TOP PRODUCERS’ CURRENT PRODUCTION AND EXPORTS TREND
As at the time of writing, the main cocoa producing zones in the two top producing countries, i.e., Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana are witnessing beneficial rains that are envisaged to suppor…
Dubai, which is emerging as the wellness and fitness hub of the world is now set to witness Asia’s first ever World Biohack Summit (WBHS) on May 30, 31 - 2023 at Grand Hyatt.
Sajeev Nair, co-founder & chairman of Limoverse Technologi…
Recent figures released by the Bank of Ghana indicate that Ghana’s public debt stock still remains constant at ¢575.7 billion at the end of November 2022.
By this, Ghana’s total public debt stock increased from about GH¢467.4 billion in…
The CEO and Founder of the Afro Arab Group of Companies, Ambassador Alhaji Salamu Amadu, has dedicated his recent award to the youth from the Nima and Maamobi communities in Accra, Ghana.
Alhaji Amadu was recognized as the t…
Twellium Industrial Company Limited, the makers of Verna Mineral Water and Rush Energy Drink, has kicked off its annual celebration of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan by donating assorted drinks to the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Nuhu Osm…
The United States of America intends to increase investments on the African continent to propel economic growth.
This was announced by Vice-President Kamala Harris on her arrival in Ghana as part of a nine-day working visit…
The Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture (MoFA), Yaw Frimpong Addo, says government will this year deploy a biological control agent to tackle the destructive Fall Army Worm (FAW).
He said though the infestation had largely been cont…
Thirty young people are to receive skills training in the Evalue Ajomoro Gwira Constituency in the Western Region under the National Youth Authority’s (NYA) Skills Towards Employability and Productivity (STEP) programme.
The beneficiari…
Ghanaian farmers need to shift from the practice of blanket fertilizer application to adopting fertilizer blends that are crop and site specific, Dr Asseta Diallo, Senior Programmes Officer at AGRA West Africa, has advised.
She observed…
The First Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Maxwell Opoku-Afari, has stressed the need for the youth to take advantage of the various technological advancements to achieve their academic dreams and goals in life.
“You must …
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Institute of Directors (IoD) -Ghana, Mr. Clement Wiredu, has advised organisations to take thoughtful steps towards bridging the gap between the Board of Directors (BoD) and worker unions.
He sai…
COCOBOD has rolled out the Cocoa Farmers Pension Scheme with a target of enrolling 800,000 cocoa farmers to benefit from the scheme.
Farmers from 15 communities, out of the seventy cocoa districts across Ghana, have been captured by the…
Dr Ray Kakrabah Quashie Jnr, Emergency Trauma Physician, Korle-Bu Hospital, has advised University of Ghana graduands not to take loan to buy car after school to impress society.
He asked them to rather save their salaries and use the i…
Upon assuming office as the President of this country, Nana AddoDankwaAkufo-Addo tasked the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board {COCOBOD) to explore the ways to institutea Cocoa Farmers Pension Scheme (CFPS).
On December 1,…
The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has revealed that conversations with China over Ghana’s debt have been positive and encouraging.
Ghana’s finance minister, Ken Ofori-Atta travelled to Beijing on Wednesday to meet Chinese officials …
The Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Ghana Limited, in collaboration with LeadAfrique International, has provided learning skills training to more than 1,200 upper primary and junior high school students in Kumasi.
This move is in line wit…
AngloGold Ashanti, Obuasi Mine, has commissioned and handed over a Ghc2.5 million water systems to four communities in Obuasi.
The beneficiary communities are Ntonsua, Bidieso, Creeki and Kwabrafoso.
The handing over of the water sys…
China would like to enhance communications with Ghana to seek a proper resolution of Ghana’s debt issue, its foreign ministry said on Thursday, March 23.
Spokesperson Wang Wenbin made the remark in response to a question on …
The Ashanti Region Seedling Contractors Association has called on the government to as a matter of urgency pay the over GH¢2.3 billion it owes its members for the supply of seedlings for the tree planting exercise during the Green Ghana Da…
Ms. Abena Osei-Asare, the Deputy Minister of Finance, has defended the new tax bills being presented to Parliament today.
She argued that these bills are urgently needed to support the government's revenue mobilization efforts and to…
A new report, produced by Oxford Business Group (OBG) in partnership with ARISE, explores a drive under way across several West and Central African countries to put environmental, social and governance (ESG) policies and practices at the …
The Fifth (5th) Regional Meeting on the Development of the ECOWAS E-commerce Strategy met in Accra, Ghana on the 20th to 21st of March 2023 to validate the draft ECOWAS E-commerce Strategy for onward submission to Ministers responsible for…
Air Tanzania is blazing the trail again, the airline is scheduled to take delivery of its first freighter and become the first production 767-300F operator in Africa. The brand-new unit 67788 was seen on 19th March, 2023, conducting its fi…
The African Energy Chamber (AEC) (www.EnergyChamber.org), the voice of Africa’s energy sector, is pleased to announce that Egbert Faibille, CEO of the Petroleum Commission of Ghana, will speak at the Invest in African Energy Reception in D…
It is essential to keep employee engagement up as the business landscape shifts. Organisations that invest in internal engagement platforms are better positioned to build a more productive and engaged workforce, adapt to changing market co…
The Chief Executive Officer of Axis Pensions, Afriyie Oware, has challenged pension fund managers to stop funding the government and channel their resources into private sector to help unlock their potential for sustained growth.
Mr O…
The Volta Regional branch of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), has reconnected some institutions that were disconnected on Monday as part its one-month long nationwide revenue mobilisation exercise after settling their debt.
The C…
The Duapa Werkspace, an Entrepreneurship and Skills Development Hub, has graduated Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) from cohort three and four of the SNV GrEEn Incubation Project.
The SNV GrEEn incubation programme, is a European Uni…
Some stakeholders in the agriculture sector have called for funding opportunities to attract young people into agriculture and agribusiness.
At a meeting to discuss funding opportunities for the youth in the agriculture sector in Accra …
The Ghana Hotels Association (GHA) has expressed dissatisfaction at the response of the Public Utility Regulatory Commission (PURC) on the prodigious increment in water tariff for hotels for the first quarter of 2023.
On March 15, the G…
The Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) says the outcome of its planned payroll monitoring exercise would make a case for the review of the Single Spine Salary Structure (SPSS).
The FWSC on Wednesday announced that it would embark…
Ghana Federation of Labour (GFL) has appealed to Parliament not to approve 20 per cent excise tax on sweetened fruit drinks and water as that will be inimical to growth of the economy.
Apart from undermining job creation and denying the…
The Government has been urged to constitute a board to regulate the marketing, pricing, and export of cashew nuts, as has been done for cocoa, to enable cashew farmers to reap the maximum benefits from their labour.
Unlike cocoa, the ca…
Digital Media Services (DMS), the digital arm of Choueiri Group, has recently announced an exclusive partnership with "DIVISION", the region's first Esports and Gaming marketplace. This partnership is aimed at leveraging the strengths of b…
Airlink, Southern Africa's premier airline, is spreading its wings with a new daily Johannesburg-Nairobi service, which will see it become the first private sector airline to offer flights on the route from 24 April 2023.
Airlink will p…
As the custodians of quality and technical excellence locally and pan-Africa, the Southern African Institute of Steel Construction (SAISC) has highlighted the trend of the increasing innovative use of steel cladding to enhance the architec…
In April 2022, Forbes held its first-ever Under 30 Summit Africa, which convened the world’s most elite young entrepreneurs and game-changers. The Forbes Under 30 Summit Africa will return to Botswana once again from April 23-26, 2023, to …
As the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region celebrates the beginning of the Muslim Holy Month of Ramadan, it is experiencing a deepening food security crisis due to the combination of high food inflation and collapsing currencies. Th…
Fast-growing personal lending group Unifi Africa has big plans to disrupt credit services across Africa.
Already active in four countries, the company is on track to hitting their target of making life easy for one million customers b…
The Manager in charge of Environment and Production at Kuapa cocoa, Frank Okyere, has called on the government to as a matter of urgency address all factors causing many cocoa farmers in the country to become poor.
He expressed the co…
Fitch Ratings, a global credit rating agency, has upgraded Ghana's Long-Term Local-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to 'CCC' from 'RD'.
The issue ratings on local-currency bonds issued domestically that have not matured yet have al…
A pioneering real estate consulting company, Elrano Projects and Consult Limited, has underscored the need for collaboration among businesses in the real estate value chain.
That, it said, would help to create more demand for property d…
GOIL Plc has presented a cheque for GH¢200,000 to the Appiatse Disaster Support Fund at a brief ceremony in Accra.
The cheque, which will go to assist the Fund in the rehabilitation of the community, was handed over by the Group Chief …
The Ghana Institute of Procurement and Supply (GIPS) has signed a memorandum of understanding with leading multinational audit firm KPMG to build the right synergies and capacities that will promote the practice of sound and value-based pr…
Women farmers at Nyariga in the Bolgatanga Municipality of the Upper East Region are appealing for government’s support to enhance their entrepreneurial skills to boost production and drive rural development.
The women, some of whom are…
Scores of customers of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) at La, Accra, Monday boycotted all activities and stormed the Company’s offices to pay their outstanding bills.
This is after officials of ECG, as part of a month-long revenu…
The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) said it will assess complaints of extraordinary increases in Water bills from the Ghana Progressive Hotels Association (GHAPROHA).
Dr Ishmael Ackah, PURC Executive Secretary stated in a …
An Economist has called for the Repositioning and expansion of Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) to improve its infrastructure and ensure the reliability of petroleum products on the Ghanaian market and to export to the ECOWAS Sub-region.
“Global…
Fueltrade Ltd, a licensed bulk distribution company (BDC) in Ghana, has been given three International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) certifications for complying to international safety standards in its operations.
They are ISO…
A total of 150 women shea butter processors in the Sagnarigu Municipality in the Northern Region have received support from the Australian Government to increase their production and enhance their livelihoods.
The support formed part of…
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