Category: General
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60 SMEs to benefit from German Government funded SME Grant Scheme
Sixty Ghanaian Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) across the country are set to participate in the SME Grant Scheme for Job Creation, a project supported by Invest for Jobs, an initiative of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development and implemented by the Association of Ghana Industries. The objective of the Grant Scheme…
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Tullow Ghana donates 200 Samsung tablets to Ghana Health Service
Tullow Ghana Limited has donated 200 pieces of Samsung Galaxy A7 tablets to the Ghana Health Services. Responding to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana, the government of Ghana has rolled out the National Vaccination Days campaign aimed at vaccinating about 64% of the population to help reduce fatalities from infection and the impact of the pandemic in…
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Mining industry will learn from unfortunate Bogoso explosion incident – Gold Fields
Leading gold mining company, Gold Fields Limited, says the mining industry in Ghana can learn from the unfortunate Bogoso-Appiate explosion disaster and become better going forward. The January 20 explosion occurred along the Tarkwa-Bogoso-Ayamfuri road after a truck transporting mining explosives collided with a motorcycle, according to the Police. At least 13 people have been…
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Achieving renewable energy goals should not be rushed – UENR Vice Chancellor
Even though there have been a lot of calls for Ghana to switch to renewable energy as soon as possible, not everybody thinks it is going to be achieved in the short to medium term. The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Energy and Natural Resources, Prof Elvis Asare-Bediako is one of such people. He believes…
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Ghana can create better jobs through accelerated economic transformation – World Bank
Ghana has an opportunity in the coming decades, to accelerate economic transformation and create more and better jobs, after navigating through the heights of the pandemic. It can achieve this through fostering greater global integration, technological transformation, macroeconomic stability, and financial sector development, says the World Bank’s latest economic analysis for the country. The newly…
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Invest for Jobs partners Touton to create 1,600 green jobs in cocoa sector
Invest for Jobs, an initiative of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, has launched a project with Touton to ensure the survival of the cocoa industry. The project – ‘Cocoa Jobs for Organic Integrated and Improved Rural Economy’ will promote the organic and climate-smart cocoa production value chain in Ghana. This is…
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NIC backs plans by Fire Service to establish forensic laboratory
The National Insurance Commission says plans by the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) to establish its forensic laboratory will be a major boost for the insurance industry in the country. According to the commission, the lab will determine the cause of fires and help ascertain whether they fall under insurance policies. The forensic lab is…
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Chartered Institute of Bankers urged to introduce digital courses
The Chartered Institute of Bankers, Ghana is being charged to ramp up efforts in offering digital skills training to its members as Ghana moves into a cash-lite economy. This call comes at a time where stakeholders in the banking sector are increasingly instituting digital services in order not to be left out of the digitalization…
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GIZ awards €250,000 grant to NIC to build MSME resilience in COVID-19 recovery efforts
GIZ-Ghana, on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, has awarded a grant of 250,000 euros to the National Insurance Commission (NIC). The grant, which was signed on Wednesday, November 17 at the GIZ Pinesquare Building in Accra, is expected to be of benefit to millions of micro, small, and medium…
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Robert & Sons to provide eye care services to less fortunate Ghanaians
Robert and Sons Limited Optical Services this year, is providing eye care services to between 500-1000 less fortunate in Ghana who by their economic circumstances do not have access to eye care services. This is under the company’s Vision for Life Outreach, and in line with its ongoing 30th anniversary corporate social responsibility, which will…