Category: General
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Ernest Chemist introduces first herbal cough syrup
With the increasing demand for herbal products, pharmaceutical company, Ernest Chemist Limited has been driven to introduce a new line of herbal drugs, with its very first being the Honeykof herbal mixture. This is according to the company’s Chief Executive Officer, Ernest Bediako Sampong. In recent times, a lot of attention has been drawn to…
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Stakeholders in insurance sector pledges to support AfFCTA
Stakeholders in the insurance sector have expressed readiness to support businesses trading in the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfFCTA). Since the commencement of the agreement on January 1, 2021, businesses in Ghana, both big and small, have been charged to be proactive in taking steps to participate and benefit fully from the agreement. On…
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World Bank approves $100 million to strengthen Ghana’s social safety program
The World Bank has approved the $100 million Ghana Productive Safety Net Project 2 (GPSNP 2). The project will support the Government of Ghana to expand and strengthen its social safety net program which will directly benefit over 1.6 million people in the country. The project will help to improve the incomes and productivity of…
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Ghana a safe, peaceful destination for investments – Akufo-Addo woos Spanish investors
Ghanaian President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged Spanish business owners to turn their attention towards Ghana telling them that the West African country is a safe place to invest their money. “As most of you know, Ghana is a haven of peace, security and stability, indeed, the safest country in West Africa, where legitimate…
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‘Business opportunites from AfCFTA enormous’ – Akufo-Addo to Spanish goverment
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says a very important plank of the new strategic partnership between Africa, Spain and Europe would be the strong support for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), which began trading on 1st January. Speaking at the “Focus Africa 2023” Conference held in Madrid, in Spain,…
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Gold Fields presents GHS120 million dividend to government
Gold Fields Ghana Limited has presented a dummy cheque of GHS120.7 million as dividend for the 2020 financial year to government through the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources. The sector minister, Samuel Abu Jinapor who received the cheque on behalf of government said he is determined as a sector minister to work closely with…
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Expect intermittent power outages as we fix power system – GRIDCo
The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) says consumers of power should expect some intermittent power outages in the coming months. This is due to ongoing projects on the Pokuase and Kasoa substations and other transmission line works across the country. These works are expected to ultimately fix certain incidental problems in the power system to…
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Asoriba, Hollard Life to provide church members platform to give and be insured
Africa’s leading church technology service provider, Asoriba, and top life insurer, Hollard Life Assurance, have partnered to provide church members a platform to give electronically to their churches while earning free life insurance. With this partnership, church members can gain life cover and hospital cash-back by simply dialing USSD code *800*80# or downloading MyChurchPay Mobile…
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Farmers count their losses due to shortage of feed
Despite being a high consumer of chicken, Ghana’s inability to produce enough to meet local demand has reduced its poultry sector to one that relies on imports to service 90% of its demand. When the Ministry of Food and Agriculture banned the importation of poultry products from the Netherlands, Germany, Russia, Denmark and the United…
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CGIA Network President calls for proper regulation of online platforms
As part of efforts to ensure that Ghana fully benefits from digital economy trends, stakeholders in the finance sector have asked the government to set up specific rules and regulations to govern the operations of online platforms and businesses. According to them, this will make it easier for the regulatory bodies to monitor such platforms…