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AfDB launches $1b Youth Adapt initiative to support small businessesAfDB launches $1b Youth Adapt initiative to support small businesses

AfDB launches $1b Youth Adapt initiative to support small businesses

  The African Development Bank has announced a $1 billion Youth Adapt initiative to provide seed financing to promote businesses…

2 years ago
Customs intercepts over 700 fake electricity meters at DabalaCustoms intercepts over 700 fake electricity meters at Dabala

Customs intercepts over 700 fake electricity meters at Dabala

Some of the fake meters The Customs Divi­sion of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has inter­cepted 700 fake electricity meters…

2 years ago
AAFORD Project Empowers Ghana’s Farmers for Agricultural ResilienceAAFORD Project Empowers Ghana’s Farmers for Agricultural Resilience

AAFORD Project Empowers Ghana’s Farmers for Agricultural Resilience

The Ministry of Finance, with funding from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), has launched the Affordable Agricultural Financing…

2 years ago
Niger, Bawku crisis fallout: Revenue shortfall hits UE/R  …Customs Sector Commander lamentsNiger, Bawku crisis fallout: Revenue shortfall hits UE/R  …Customs Sector Commander laments

Niger, Bawku crisis fallout: Revenue shortfall hits UE/R  …Customs Sector Commander laments

AC Samuel Owusu The military coup in Niger and the Bawku communal conflict are having a toll on revenue mobilisation…

2 years ago
GIPC, Japan discuss investment trends, opportunitiesGIPC, Japan discuss investment trends, opportunities

GIPC, Japan discuss investment trends, opportunities

Mr Grant (right) with Hisanobu The Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) in collaboration with the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO)…

2 years ago
GHAPOHA unveils new workshop for inshore fisherfolkGHAPOHA unveils new workshop for inshore fisherfolk

GHAPOHA unveils new workshop for inshore fisherfolk

Inset; Mr Darko-Mensah (second from right) being assisted by other officials to inuagurate the facility Mr Darko-Mensah (second from right)…

2 years ago
Letshego Microfinance Bank blames profit decline on naira and cedi devaluationLetshego Microfinance Bank blames profit decline on naira and cedi devaluation

Letshego Microfinance Bank blames profit decline on naira and cedi devaluation

Letshego has reported a P14 million (~$1.04 million) loss caused by currency depreciation, mainly in Nigeria and Ghana. This translated…

2 years ago
Kenya, Egypt overtake Nigeria in value of startup funding in H1 2023Kenya, Egypt overtake Nigeria in value of startup funding in H1 2023

Kenya, Egypt overtake Nigeria in value of startup funding in H1 2023

Kenyan startups led African funding in H1 2023 with $520 million, followed by Egypt, South Africa, and Rwanda. Nigerian startups,…

2 years ago
Vice President of Ghana commissions Tamale International Airport Phase II ProjectVice President of Ghana commissions Tamale International Airport Phase II Project

Vice President of Ghana commissions Tamale International Airport Phase II Project

Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia has commissioned the Tamale International Airport Phase II Project at a colourful ceremony in the Northern…

2 years ago
Ghana’s first current account surplus to be recorded in 2023 after 20 years – FitchGhana’s first current account surplus to be recorded in 2023 after 20 years – Fitch

Ghana’s first current account surplus to be recorded in 2023 after 20 years – Fitch

  International research agency, Fitch Solutions has projected that Ghana will record a current account surplus in 2023. It also…

2 years ago