Economy
Government encouraged to stop co-mingling of oil funds
Emerita Professor Elizabeth Schandorf, the Chairperson of the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC), has urged the government to prioritise funding of project involving oil monies rather than co-mingling funds...
GDCA, partners train youth in plumbing works, organic vegetable production
A total of 60 youth in the northern part of the country have undergone training in plumbing works, and organic vegetable production to equip and empower them with self-employable skills...
Government urged to create congenial environment for GHABA members
The Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU) has appealed to government to create a congenial working environment for members of the Ghana Hairdressers and Beauticians Association (GHABA) in the practice...
Media practitioner calls for swift implementation of PIAC’s recommendations
Emerita Professor Elizabeth Schandorf, the Chairperson of Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) has indicated that their findings in the 2023 annual report on the management and use of Petroleum...
Government must prioritise stable electricity to support 5G network
The Government has been urged to prioritise immediate interventions to ensure stable electricity supply to support Ghana’s rollout of the Fifth Generation (5G) mobile broadband services. The country, having granted...
Ghana opens to Cedi-denominated investment in water sector
Ghana is open to Cedi-denominated investment to provide more safe and affordable water to all, Dr Clifford Braimah, Managing Director, Ghana Water Company Limited, has said. The preference for a...
Fidelity Bank reports impressive performance at 2023 AGM, announces innovative agribusiness initiatives
Fidelity Bank, Ghana's largest privately-owned indigenous bank, recorded high profit and a strong financial performance across all businesses in the year 2023, officials of the Bank have said. By the...
Mobile money increases to GHS1.91 trillion in 2023
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has reported that the total value of transactions of Mobile Money (MoMo) in the country increased by 82 per cent, to GHs1.91 trillion in 2023,...
Gold for oil: Ghana’s Central Bank spends GH¢2.43 billion on petroleum import finance
The Bank of Ghana (BOG) has disclosed that as of December 31, 2023, the consolidated capitalised cost incurred on the Gold for Oil (G40) operations was GH¢2.43 billion. The bank,...
Development Bank Ghana partners with Sinapi Aba to empower women businesses
Development Bank Ghana has announced the launch of its tailored lending programme specifically for women owned businesses in partnership with Sinapi Aba. The programme, dubbed, ‘LeapHer, is specifically customised...
