Ghana will co-operate with Global leading ICT Company, Huawei Technologies, to offer various training programmes, especially in ICT skills to over 10,000 Ghanaians, including government officials and civil servants, students and professionals by 2024, to boost the country’s ICT talent pool, whilst facilitating the digital transformation agenda of the government. This was revealed when a […] The post Gov’t
In 2002, the International Labour Organization (ILO) launched the first World Day Against Child Labour (WDACL) and Ghana, as a member state of the ILO will join the world to celebrate the WDACL. The global day, which is observed on the 12th of June each year, is set aside to commemorate and to raise awareness […] The post Celebrating World Day Against Child Labour appeared
Data is everywhere—from government statistics to the architect creating new concepts of the world through to companies and businesses analyzing historical data for accurate projections. Similarly, the journalist must have access to data to produce reliable news and stories. By this, we mean open data access. This is the idea that some data should be […] The post Open data journalism,
Caravan sensitizes over 100,000 pupils in Accra and Kumasi on healthy snacking habits More than 1.5M wrappers collected to raise awareness on proper waste disposal and segregation Over 1,000 pupils and teachers awarded as the FanChoco School Caravan ends FanMilk Ghana PLC, a Danone company, has awarded winners of the 2021 Wrapper Collection Promo under […] The post Fanmilk
Sunu Assurances has launched a new distribution channel called EZISURE – a mobile platform that voices the need to imbibe a culture of insuring property. Speaking at the outdooring, Adeyemi Adetuwo-Managing Director, pointed out that Sunu Group’s vision is to be a leader in innovation for the insurance sector, by leaning on the Group’s financial […] The post Sunu
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), the Lomé based parent company of the Ecobank Group, has announced that it has successfully raised US$350 million Tier 2 Sustainability Notes. This represents the first ever Tier 2 Sustainability Notes by a financial institution in Sub-Saharan Africa. This Tier 2 issuance is the first to have a Basel III-compliant 10NC5 […] The post Ecobank
The Atonsu MA Cluster of Schools in Kumasi is the latest beneficiary of Guaranty Trust Bank (Ghana) Limited’s Information and Communication Technology (ICT) drive which seeks to fully refurbish and stock computer laboratories in basic schools across the country. This is as part of the technology savvy Bank’s Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives to contribute to […] The post GTBank
Asset Under Management up 122% as benchmark outperformed with refuge sought in fixed income Indigenous mutual fund, CM Fund, made a return of 14.97%, as its price closed the full year 2020 at GH¢1.3670 from GH¢1.1890, at the corresponding period of 2019. Consequently, the Fund outperformed its benchmark; the Weighted Average Return of Ghana Stock […] The post CM Fund makes return
– is it an obstacle in modern banking? “…I say, that Power must never be trusted without a check.” ? John Adams, Adams-Jefferson Letters Definition and general description A Separation of Duties (SoD) is the concept of having more than one person required to complete a task. In business, the separation by sharing of more than one individual […] The post Segregation
… the economic transformation and enhanced measures needed to address threats There are growing cases of insecurity in the world today, and Africa has not been spared. We can talk about the Mali coup; instability in Nigeria leading to a number of states experiencing curfews as a result of activities by Boko Haram and other […] The post Emerging state of insecurity
The Netherlands Ambassador to Ghana, Ron Strikker, has paid a courtesy call on management of the Business and Financial Times to discuss issues of mutual interest. Ambassador Ron Strikker expressed that Ghana and The Netherlands have shared strong bilateral relations for many years, and therefore they are committed to promoting productivity and growth in the […] The post Netherlands
Donkeys transport fertiliser unaided Programme targets 1.5m farmers in 2021 MoFA restricts distribution in 21 districts The high rate of fertiliser smuggling to Burkina Faso and Togo is threatening the progress and success of government’s Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) initiative, Director of Crop Services at the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) Seth […] The post Fertiliser
“We are very happy to join the Green Ghana campaign to plant five million trees today in Ghana, as initiated by President Akufo Addo,” Ambassador Ron Strikker said on his way in the early morning of Friday 11 June to plant 10 trees on the premises of The Netherlands Embassy at the Ako-Adjei Interchange and […] The post Netherlands Ambassador supports ‘Green Ghana Day’
A study by the African Centre for Economic Transformation (ACET) has recommended that government develops a comprehensive national policy for the Export Processing Zones (EPZ) in order for the country to realise the full benefits due it, as a lack of it is subjecting the programme to some abuses. According to the report, Ghana’s EPZ […] The post Export processing
FBNBank Ghana Limited, a subsidiary of First Bank of Nigeria Limited, has announced the appointment of Ms. Rosie Ebe-Arthur to its Board of Directors as a Non-Executive Director following Bank of Ghana approval. Ms. Rosie Ebe-Arthur, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (UK), joins the FBNBank Ghana Board with extensive experience […] The post Rosie
…as country drops 2 places in investment expenditure index A waiver of Value Added Tax (VAT) on big-ticket cost items such as drilling and laboratory services will strengthen the mining sector’s contribution to the economy, as well as cement the country’s prestigious position as the continent’s top gold producer, the Ghana Chamber of Mines has […] The post Miners advocate
The World Bank has approved a US$200million Ghana COVID-19 Emergency Preparedness and Response Project Second Additional Financing. In collaboration with the COVAX Facility COVID-19 vaccine acquisition, the project will provide financing to support government procure and deploy COVID-19 vaccines for 13 million people in Ghana. The project will also strengthen resilience of the health systems […] The post 13m
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