Tag: Citi Business News
-
Benchmark value: Give concessions to imported raw materials not items produced in Ghana – AGI
As the implementation of the reversal of discounts on Benchmark values Policy begins, the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) is calling for a stay of execution on the reversal on raw materials which cannot be sourced locally. The government announced the decision to scrap discounts on benchmark values in the 2022 budget as part of…
-
CFA Society GH urges members to abide by code of ethics
The Chartered Financial Analyst Society Ghana is urging all players in the investment space to abide strictly by the code of ethics to avert any situation that could lead to another financial sector clean-up. The financial sector cleanup exercise which began in 2017 led to the revocation of licenses of 53 Fund Management Companies. The…
-
Association of Women in Mining calls for more support for women in the sector
Association of Women in Mining (ASWiM) a wing of the Ghana National Association of Small-Scale Miners is calling for more support for women in artisanal and small-scale gold mining. The group argues that to advance gender equality in Artisanal Small-Scale Mining in Ghana, key governance issues pertaining to the effectiveness of policy and legal instruments…
-
5 regions of the north top list in food insecurity in Ghana – statistical service report
All the regions of the northern part of Ghana have ranked highest in food insecurity in the country. This was revealed in the 2020 Comprehensive Food Security and Vulnerability Analysis report by the Ghana Statistical Service has revealed. The upper east region led with 49% of food-insecure residents. In contrast, the Greater Accra and Central…
-
Access Bank builds SMES capacity on digitalization
In keeping with its commitment to be the number one go-to SME Bank, Access Bank (Ghana) Plc has organized its fifth SME engagement with customers, through a capacity building workshop in Takoradi. The workshop was aimed at empowering SMEs with knowledge on digitalization for business growth in partnership with Open Labs. Speaking at the workshop,…
-
IMF austerity measures affecting recruitment of critical workforce—ActionAid’s report
A new report released by ActionAid Ghana in partnership with Public Services International and Education International has confirmed concerns raised by experts in the finance and tax industry on Ghana’s alarming debt crisis. Titled “The Public Versus Austerity: The wage bill constraints”, the report analyses trends in public sector wage bill in education and health…
-
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…
-
2022 budget: high lending rates in the country must be addressed- TAGG
Ahead of the 2022 budget presentation later this month, the Traders Advocacy Group Ghana (TAGG) is calling on the government to address the issue of the high cost of lending in the country. President of the Traders Advocacy Group Ghana (TAGG) David Amoateng indicated that addressing this concern is imperative as businesses continue to deal…
-
Players must ensure quality is not compromised in local seed production – Mrs Clottey
The Chief Executive Officer of the National Seed Trade Association, Augusta Nyamadi Clottey is calling on the government to provide additional funding for the various research institutions in the country to help in improving the quality of seeds produced in the country. There have been concerns by some players in the agric space about the…
-
PRMA must be reviewed to restrict government’s use of oil money – Dr. Antwi
The Vice Dean of the School of Graduate Studies at the University of Professional Studies, Accra, Dr Samuel Antwi is calling for a review of the Petroleum Revenue Management Act (PRMA) to further regulate the government’s expenditure of funds generated from the sale of the country’s oil. He argued that the government under the current…