The persistence of the organizers of the annual Women in Food & Agriculture Leadership Training Forum & Expo (WOFAGRIC) and The Gold In The Soil Awards comes off today when the much awaited women targeted event opens at the Golden Bean Hotel, Kumasi. With the theme, Transforming and Sustaining Women in Agriculture: The Role of […] The post WOFAGRIC and Gold in the

A new COVID-19 Business Tracker Survey conducted by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS), in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the World Bank, demonstrates the considerable impacts on Ghanaian businesses as a result of the pandemic outbreak. It forced many firms to cut costs by reducing staff hours, cutting wages, and in […] The post Editorial:

Republic Bank (Ghana) Limited, a subsidiary of Republic Financial Holdings Limited, has advocated for issuance of a Green Bond in Ghana to raise long-term financing for Green Building construction by developers and Green Mortgage financing. This was proposed when the bank participated in the virtual Ghana Green Building Summit organised by Yecham Property Consult in […] The post Republic

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has expressed concern over the ‘rush reading’ of its advertisement endorsement tagline – ‘This advert has been vetted and approved by the FDA’ – by some companies. According to the FDA, even though it seems not to be widespread, notices have been sent to the few companies which ‘rush-read’ […] The post FDA warns

In a first of its kind offer, telecom operator AirtelTigo has launched a ‘Free Morning Offer’ to give new and existing customers free AirtelTigo to AirtelTigo calls from 5am to 10am every day for six months. In addition to the free calls, new customers will also get to enjoy free AirtelTigo Money to AirtelTigo Money […] The post AirtelTigo

Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta is optimistic that the projected tax-to-GDP of 20 percent from the current 13 percent will materialise if government increases revenue mobilisation and harnesses a digitalised economy. This, the minister said, when attained will enable government to raise funds to support the recently announced GH¢100billion Ghana CARES Obaatanpa programme that seeks […] The post Digitalised

The Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) has posted impressive financial growth in its half-year results, even in the face of the Coronavirus pandemic that has wreaked havoc on all sectors of the economy, including the financial sector. The unaudited half-year results published by the Bank last week showed growth in all key performance indicators such as […] The post ADB shows

If there is any sector that can stimulate and revive the economy amid the devastating impact of the Coronavirus pandemic, then it is the banking and financial sector – but the biggest question remains ‘how?’ To effectively deal with this question, Ghana’s Most Respected CEOs Breakfast Series – a quarterly thought-provoking event with focus on […] The post Banks’

Over 600 Ghanaian seafarers are stranded abroad due to the Coronavirus pandemic which has led to partial boarder closures globally, data from maritime services provider, Schulte Maritime Services Ghana (SMSG) – a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Schulte Group – has shown. According to the data, these Ghanaians who embarked on seafaring activities to make ends meet and enhance […] The post Over

A recent study on C-Suite perceptivity of the economic impact of COVID-19 revealed that revenue connected to tourism, aviation, property sales and entertainment all decreased by over 90% in the first and second quarters of 2020. Conducted by industrialisation and supply chain expert Professor Douglas Boateng, the purposive study also explored the perceptions of Ghanaian […] The post COVID-19

Ghana Rubber Estate Limited (GREL) could lose €550,000 of investment made on their plantation from 2010 to 2020 if illegal miners, or ‘galamsey’ operators, are not driven away from the company’s concession. Perry Acheampong, Corporate Affairs Manager of GREL, told B&FT in an interview that should the concession be lost, the company will over the […] The post GREL