Business

FULL TEXT: Second Deputy BoG Governor speaks on Corporate Insolvency and Restructuring Act

Members of the Governing Council and Executives of GARIA Distinguished GARIA Members, Distinguished Resource Persons Invited Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen Good morning. I bring you warm greetings and felicitations from Governor Ernest Addison and the entire management team of the Bank of Ghana. I am truly humbled to have been called upon to give the keynote address at this very ...

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Okada business is risky, the youth need better jobs – Presidential candidate

Mensen kunnen veilig paracetamol blijven gebruiken. Die conclusie trekken zowel apothekersorganisatie KNMP als medicijnautoriteit CBG en de Inspectie Gezondheidszorg en Jeugd (IGJ) na onderzoek. Er is nergens de mogelijk kankerverwekkende stof para-chlooraniline, afgekort PCA, gedetecteerd. Binnenlandredactie 27-08-20, 11:34 Laatste update: 11:55 Dat blijkt uit onderzoek van het lab van de KNMP, het Laboratorium der Nederlandse Apothekers, dat tabletten paracetamol van ...

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Drivers kick against legalising ‘Okada’, say Mahama not law-abiding

Ghana Committed Drivers Association (GCDA) has kicked against former President John Mahama’s promise to legalise ‘Okada’ business (use of motorcycle for commercial purposes) should he be elected president again in the December 7 elections. According to the drivers, ‘okada’ business is in contravention of The Road Traffic Regulations, 2012 (LI 2180) sub-regulations 128 & 84 which states expressly about the ...

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Govt targets youthful with student loan promise

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia says government will waive the requirement of a guarantor as a prerequisite to accessing student loans starting next year, should the incumbent win the upcoming December 7th presidential elections. Dr. Bawumia presenting the key highlights of the governing New Patriotic Party’s manifesto for the upcoming elections said all that will be required to access support ...

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Noguchi tests rapid PCR kit ahead of planned airport re-opening

The Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research of the University of Ghana is currently testing the efficacy of a COVID-19 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Detection Kit, to be used for testing in-bound international passengers when the airport is re-opened next month. An efficient and reliable COVID-19 PCR Detection Kit is key to any plans of re-opening the country’s airport for international travel, following the ...

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15m Ghanaians have bank accounts thanks to MoMo interoperability – Bawumia

Following the successful implementation of Mobile Money Payment Interoperability by the Akufo-Addo government, about fifteen (15) million Ghanaians essentially have bank accounts, Vice PresidentDr. Mahamudu Bawumia has said. Addressing youth wing of the governing New Patriotic Party in Accra on Wednesday August 12, 2020, Vice President Bawumia explained that with the triangular feature which mobile money payments interoperability allows; that ...

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Many people still don’t understand my ‘every Ghanaian’ll get bank account’ comment – Bawumia

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has said that a lot of Ghanaians still do not understand what he meant by every Ghanaian will have a bank account. He said most people thought he was talking about traditional bank accounts but that was not the case. On Tuesday, August 11, the Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram Constituency, Samuel Nartey George, ...

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Aviation Minister revokes directive to ban clearing of cargos without manifests, way bills

Aviation Minister, Joseph Kofi Adda, has written to the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) announcing his decision to revoke a directive banning the clearing of goods that arrive at the ports without cargo manifest and air waybills. According to the Minister, the decision to ban such cargoes should be done in consultation with key stakeholders in the sector, especially when ...

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