Medical or health tourism has been growing in popularity in the last decades. Annually, around 30 million people travel out of their country to seek treatment elsewhere. The sector attracts increasing revenues and is predicted to reach a volume of $179.6 billion by 2026. Health tourism usually refers to medical tourism, thermal tourism (hot springs, […] The post Turkey’s

The Global Shea Alliance has been granted a three-year project extension by USAID to further its core mandate of sustainability and industry promotion, through the implementation of multi-stakeholder activities. The extension, with additional funding of over US$2 million, was based on increased private sector interest for the program and the opportunity to reach additional women […] The post GSA’s

The Republic Unit Trust is celebrating 30 years of unique service to its cherished unitholders, enabling consistent savings culture towards the acquisition of valuable assets. Speaking at the launch of the 30-years celebration and annual general meeting of the unit trust, the Chief Executive Officer of the Fund, Madeline Nettey said: “30 years is not […] The post Republic

Wilmar, a manufacturer of household consumer products, has inaugurated a first of its kind Detergent Manufacturing Plant at its factory in Tema. The US$30million detergent plant has the capacity to produce up to 24,000MT of detergent, which is enough to meet the country’s total demand for detergent. In addition, the opening of Wilmar’s state of […] The post Wilmar opens

The Foundation for Security and Development in Africa (FOSDA) in partnership with the National Network of Youth Groups (NNYOG) has paid a courtesy call on the Commission on Technical Vocational and Education Training (TVET). The meeting was to present FOSDA’s research work on TVET Financing in Ghana. The meeting discussed the policy brief ‘Policy Paths […] The post FOSDA

Ghana Insurers Association (GIA), the umbrella trade body for all licenced insurance companies operating in the country, has joined global insurers to celebrate International Insurance Awareness Day, which kicked-off on Monday, June 28, 2021. Ghana Insurers are celebrating this year-long awareness day under the theme ‘The Carnage and Indiscipline on our Roads must STOP – […] The post GIA

To survive the ravaging impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the export and import business, the Ghana Shippers Authority (GSA) has urged the shipping community to consider business continuity strategies like mergers, partnerships among others in order to stay in business. Ghana’s cargo throughout is said to have dropped by 1.32 million tonnes from 27.70 […] The post GSA

Ghanaian businesses have been inspired to go into electronic commerce to take advantage of the numerous opportunities brought by the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to be ahead of their competitors. According to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Seedway Services Limited, Romaric Ababio Dankwa, e-commerce holds huge promise for enhancing free trade in […] The post Adoption

Cocoa farmers and residents of Akyekyere in the Amenfi Central district of the Western Region have expressed appreciation to the Cocoa Abrabopa Association (CAA) for assisting them with a mechanised borehole and a new water tank. As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility, the Cocoa Abrabopa Community Development Project committee, with support from management, selected […] The post Akyekyere

AMG, a leading indigenous producer and distributer of high performance fertiliser and the largest importer of farm inputs in the country, has outdoored the most advanced maize seeds – SC 719 hybrid – into the market for farmers. The Managing Director of AMG Fertilisers, Mr. Ernest Akwasi Appiah, described the hybrid, as a more improved […] The post AMG Fertilisers

Following the drop in the policy rate by the monetary policy committee of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), interest rates across the market have seen similar declines; however, this is not a guarantee for an aggressive push in lending to the private sector, Courage Kingsley Martey, Senior Analyst with Databank Research has said. Since a […] The post Falling interest

Claudia Salomon has begun her term as President of the ICC International Court of Arbitration following formal election in June. Ms Salomon, who takes the reins from former ICC Court President Alexis Mourre, was formally elected on 11 June by ICC’s supreme governing body, the World Council. Ms Salomon is supported in her role by […] The post Claudia Salomon becomes President

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has introduced a series of public education programs dubbed Capital Market Financial Education Forum (CMFEF) designed for key stakeholders in the Ghanaian capital market. The first of the series begun under the theme, ‘Understanding the Mandate and Regulatory Toolkit of the SEC’. The programme was targeted at journalists in […] The post Securities

Ghana Reinsurance Company Limited continues to grow bigger and better, as it paid GH¢10 million as dividend to its shareholder – the government of Ghana – during its 18th Annual General Meeting held in Accra last week Wednesday. George Otoo, Chairman of the Board of Directors, informed its shareholders that for future growth the company […] The post Ghana Re pays

The Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) has made a commitment to advance financial support to Ekumfi Fruits and Juice (Ekumfi F&J) to enable the company build a stronger and more resilient raw materials base to keep production at 100 percent. Recent reports point to Ekumfi F&J’s inability to meet market demand due to a reduction in […] The post ADB

19.447 billion metric tonnes and 353.8 million TEU (twenty-foot Equivalent Unit). From January 2020 to April 2021, the volume of cargo that have been through Chinese ports was almost 19.5 billion tonnes. Within the same period, the container throughput stands at over 350 million 20FT container equivalent units. Since the pandemic, China has been recovering faster than many other countries, […] The post Shortage

Ghanaians fronting for Chinese Minerals Commission says no foreigner is permitted to win sand Ghana loses US$6.3bn annually to land degradation Illegal sand-winning in Ghana’s water-bodies is on the rise at the beaches, with the current situation escalating along the banks of the Volta River. Some towns along the river, particularly Bator, Asutsuare, Akuse Dam, […] The post Illegal,

Country Director of the World Bank, Pierre Frank Laporte, has advised government to ‘turn the stop-cock valve’ in order to prevent the public debt from rising further – saying the current situation is worrying. His comments come on the back of the country’s total public debt hitting GH¢304.6billion as of March 2021, rising by GH¢67.9 […] The post Stop

Fast Pace Transfer Limited (Fast Pace), an international money remittance company, has been officially introduced onto the Ghanaian market. The fintech company uses innovation to provide bespoke remittance and payment services at a lower transaction fee: “Our services are not just person to person (P2P), Fast Pace is in the market to offer person to […] The post Fast Pace Transfer

Nominations for the eighth edition of the ‘Made in Ghana Awards and Exhibition-2021’ have opened in Accra. The Made in Ghana Awards-2021 is about seeking the pride of Ghanaian indigenous most-celebrated personalities, high quality products, and Ghanaian-owned organisations, Culture, Art and Tourism in an effort to create awareness and promote the pride of Ghana. The […] The post Made