BUSINESS

Challenges Ghana invites you to the SME info session on Youth to Work on Thursday, 29th October, 2020 at exactly 1pm. It is intended to provide clarity, address concerns and questions of SME’s who will be interested in taking part in the Standard Chartered Youth to Work Programme. The Youth to Work programme is a global initiative driven by the ...

Pinamang Cosmetic, a leading cosmetic brand in Ghana has been adjudged the best cosmetic brand in Africa at the 2nd Edition of Women’s Choice Awards Africa held on Saturday 16th October 2020 in Accra. The Women’s Choice Awards Africa is an initiative produced by Global Ovations Limited aimed at honouring women and men who passionately advocate for the empowerment of ...

The satisfaction of being an Entrepreneur is making valuable impact in society. It is in light of this, Challenges Worldwide in partnership with Futuremakers by Standard Chartered offers your business the unique opportunity of being a beneficiary of their business support programme, Youth to Work, at no cost to you. This 4-month programme employs a youth-led business development service approach ...

The Human Rights Division of the Accra High Court has ordered the Bank of Ghana (BoG) to file an amendment to their affidavit in support of the motion for judicial review filed by HODA Holding challenging the BoG’s revocation of the operating license of uniCredit Ghana Limited within five days. In court on Thursday October 8, 2020 when all the ...

The Director-General of the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC), Reverend Daniel Ogbarmey Tetteh has assured that government will settle the claims of all affected depositors in the recent cleanup exercise of the financial investment sector. According to him, out of the 53 affected firms, his outfit has been able to access fully the records of 40 and is working to ...

The National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA) is considering proposals to increase the retirement age from the current 60 years. Chief Executive of NPRA, Hayford Attah Krufi, said the Authority is also considering a similar proposal to increase the deductions made from the workers’ salary for the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) pension scheme. He said the proposals for ...

The First Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Maxwell Opoku-Afari has given an indication that contrary to fears that the country’s economy will take some time before getting back on track, data available to the Central Bank suggest that the economy is on its way to recovery. According to him, even though the country experienced a contraction in ...

Members of the Institute of Chartered Accountants have been urged to take an active role in Ghana’s Public Finance Administration to ensure accountability and a better management of public finances. A Fellow in Public Financial Management and Corporate Governance with the Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) Dr Valentine Mensah made the call during a zoom presentation organized by the Accra ...

Qatar Airways has announced it will operate four weekly flights to Accra, Ghana via Lagos from September 29, becoming the fourth new destination launched by the national carrier of the State of Qatar since the start of the pandemic. The Accra service will be operated by the airline’s state-of-the-art Boeing 787 Dreamliner featuring 22 seats in Business Class and 232 ...

The CEO of Naaviq Company Limited, Victoria Naashika Quaye, has made history once again for winning the Social Entrepreneur category at the 40 Under 40 Awards for the second time in a row. The enterprising young CEO has been at the forefront in water treatment and philanthropy works in Ghana over the years. Speaking after picking the award at the 2020 edition ...