[ad_1] As Ghana prepares for life after its International Monetary Fund (IMF) program, the Fund says its relationship with the country will not end with the exit from the Extended Credit Facility. Speaking on Joy News’ PM Express Business Edition on Thursday, the IMF Resident Representative in Ghana, Dr. Adrian Alter, said the Fund will…
[ad_1] President of Ghana Weightlifting Federation and Member of Parliament for Weija-Gbawe, Jerry Ahmed Shaib, has pushed back against provisions in the Sports Fund Bill that propose funding sports development through athletes’ bonuses. Addressing Parliament, Mr. Shaib argued that such measures unfairly burden athletes who already struggle for limited rewards. “Speaker, it also goes on…
[ad_1] Nigeria’s oil and gas content regulator on Tuesday announced a $100 million equity investment scheme to boost indigenous participation in the energy sector and said it would tighten compliance rules from next year. Felix Ogbe, executive secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), told the Practical Nigerian Content Forum that the…
[ad_1] The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has officially launched the Youth Climate Action Fund programme and called for proposals. The initiative, powered by Bloomberg Philanthropies and in collaboration with United Cities and Local Governments as well as the Bloomberg Centre for Public Innovation at Johns Hopkins University, aims to empower young individuals in cities to…
[ad_1] The Minority in Parliament has urged the Bawumia-led Economic Management Team to instruct the Finance Minister to release and transfer all pending payments to the National Health Insurance Fund. This, the minority says is to prevent the scheme from being jeopardized due to a lack of funds. The caucus has also called on the…
[ad_1] Minister for Works and Housing, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has held an engagement session with local banks to discuss the successes and lessons learned from the pilot phase of the National Homeownership Fund (NHF). This initiative, which has already shown promise, is now poised for expansion to benefit both public and private sector workers across…
[ad_1] The flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has announced that the Ministry of Finance is preparing a new bailout package for investors of the defunct Gold Coast Fund. Dr. Bawumia made this statement during his tour of the Northern Region, where he was confronted by a group of investors who…
[ad_1] Steven Blessing Ackah, the Executive Director of Monaco International Investment Forum (MIIF), has urged Africa, particularly Ghana, to establish an exploration fund to unlock the full potential of its mineral wealth. Mr. Ackah, speaking during the MIIF event on Friday, March 15, 2024, in Monaco, pointed out that despite Ghana’s rich mineral resources and…
[ad_1] Zenith Bank (Ghana) Limited, a leading holistic financial services provider, and African Guarantee Fund (AGF), have announced a strategic risk-sharing partnership to provide increased access to funding for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Ghana, with a particular focus on green business and women-owned/led businesses. Recognizing that most MSMEs struggle to secure loans…
[ad_1] At a joyous moment when the people of Asante Akyem Central are singing and drumming in the aftermath, the NEIP CEO went through a successful vetting at the NPP Ashanti Regional Headquarters. The Chief Executive Officer of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP), Kofi Ofosu Nkansah, in an interview with the media, stated…
