By Buertey Francis BORYOR City Waste Recycling Limited, in collaboration with Green Women International and supported by the Ghana Education Service Municipal Directorates - Ga West and Ga North, has honoured young environmental ambassadors in Accra for their innovative ideas on tackling environmental issues. The awards ceremony, held on January...
By King AMOAH The Managing Director of Basfam Company Limited, Alhaji Musah Abubakari, has issued an appeal to President John Dramani Mahama, urging him to take immediate action to address the deteriorating condition of the Accra-Takoradi-Cape Coast highways. Alhaji Abubakari emphasized that the state of these vital roads are hindering business...
A recent report by UK-Ghana Chamber of Commerce (UKGCC) on Business Environment and Competitiveness Survey (BECS) revealed that while businesses are cautiously optimistic about future growth, significant challenges still remain. Its findings identified taxation policy, the cost of telecommunications, government bureaucracy and the regulatory framework as top concerns for businesses...
The synergy between President Mahama’s flagship 24-Hour Economy policy and the AfCFTA is quite complementary. According to Francis-Xavier Kojo Sosu, Member of Parliament (MP) for Madina Constituency, he believes AfCFTA presents transformative opportunities for local businesses. By facilitating expanded markets and enhancing industrial output, the 24-hour economy policy will flourish...
By Ernest Bako WUBONTO Ghana opened its doors to Mobile Money services (Momo) in 2010, however, sending money from one wallet to another on a different telecommunications network was only possible through the token system, which was complicated until the Mobile Money Interoperability (MMI) was introduced in May 2018. Since its...
Colleagues from Absa Bank Ghana's Finance and Legal team have donated braille laptops to the visually impaired students of Okuapemman Senior High School to enhance their technological skills. This initiative is part of the bank’s ongoing Citizenship and Colleague Volunteerism efforts. The donation aims to equip the young students with...
By Richmond Kwame Frimpong Since the Industrial Revolution and the onset of globalization, countries have benefitted from rapid economic growth by leveraging their own natural resources and exploiting cheap labor. This model has now been stretched to its limits for many countries around the world. It is time for developing economies...
By Patrick Neat GBORGLAH In 2016, like many others, I held high hopes for the future of Ghana’s governance. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the leader of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), inspired many with his vision and promises. Believing that “politics is not a game of state capture or a casino...
Government is being urged to adopt a comprehensive, multi-stakeholder strategy to tackle the underlying causes of illegal mining, following recent deadly clashes on concessions of some Ghana Chamber of Mines member-companies. Indeed, the Ghana Chamber of Mines is calling for a coordinated effort involving all stakeholders to address the socio-economic...
By Kizito CUDJOE The Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) Alliance has called on President John Dramani Mahama to issue an urgent directive that immediately halts all illegal mining activities across the country. The group, during a press conference in Accra, emphasised the need for decisive action to deter those engaging in unlawful...