Fifty Small and Medium-scale Enterprises (SMEs) engaged in shea-based cosmetic processing in the northern cluster have undergone capacity-building training on labeling and standard compliance in the Tamale Metropolis. The training was organized by the Global Shea Alliance (GSA with funding support from the West Africa Competitiveness Programme (WACOMP) – Ghana which is funded by the […] The post 50
The Ghana Health Service (GSH) has sent out an SOS message to companies for them to revisit and intensify their decongestion plans to help break the new wave of the COVID-19 pandemic the country is currently battling. According to the GHS, the new wave of the pandemic shows that the infection is spreading more among […] The post Decongest workplace to break chain
Fitch Ratings has upgraded United Bank for Africa (Ghana) Limited’s Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to ‘B’ from ‘B-‘ and Viability Rating (VR) to ‘b’ from ‘b-‘. The Outlook on the Long-Term IDR is Stable. A full list of rating actions is below. The upgrade reflects the strengthening of the bank’s capitalisation and leverage, as […] The post Fitch
More than 15,000 direct and indirect jobs are currently being affected negatively due to the failure of Ghana and UK to sign a post Brexit trade agreement that allows Ghanaian fruit producers’ tariff free access to the UK market as exists under the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). Ghana and UK failed to finalize a trade […] The post Delay
The COVID-19 pandemic has posed numerous threats to the operations and financial sustainability of many businesses and resulted in dire economic consequences. According to a recent COVID-19 Business Survey conducted by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS), in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the World Bank, the shock caused by the pandemic […] The post PWDs
One-third of all African stories in news outlets on the continent are sourced from foreign news services One-third of all African stories in news outlets on the continent are sourced from foreign news services according to a new report from Africa No Filter The ‘How African Media Covers Africa’, highlights the fact that stories about Africa continue […] The post New
The Board of GCB Bank Limited has announced the appointment of Mr. Emmanuel Odartey Lamptey as the new Deputy Managing Director (DMD) – Operations. Mr Lamptey was sworn in as the DMD Operations and Executive Director of the Bank on Wednesday, 20th January 2021 by Justice Sophia Bernasko Essah, a Justice of the Court of […] The post Odartey Lamptey sworn-in
ONE critical aspect of the educational reforms with regards to the Senior High Schools, which hasn’t received due attention primarily because it is taken for granted by policy-makers, has been the unique role of Schools’ histories, identities, traditions and heritage – key points to mold the characters of the students for life. I have over […] The post SHS
The Executive Director and the Inspector-General of Schools of the National Schools Inspectorate Authority (NaSIA), formerly the National Inspectorate Board (NIB), Dr. Haggar Hilda Ampadu, has indicated that the authority has introduced policy measures that promote the extensive use of ICT as a mode of teaching and learning in all public and private pre-tertiary schools […] The post NaSIA
Scancom PLC (MTN Ghana) has received approval from the Regulator, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to buy back over one million shares of applicants who failed to provide sufficient personal information to complete their Know Your Customer (KYC) requirements under the Company’s Initial Public Offer. It will be recalled that shareholders of MTN Ghana at […] The post MTN
Gallery 1957 is to present works by Ghanaian artist Cornelius Annor in his first solo show, ‘Family Affair’ in Accra from January 27 to February 28 2021. Cornelius Annor is a portrait and figurative painter and an art teacher. He completed his fine art studies at Ghana College of Arts and Design. From an early age, […] The post Gallery 1957 to showcase works of
Sixty-one per cent of global respondents to a survey amongst accountancy and finance professionals say that they work in an environment free from harassment and discrimination, ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) reveals in a new report Leading Inclusion. Through research questions and roundtable discussions, ACCA has gauged global opinions from 10,000 ACCA members […] The post Accountancy,
Abosso GoldFields Limited (AGL) has organized its first Damang Mine Community Consultative Committee (DMCC) meeting for 2021 at Huni Valley in the Prestea Huni Valley Municipality in the Western Region. The meeting, made up of assembly members, unit committee members, women group leaders, chiefs, queen mothers among others, was to give account of projects which […] The post Abosso GoldFields
Head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), John Nkengasong says Africa’s coronavirus case fatality rate has risen alarmingly to 2.5% higher than the global level of 2.2%. Earlier, Africa’s rate had been below the global average and Mr. Nkengasong described the fatality rate as ‘very worrying’ and a concern for all. […] The post Editorial
One hundred and seventy-one law students have been inducted into the Ghana School of Law – Kumasi Campus, to commence academic studies towards attaining the status as learned practitioners while augmenting the current numbers of legal practitioners in the country upon completion. The Ag. Director of Legal Education, Mr. Maxwell Opoku-Agyeman, said the induction is […] The post 171
The COVID-19 pandemic has spread globally and will not be over until it has been brought under control everywhere. Hence, international efforts are underway to support the world’s poorest countries. COVAX, a multilateral initiative organized by the World Health Organization and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, is arranging purchases of vaccines to be distributed equitably to […] The post Does
Financial institutions in Africa seek to create innovative value propositions and customer-friendly products and services, not only to generate client enrolments but also to bring populations into the financial mainstream for greater socio-economic good. Financial Inclusion remains a challenge in Sub Saharan Africa. Building payment and banking networks using the traditional brick-and-mortar approach is a […] The post FBNBank
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and its negative impact on businesses, the GRA was able to meet its 2020 revised revenue target. The Authority was tasked to collect a revised tax revenue target of GH¢42,769.50; as of December 2020, it collected GH¢45,338.69 million exceeding the budget by GH¢2,569.19 million thus, with a positive deviation of 6.0%. […] The post Editorial:
… women traders generally more compliant “The danger is gone,” “no money to buy” and “mask is in my hand bag” are some of the main reasons influencing informal traders’ decisions not to wear masks in public. While the wearing of face masks remain a mandatory requirement in fighting the spread of SAR-COV-2 and COVID-19, […] The post 61% of male informal
The Ghana Revenue Authority has given clear indication that, in the coming days, it will be going after high-net-worth individual (HNWI) – persons with around US$1 million in liquid financial assets – whose asset base and affluence does not match the tax they pay. As a result, the GRA has configured and synchronised its data with 14 […] The post GRA
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