circulation, regardless of the purpose for […] The post Bank of Ghana warns public to stop selling
Sixty youth have been trained as insurance sales agents by the National Insurance Commission (NIC) in Takoradi. The training is to enable them have in depth knowledge about what insurance is, understand it well so they will be able to explain policies that are available to companies and individuals who wants to sign in to […] The post NIC trains additional youth
On 25 September 2020, the African Union (AU) Commission Chair, H.E Mr. Moussa Faki Mahamat, with the AU Development Agency-NEPAD Chief Executive Officer, H.E. Dr. Ibrahim Mayaki, addressed in a virtual meeting the AU Development Partners Group (AUPG), co-chaired by Ambassador of Denmark, Karin Poulsen and United States Ambassador to the African Union, Jessica Lapenn, […] The post Virtual
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