Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Madam Sarah Adwoa Safo, has promised to solve all issues relating to the Ghana National School Feeding Programme (GNSFP) for its smooth operation. “Since I came into office, the School Feeding Programme has been at the heart of my agenda. I can assure you that we are working […]
Category: Ghana Business
ADB On Path Of Consistent Growth As Earnings Up 80% To ¢55.7m In Half-Year
Ghana’s sole agriculture bank, the Agricultural Development Bank, has begun recording consistent growth in profit as earnings went up by about 80% year-on-year to ¢55.7 million in the first half of this year. This resulted in earnings per share (EPS) inching up by about 138.6% to 21.29 pesewas. During the same period last year, EPS […]
We are determined to make mining attractive – Mireku Duker
The Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, George Mireku Duker, says the government is determined to create an attractive mining industry for people to mine responsibly and professionally. He said the fight against illegal small-scale mining, popularly referred to as “galamsey,” was not an event that could end within a day, “No, that would […]
Gender Minister vows to solve plight of School Feeding caterers
Minster Adwoa Safo (sixth right) after meeting leadership of the caterers’ umbrella body The Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Hon. Sarah Adwoa Safo has promised to solve all issues relating to School Feeding for smooth running of the programme at a meeting with the leadership of the Ghana National School Feeding Caterers Association […]
FanChoco School Caravan; Solving the plastic menace one wrapper at a time
To say plastic pollution is one of the biggest threats to environmental sustainability is an understatement. To put it bluntly, the world is engulfed in plastic filth posing grave consequences to both humans and animals alike. The problem is purely human-generated and there is no denying that a collective effort would be required to salvage […]
Canada’s Yamana Gold sees Brazil mine expansion costing up to 74% less
RIO DE JANEIRO, July 30 (Reuters) – Canadian miner Yamana Gold is cutting its projected expenses to expand the Jacobina complex in northeastern Brazil by up to 74%, after tests at its processing plant went better than expected, Chief Executive Peter Marrone told Reuters. The company plans to increase its annual production capacity at the […]
Ecobank Posts $210m PBT In H1 2021
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) has posted its 2021 half year unaudited results, recording a profit before tax which grew to $210 million. This translates to an increase of by $40 million, or 23 per cent, or in constant currency, by 28 per cent, driven by positive operating leverage, efficiency gains, and improving credit quality. In […]
Ecobank Group nets N62.6b profit in first half
By Taofik Salako, Deputy Group Business Editor Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) Plc- the holding company for Ecobank Nigeria and others – grew its profit after tax by 29 per cent to N62.6 billion in the first half, showing a steady outlook across the top-line and the bottom-line. Key extracts of the interim report and accounts […]
Ecobank’s Half-Year Profit Jumps By 33%, Revenue Rises
Ecobank and its MD, Akinwuntan Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) recorded a 33.04 per cent rise in its profit before tax for the first half of the year ended June 30, 2021. In its unaudited financial statement for the first half of the year 2021, Ecobank said its operating income improved by 15.35 per cent year-on-year […]
“Ecobank Remains Payment Gateway in Africa” – Akinwuntan
Ecobank and its MD, Akinwuntan The Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria, Patrick Akinwuntan has reiterated that the Pan African bank remains the payment gateway for Africa. Akinwuntan who was speaking on the topic “Optimizing sustainable trade, investment and regional economic integration through effective partnerships between ECOWAS institutions and regional institutions and the organized private sector” at […]