An old student of Kumasi Anglican Senior High School (KASS), Kwame Opoku Sarkodie, has gifted 60 brand new laptops to 60 brilliant final year students of the school. The donation was carried under the ‘Chito Excellence Award Scheme’, which has been running for some years to serve as motivation to the young students. The scheme, […] The post 60

The Medical Credit Fund (MCF), a leading provider of financial solutions for healthcare providers in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), has launched the maiden edition of its digital loan product in Ghana. The product is exclusively dedicated to financing small and medium-scale healthcare enterprises (SMEs) in Africa. The groundbreaking initiative was done in partnership with PharmAccess, an […] The post

In today’s technology-driven world, a well-designed and efficiently managed IT infrastructure is crucial to support businesses to run their operations effectively. To build a secure IT infrastructure requires rigorous planning and execution because it becomes the backbone which holds a company’s operations firmly working. Thus, Information Technology infrastructure or IT infrastructure itself refers to all […] The post

Africa has seen an outpouring of economic success in recent years due to increased infrastructure, human capital and political stability. Recently, the continent has been housing some of the world’s most powerful economies, including South Africa, Nigeria and Egypt. However, despite this overall success, there are still many facets of developing countries that aren’t typically […] The post

The European President of China Europe International Business School (CEIBS), Dominique V. Turpin, has described entrepreneurship as vital in the fight against poverty and unemployment, and to leapfrog economic development on the African continent. He stressed that an analysis of the continent’s economies over the years has seen entrepreneurship emerge as a powerful driving force […] The post

This may sound controversial, but I want you to pause a minute and ask yourself this question: Why do we have an army of officers in most banks processing transactions in lower volumes compared to Fintechs? According to a 2022 report by the World Bank, the average Cost-Income Ratio (CIR) for Fintechs in sub-Saharan Africa […] The post Delivering financial

Access Bank has assured its customers and prospective ones of products and services which meet their satisfaction. The bank’s Executive Director-Retail and Digital Banking, Pearl Nkrumah, reiterated this commitment at the launch of Access Bank’s Customer Service Week in Accra. She indicated that the theme for this year’s Customer Service Week celebration, ‘You are our […] The post

In an era defined by the ever-escalating urgency of climate change, the weight of individual actions has never been more profound. The importance of individual actions in our battle against human-induced climate change grows exponentially everyday. Our planet is confronting an existential crisis, a looming specter of rising temperatures, melting ice caps, and extreme weather […] The post

The MeToo movement gained a lot of traction worldwide, creating in its wake, increased awareness on the issue of sexual harassment of women globally. Many identify with it because many persons, regardless of their gender, have experienced some form of sexual harassment and indeed, it has been a cancer in many workplaces. The authors in […] The post Discouraging

Ghana is facing an economic conundrum. The nation’s economy is at a crossroads despite its rich culture and history. As it grapples with slowing growth, high inflation rates, and unemployment, the question arises – how can this beautiful country regain its economic vitality and improve the lives of its citizens? One potential solution lies in […] The post

Technical vocational education training (TVET) is increasingly gaining traction among policymakers, investors and the entire business community, Employment and Labour Relations Minister Ignatius Baffour Awuah has said. According to the minister, TVET has potential to drive socio-economic transformation and accelerated national development, as individuals who acquire TVET training are able to establish their own businesses […] The post

Former First Lady of Ghana, Theresa Kufuor has passed on at age 87. Theresa Kufuor was the wife of former President John Agyekum Kufuor, the second President of the Fourth Republic of Ghana. She was a retired nurse and midwife. Madam Theresa started her education at the Catholic Convent, OLA, at Keta in the Volta Region of Ghana. […] The post Former

The Northern Regional Office of the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) celebrated this year’s World Tourism Day (WTD) with a tree-planting exercise at Ghana Senior High School (GHANASCO) in Tamale, Northern Region. World Tourism Day, celebrated by member-countries of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) on September 27, centred on the theme ‘Tourism and Green […] The post

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Association of Ghana Industries (AGI), Seth Twum Akwaboah, has emphasised that scrapping taxes on sanitary products alone is not enough to address the issue of affordability and accessibility. He said a more sustainable and sensible solution is for government to remove taxes on imports of raw materials for local production of […] The post

As a means of offering customers variety, excitement and rewards, FBNBank Ghana has launched an exciting campaign dubbed the ‘Akye Deposit and Win Promotion’. The promotion was launched last Wednesday at the bank’s Lapaz Branch was well-attended by customers, clients, staff and management of the bank. The Akye Deposit and Win Promotion, stylised as ‘Akye […] The post FBNBank

Public servants – civil servants and government appointees – instead of playing a facilitation role for small- and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) are competing with them and hijacking their opportunities, says the Centre for Regional Integration in Africa (CRIA). It said it has identified public servants with the mandate of implementing government policies and providing timely […] The post

La Bianca Company Limited, a major distributor of frozen food products, has reiterated its commitment to the local poultry industry. The company’s commitment is manifested in its efforts at promoting production and consumption of locally produced poultry products. The move is aimed at bridging the gap between supply and demand, La Bianca’s Managing Director, Etse […] The post

to support ailing health sector Despite calls to scrap a number of tax handles, Dr. Ali Nakyea believes the COVID-19 Health Recovery Levy should be maintained – however, with modifications to its name as well as its intended use. Introduced in 2021, the levy is a stand-alone tariff applied to the gross value of taxable […] The post Tax expert

Patrons at this year’s Huawei Connect – the annual flagship event hosted by Huawei for the global ICT industry – were not disappointed! The gathering, which is the first physical Huawei Connect to be held in China owing to the COVID-19 pandemic which had a significant impact on that country, lived up to the billing. […] The post Strengthening

The Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) has said it is determined to develop the coconut industry by exploring new markets for industry players. “Presently, the sector employs about 360,000 people; and about 5.4 percent of the country’s population also depend on coconut farming as a means of livelihood,” said Dr. Afua Asabea Asare, Chief Executive […] The post GEPA