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Express Capital, an indigenous microfinance company, which has been in operation for five years, has acquired a Savings and Loans license from the Bank of Ghana. The CEO of Direct Savings and Loans, Ben Adu-Owusu stated at the launch that “high corporate governance standards have been fundamental to our success …

President Akufo Addo has stated that his administration will run a very transparent government, where access to information will not be cumbersome. According to him, his government will make data from specific sectors available to the public. Even though government has expressed commitment to pass the right to information bill, …

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia was the guest of honour at the launch of Dr Ishmael Evans Yamson’s book ‘Africa in Search of Prosperity: Ishmael E. Yamson’s Essays on Development Economics, Business, Finance and Economic Growth’.The programme was held on Wednesday, July 19 at the Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City, …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has stated that if African leaders are to succeed in improving the living standards of their peoples, a critical piece of the puzzle has to be the availability and use of information and data.According to President Akufo-Addo, the rapid evolution of the advanced and emerging …

Deputy Finance Minister Kweku Kwarteng has told parliament on Thursday July 20 that his ministry released an amount of GHS5.26million towards the celebration of the 60th independence anniversary of Ghana.The figure comprises GHS3.1 million from the Government of Ghana and GHS 2.16million from the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF).Out of …

Social partners made up of the government, labour unions and employers have agreed to an 11 per cent increase in the base pay on the Single Spine Salary Structure (SSSS).They have also agreed to maintain the incremental steps on the 25-level structure at 1.7 per cent.The 11 per cent increase …

Gold prices inched lower on Thursday as investors awaited a meeting of the European Central Bank later in the day for clues on the outlook for its stimulus programme, with a firmer dollar also weighing on the precious metal.The ECB is expected to lay the groundwork for an autumn policy …

Participants at the just ended National Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability conference in Accra have lauded Ghana’s automated birth registration programme, an initiative between Tigo, UNICEF and the Ghana Births and Deaths Registry. Making a presentation to conference participants drawn from both the private and public sector, the Senior Assistant Registrar …

One cannot underestimate the uniqueness of coconut, and its ability to revitalize the human body from fatigue and replenish the circulatory system, however, its production stages have today received a gnashing rebuke from the Green Coast Group Consult (GCGC) who have taken the lead to improve the sector and its …

The Managing Director of Yara Ghana Limited has mounted strong defence for government’s move to increase fertilizer use to boost farming in the country, as he rejects long-held perception linking fertilizer use to the low life expectancy rate in Ghana. Danquah Addo-Yobo contends that while globally the average use of …