Indigenous Ghanaian Bank- UT Bank has found innovative ways of using the e-zwich card and platform by disbursing loans through the card to its customers in the remotest part of the country.
Vice President John Dramani Mahama has arrived in New Delhi, India, to participate in the sixth Annual Confederation of Indian Industries Conclave to explore investment opportunities for Ghana.
Government says a critical issue that needs to be considered in the cocoa supply chain is sustainable improvement in farmer incentive structure. This farmer incentive structure hinges on farmer income, cocoa quality, market price, productivity among others. In a speech read on his behalf at a national roundtable on sustainable cocoa economy, the Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Dr. Kwabena Duffour, said it is necessary that the meeting identifies and assesses policies of stakeholders in the cocoa chain in order to attain the appropriate sustainable structures for the Ghanaian cocoa economy.
The Manager of African Connections – CISCO Training Center, Ronald Pickings, has reiterated the need to empower entrepreneurs through business skills training. This, he said, will enable them acquire knowledge in starting and maintaining businesses successfully and to a large extent boost the Ghanaian economy to meet international standards.
