The Association of Rural Banks, Ghana which is made of the over one hundred and forty rural banks in Ghana has launched a new corporate cloth. The launch of the corporate Friday wear was part of activities that marked the 21st Biennial General Meeting held recently at Miklin Hotel in Kumasi. The new cloth according […] The post Association of Rural Banks outdoors new
The National Communications Authority (NCA) has announced that it has granted additional temporary spectrum at no cost to MTN and Vodafone to improve their service to customers. The extra 5 Megahertz (MHz) spectrum was made available to the network operators in April 2020 at their request, to ease congestion following a surge in the usage […] The post NCA grants 5MHz
As part of effort to promote digital and smart banking, Absa Bank Ghana in collaboration with its Brand Ambassador, M.anifest, has unveiled the “Simple & Easy” music video ahead of the Christmas festivities to demonstrate how customers can bank conveniently during the busy season. The Simple & Easy campaign is designed to encourage customers to […] The post Absa
The Greater Accra Poultry Farmers Association (GAPFA), through its President, Michael Nyarko–Ampem, has called on government to expedite the processes, legal and otherwise, to aid in ensuring quality day-old chicks are produced locally, saying it is critical to the performance of the livestock sub-sector and has significant ramifications for the wider. According to them, the […] The post Expedite
The First Deputy Governor, Dr. Maxwell Opoku-Afari, and the Second Deputy Governor Mrs. Elsie Addo Awadzi have been inducted as Honorary Fellows of the Institute of Directors-Ghana (IoD). The two were inducted at the Institute’s Corporate Governance Excellence Awards ceremony organized on Thursday, November 26, 2020. The two deputy governors of the Bank of Ghana […] The post First
A total of GH¢3.615 billion has been disbursed as interest payment to Energy Sector Levy Act (ESLA) Plc –the institution established for the purpose of raising money to clear outstanding energy sector debts– bondholders so far, KPMG, administrators of Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), has revealed. A partner at KPMG, Fredrick Dennis, told investors and brokers at […] The post GH¢3.6bn
Catherine Kuupol Kuutor, the Metallurgical Manager of Abosso Goldfields Limited (Damang mine) was named Female Mining Professional of the Year at the 6th Ghana Mining Industry Awards (GMIA) held in Accra. The award was in recognition Mrs Kuutor’s immense contribution to the productivity and business success of the Damang mine in 2019. The GMIA is […] The post Metallurgy
The British and Canadian High Commissions are deploying more than 100 election observers to seven key areas of the country to monitor Election Day 2020. International partners and friends of Ghana, the UK, Canada and Australia, say they are work together to ensure inclusive, safe and transparent election process. Through CODEO, the UK and EU […] The post British,
.. unveils Black and White Family Plan One of Ghana’s innovative Insurance Companies, Old Mutual has launched the Black and White Family Plan – a revolutionary digital funeral policy aimed at offering a seamless solution to ease the financial burden felt by grieving families. For most Ghanaians, funeral payments are one of the big expenses […] The post Old Mutual
The Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Robert Ahomka-Lindsay, has urged local businesses to build strong collaborations with industrious Indian firms to tap into their technical expertise, because it is necessary to drive industrial growth so as to take advantage of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). According to the Deputy Minister, Indians are […] The post B2B
When all is said and done in 2020, African economies will probably have outperformed the rest of the world during the coronavirus pandemic. Africa’s 54 countries now include seven of the globe’s 10 fastest-growing economies, in part because the lethal virus may have improved their competitive advantage as they accelerated their decade-long transformation from exporters […] The post Coronavirus
Driven to secure financial inclusion across its markets, MTN Group continues to grow the number of MTN Mobile Money (MoMo) users on its network, a trend that has accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic. By the end of September 2020, nearly 42 million people were regularly transacting on MTN MoMo across 16 markets. This compares to 38 million […] The post MTN Group furthers financial
The Zango Women Livelihood and Empowerment Programme (ZANGWOLEAP), an initiative that seeks to empower youth in Zango communities, has held its maiden graduation ceremony for the first batch of 50 beneficiaries. The 50 young female graduates selected from various Zango communities in Accra were taken through make-up artistry training for a month long by top […] The post ZANGWOLEAP
Ghana has committed to restoring one million hectares and to have about two million hectares of its degraded and deforested land restored by the year 2030 under a number of international agreements and conventions relevant for Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR). In order to meet these commitments, particularly under the Bonn Challenge, Ghana has developed a […] The post Ghana committed
MDXi, a leading commercial data center provider, has received Tier III Certification on the design documents of its new Appolonia Data Center from Uptime Institute, the global data center certifying authority. The 104-rack facility extends MainOne’s MDXi’s footprint into Ghana to deliver best-in-class data center uptime and operational performance to meet the rapidly growing demand […] The post MainOne’s
InfoSec Advisory with Del Aden From both sides of the aisle, we’ve heard a consistent drumbeat about the importance of citizen participation in the upcoming Presidential elections. Maximum voter participation is vital to our democracy, yet citizens may unwittingly be putting their own privacy at risk when they register to vote. The issue at stake: […] The post Are
The country coughs out a combined US$1.2billion yearly to pay for excess power capacity and gas which it does not use, Dr. A Ofosu Ahenkorah, a former Executive Secretary at the Energy Commission has revealed. The amount, he explained, is the result of existing power purchasing agreements and gas deals contracted on pay or take […] The post Excess power, unutilised gas cost
Chief Executive Officer at Hollard Insurance, Patience Akyianu, has called on key stakeholders in the insurance industry to put mechanisms in place to deliver a more robust sector, arguing that this will be will be a fundamental component in the overall post-pandemic economic recovery process. She stated that this must be done as a matter […] The post Improved
Michael Zormelo, CEO of Omnifert, a wholly Ghanaian-owned indigenous leading agro-chemical industry player, has been adjudged the Entrepreneur of the Year at the 2020 edition of the Ghana Cocoa Awards. The evening also saw Dominic Donkoh, Business Development Manager at Omnifert win the Marketing Personality of the Year award. Mr. Zormelo, who founded the company […] The post Omnifert
Inlaks, the leading African systems integrator and financial technology solutions provider, has been adjudged the System Integrator of the Decade at the 2020 edition of the Ghana Information Technology and Telecoms awards (GITTA). The company beat competition from other players to pick up one of the top awards of the night to cement its position […] The post Inlaks
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