By Peterking Quaye ,Shout-Africa.com from Accra,Ghana – There are 27 Ghanaian banks having over $1 billion shareholders’ fund spreading across all aspects of banking in a population of 25 million people, compared with 23 Nigerian banks with shareholders’ fund of $1.9 billion for 150 million population. Commending the Bank of Ghana for setting regulations which he called “corrective rather than destructive”. Barrister Ibrahim described Ghana as the fastest growing economy in the world, and announced that Energy Bank- Ghana was one of the five banks earmarked to be set up by his group before the end of the second quarter... Continue Reading
By Olusegun A. Ogundeji – The ministry of trades and industry has placed temporary ban on export of locally-produced rice and palm oil with immediate effect. It said the move was as a result of the concerns raised by the ‘escalating costs of basic commodities such as rice and palm oil’ as they are part of the commodities that are usually transported illegally across the border in huge quantities every week. The ministry added that the alarming rate of the illegal export of these local produce stands the risk of introducing acute food shortages and price hikes. Law enforcement agencies... Continue Reading
By Peterking Quaye, from Accra-Ghana – Offshore West Africa 2011, the region’s premier conference and exhibition for the offshore oil and gas exploration & production industries, has announced the preliminary conference program for the forthcoming event in Accra, Ghana. Offshore West Africa is the premier conference and exhibition for the offshore industry and recognizes Ghana as one of the most promising oil and gas production and exploration regions. Offshore West Africa is a unique annual forum for the industry, with both a world class conference combined with the exhibition showcasing the latest technological developments. This unique event attracts senior decision... Continue Reading
Quartz Marketing, a leading provider of Marketing Strategies and Services, has been appointed as the official agency to work with the Zimbabwe Achievers Awards 2011. In today’s competitive markets it is vital to work with experts who are able to assist you with increasing your exposure and raising your profile in order to stay ahead in business. In addition to implementing and managing the full marketing strategy for the Awards, Quartz Marketing will be providing services that include the development of the Social Media Campaigns and assistance with securing sponsorship for the Event. The Zimbabwe Achievers Awards are quickly becoming a notable fixture on the UK Zimbabwean... Continue Reading
BY: Akpoke, Chiegele C. Ebonyi State ADP, NIGERIA – Nigerians are in the habit of over-flooding some areas of Agriculture thereby competing for the available inputs and increasing the price of labour needed in such areas while other areas that require only initial capital investment and labour are being ignored or kept dormant. Apiculture indeed is one of the fields of Agriculture that has not been given due recognition in Nigeria whereas developed countries like USA and China which control the world food production do so by practicng Apiculture. Oh! Yes the practice of Apiculture is not far from the... Continue Reading
