Boomplay, Africa’s largest music-streaming and download platform, marked its extended Mother’s Day celebrations by donating COVID-19 essentials and cleaning materials to the Maternity Ward of the Ridge Hospital (Greater Accra Regional Hospital) to support the hospital’s maternal health service delivery. The company also made donations to all mothers in the post-natal ward of the hospital. […] The post Boomplay
Consumer trust is shaping up to be the ‘most valuable currency’ for financial institutions, particularly the deposit-taking ones, as economies continue the march toward recovery, Managing Director of FBN Bank, Victor Yaw Asante, has said. According to him, despite the value of factors such as liquidity and technology, they will fail to register the expected […] The post Customer
The Bole sector of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) in the Savannah Region has arrested 10 foreign nationals from two West African countries, at Wakawaka on the Bole to Bamboi road, for entering the country illegally. The illegal immigrants comprised two Ivoirians with the rest from Burkina Faso. The Bole Border Patrol Commander, Superintendent Stephen […] The post GIS arrests
Inlaks, a leading African systems integrator and financial technology solutions provider, has been recognized as the Outstanding Information Technology Company of The Year, at the Ghana-West Africa Business Excellence Awards (WABEA), 2021. The award is in recognition of Inlaks’ outstanding achievements as an information technology institution that provides customer-centric IT solutions in Ghana and respective […] The post Inlaks
I ended my May 2021 essay with the hypothesis “…leading fintechs might turn around and start acquiring the banks” and, sure enough, on the 12th of May 2021, the Competition Authority of Kenya in a gazette notice approved the acquisition of 84.89% stake in Century Microfinance Bank by Branch International Limited – a leading global […] The post Big tech in African Fintech appeared
Business leaders and entrepreneurs in Ghana have been urged to invest in people. This was an admonition given by Samuel Odoi Laryea, Deputy General Manager of Soticam Ghana Limited, producers of Dolait Yoghurt. He made the remarks at an entrepreneurship roundtable hosted by The Accra Hub on Saturday May 29, 2021. The roundtable discussion, organized […] The post Entrepreneurs
Today, lets address the frequently asked question from my school gardening students, “can I plant my vegetables anywhere on a piece of land”? The soil is a storehouse for all the elements plants need to grow: nutrients, organic matter, air, and water. Soil also provides support for plant roots. When properly prepared and cared for, […] The post Let’s go farming – Land preparation?
The world is full of people who wish to attain overnight success; however, it is imperative to understand that life may come with endless struggles and challenges and it is important to understand the meaning of pure ‘hard work’, believes Dustin Aab, who has been rising high in the field of coaching and mentoring in […] The post According
“When the shadow of a tree is bent, straighten the tree, not the shadow.” – African proverb Living happens to us, but it is by no means an easy experience. From trying to find meaning to the efforts you put into enjoying your relationships and work, to defining aspirations, handling achievements and finding ways to […] The post The Attitude Lounge : Sanity upon Insanity
The Standard Bank Group has said it endeavors to be the best within the investment management services sector through its unique offerings. Speaking at a webinar on investment opportunities and the operations of Standard Bank in Jersey, Dr. Ernest Asimenu, Stanbic Bank Ghana’s Head, Business Development, International, said the bank’s expertise is reflected in its […] The post We
Introduction African Union Day is what necessitated last week’s (and this week’s) articles and I even forgot to wish it. Better late than never, is it not? So Happy Africa Day! The day was formerly known as Africa Freedom Day, or Africa Liberation Day. It was good—the change. I never liked that name—Africa Freedom Day, […] The post Attempted Prophecies
Africa’s agricultural sector is set for exponential growth in the coming decade, research commissioned by Microsoft and compiled by Africa Practice reveals. With a projected value of US$1trillion by 2030, the continent is poised to become the global centre of agritech solutions and has also seen rapid growth in e-agriculture solutions. With agriculture sustaining 70 […] The post Africa
The Association of Rural Bank, Ghana has urged the board and management of Akuapem Rural Bank to pursue sustainable operations and profitability in order to consolidate its impact on the rural banking industry after 40 years of existence. The Association has emphasised that achieving this in the most efficient and effective manner will among others […] The post ARB
Allianz Life Insurance and Societe Generale Bank have entered into a partnership that will enable the public to buy insurance policies from the bank’s vast branch network nationwide. The launch of the partnership at the bank’s head office in Accra also saw the unveiling of two insurance products, Sound Eduflex Plan and Sound Funeral Plan. […] The post Allianz
The third (3rd) edition of Women in Food and Agricultural Leadership Training Forum (WOFAGRIC) and Gold in The Soil Awards, powered by Agrihouse Foundation, has received 131 nominations of deserving women farmers and agribusinesses. The event is set to take place from 23rd to 24th June 2021 at the Akayet Hotel, Bolgatanga in the Upper […] The post 3rd WOFAGRIC
Technical universities have the potential to be major promoters and catalysts to drive government’s industrialisation agenda for transformational development; and as such, there is a need to adequately resource these institutions to deliver, Chairman of the Sunyani Technical University (STU) Governing Council, Ing. Dr. Kwame A. Boakye, has said. “Ghana’s technical universities are strategically positioned […] The post Resource
Taking a leap into the entrepreneurial world can be a little intimidating at first, especially if you follow the age-old belief that a majority of startups fail. But the truth is, startup failure rates aren’t really that high, provided the right set of tactics are used to start off strong. So, what is it that […] The post Mervik Haums’
More often than not, people only get to see the success of entrepreneurs who have already made it, without truly seeing what it took to actually reach that success. The Real Estate Disruptors want to challenge the status quo and share the raw stories of founders and business owners, including all the struggles they faced […] The post Ralph
…as only 7% of funds recovered so far After spending some GH¢25billion of taxpayers’ money to settle depositors of various financial institutions in a radical clean-up, only GH¢1.7billion of that cash has been recovered so far in almost four years since the beginning of that exercise – a situation the regulator has blamed on slow […] The post Post
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced an additional budgetary allocation of GH¢100 million to the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture to carry out planned programmes. According to the President, the amount, which was reserved by the Ministry of Finance would be used to address key constraints such as sector operators’ skills revitalization, low […] The post GH¢100m
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