Ghanaian startup, Dext Technology Limited, is to supply 500 schools in the United Kingdom educational resource packs including its widely acclaimed Science Set that will be used to help build students creative capacity and introduce problem-solving as well as innovation. According to a release by the company, the project is a collaboration between the Ghanaian …
Month: September 2019
The ongoing 9th annual Pre-harvest Agribusiness conference and exhibitors event is seeking to increase prospects for good yields and good agribusinesses. The event is organized by Agrihouse foundation in partnership with the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA), Northern Regional Coordinating Council, Northern Development Authority, Yara Ghana, Ecobank, Kosmos Energy, the Made Programme and the …
Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Rev. Daniel Ogbarmey Tetteh has warned licensed fund managers against the sale of guaranteed products. Speaking at the launch of two mutual fund products by First Finance Corporation, the SEC boss charged fund managers to uphold the regulations of the regulator so the financial market regains confidence …
Two West African countries, Nigeria and Benin are embroiled in a trade dispute two months after signing an agreement to free up the movement of goods and services in Africa. Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari ordered the partial closing of its border with Benin last month to curb smuggling of rice and other commodities. The blockade …
Inflation rate for August 2019 hits 7.8 percent as the first result since the rebasing of the economy. The new rate is a reflection of people’s purchasing habit after the goods in the measuring basket were increased from 267 to 307 as part of the rebasing. The drivers for the August inflation were Alcoholic beverages, …
The country’s economy has recorded a slow growth for the third consecutive time since quarter three of 2018 – largely owing to declines in the services and industry sectors, the Ghana Statistical Services (GSS) quarterly GDP report has revealed. The data show that the economy grew by 5.7 percent in the second quarter of 2019 …
Barclays Bank Ghana, part of the Absa Group, says it has designed a set of products and services aimed at bringing more women owners of small and medium enterprises (SME) into the digital financial space. According to the bank, women were a major part of the SME market and played a critical role in the …
A new report by CUTS Ghana has shown that foreigners who wish to invest in Ghana want the minimum capital requirement set by the GIPC Act, 2013 (Act 865) reduced. The research was conducted in collaboration with the World Economic Forum and the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC). According to the research findings, some foreigners …
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has increased the minimum capital for Mobile Money companies from GH¢5 million to GH¢20 million. This means an increase of about 300%. According to a statement from the BoG, “The emergence of new payment streams, institutions such as financial technology companies and the general acceptance of electronic money have necessitated …
The Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) has created a platform to explain the various investment opportunities in Ghana to potential investors attending the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) in Accra. The Chief Operating Officer of GIPC, Carl Nelson, speaking at an Investing in Ghana Meeting on Thursday on the topic: “Investing in Agriculture-Raising Efficiency and …