International Day for Girls in ICT: MTN Ghana champions female participation in digital economy
ICT Student from Aburi Girls SHS asking a question during their tour of MTN Network Monitoring Center MTN GHANA COMMEMORATES INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR GIRLS IN ICT Accra, April 26, 2024 –... read more
US$1 million fund to support legume farmers
The Savanna Agricultural Research Institute of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR-SARI) has secured US$999,205 fund to support smallholder legume farmers in the three Northern... read more
BoG to set new deadline for savings companies
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) says it will soon announce a new deadline for savings and loans companies to meet the new capital requirement of GH¢15 million. Last year, the Central Bank reviewed the... read more
Exim wants more collaboration with banks
The Board Chairman of EximGuaranty Company Limited, Mr Felix Ntrakwah, says Exim is not in competition with the financial institutions but are collaborators and should work together for the benefit... read more
Organised Labour hints of demo over utility tariff increase
Organised Labour has served notice of an imminent demonstration to stop the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) from implementing the last-quarter adjustments on electricity and water... read more
IMF cuts global growth outlook, warns on eurozone, Japan
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) cut its global economic growth forecasts for the third time this year on Tuesday, warning of weaker growth in core euro zone countries, Japan and big emerging... read more
IDEAL Finance takes over Ezi Savings & Loans
IDEAL Finance Holdings has taken over the assets of Ezi Savings and Loans and rebranded it as First Trust Savings and Loans, introducing a new culture and deepened capital base. Private equity firm,... read more
Policy rate to remain unchanged
Lending rates are expected to remain virtually the same for the rest of the year as analysts are predicting an unchanged policy rate of 19.0 percent. These predictions, by analysts, have come before... read more
Rethink tax on overtime – ICU tells gov’t
The Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU) has appealed to the Government to review the law on tax on overtime work to make it more appealing to workers. Encouraging more people to do... read more
New momentum can help global economy beat mediocre growth
The Global economy has to overcome brittle, uneven recovery that is beset by risks • Boosting mediocre growth requires policy momentum, multilateral action • Infrastructure investment can be... read more
Minister inaugurates Forestry Commission Board
Nii Osah Mills, the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, has inaugurated an 11-member Forestry Commission Board to provide strategic direction for the regulation of the use of forest and wildlife... read more