Sekyere Rural Bank PLC at Jamasi in the Sekyere South district of Ashanti Region has renovated and handed over a six-classroom unit block to the Akrowa D/A primary school in the Ashanti Region. According to Board Chairman of the bank, Dr. Francis Denteh, this gesture is part of the bank’s corporate social responsibility to ensure […] The post Sekyere

Ghana, the Heart of Africa, has long been celebrated for its stable political environment and progressive democratic governance. The nation’s commitment to conducting regular, peaceful presidential elections stands as a beacon for other developing countries seeking to strengthen their democratic institutions. In 2016, Ghana witnessed a notable presidential election that led to a power transfer. […] The post

The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) is exhibiting signs of expansion, as its Financial Stocks Index (GSE-FSI) experienced a modest upswing. Buoyed by better-than-expected results from both listed and non-listed banks, the GSE-FSI recorded a gain of 1.53 percent over the last four weeks, followed by a 1.79 percent gain in the past week – reaching […] The post

Total petroleum receipts for the first half of 2023 have dropped by 26.1 percent from the US$731.9million recorded at the end of June 2022 to US$540.4million, according to the latest Ghana Petroleum Funds report by the Bank of Ghana (BoG). The report, released per Section 28 of the Petroleum Revenue Management Act (PRMA), 2011 (Act […] The post Half-year petroleum

The Ashanti, Ahafo, Bono and Bono East Regional Chairman for the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI), Kwasi Nyamekye, has lamented that industries are struggling to stay afloat due to excessive taxes. He said the tax burden on manufacturers has now reached unsustainable levels as government continues to introduce tax measures in a bid to meet […] The post Tax

Access Bank has expressed its readiness to partner the Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana to build a sustainable pharmaceutical sector. At an event in Accra dubbed the ‘Access Bank Distributors Forum’, organised in partnership with the Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana and B&FT, the bank highlighted the importance of a sustainable pharmaceutical sector to quality healthcare and […] The post

In the first half of 2023, Ghana was at the forefront as African countries witnessed a significant decline in fraudulent onboarding attempts. According to a report by Smile ID – a leading identity verification and fraud prevention service, the total number of fraudulent know your customer (KYC) attempts fell 5 points to 23 percent in […] The post Country