Category: Business

African Development Bank unveils new initiative to cushion farmers

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has unveiled the Africa Climate Risk Insurance Facility for Adaptation (ACRIFA). The initiative is aimed at insulating countries against catastrophic weather-related events. The facility, which will be hosted by th…

Assembly to regulate foreign traders in Ho

Mr Divine Richard Bosson, Municipal Chief Executive of Ho, says the Assembly would pursue measures to regulate the activities of foreign traders in the Volta Regional capital. Foreigners, including from Mali, Nigeria, and Niger, and whose numbers are…

Financial Inclusion remains tool for reducing unbanked segments

Dr Ebenezer Ashley, Executive Head of Research, Media, Business Intelligence and Market Conduct, Ghana Association of Banks (GAB), says in growing economies around the world, financial inclusion remained a strategic tool for reducing unbanked and und…

RTC held Mayoral Business Forum

The Rundu Town Council (RTC) held the Rundu Mayoral Business Forum on Saturday to engage the business community in the town and the Kavango East Region on the importance of local economic growth.

The forum serves as a platform to bring the business …

CoW Mayoral Fund pockets N.dollars 280 000 in pledges

The City of Windhoek (CoW) on Friday raised N.dollars 280 000 in pledges from various corporates, business personalities and politicians at a fundraising gala dinner held for the Windhoek Residents Mayoral Trust Fund.

The highest pledge was made by …

Proposed Industrial Park To Benefit Trans Nzoia Residents

Agriculture and trading activities in Trans Nzoia County have received a major boost following the official launch of the construction of the County Aggregation and Industrial Park (CAIP).
County Governor George Natembeya and Trade Cabinet Secretary …

Stakeholders Meet To Deliberate On The Introduction Of GMOs

The Africa Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) Executive Director, Dr. Canisius Kanangire, has urged Kenya and other African countries to embrace biotechnology in food production in order to save their populations from hunger.
Dr. Kanangire sai…

President commissions first oil from Jubilee South East Project

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Friday commissioned First Oil from the Jubilee South East (JSE) Project.
The project, undertaken by Tullow, in collaboration with the Ghana National Petroleum Company (GNPC), Kosmos Energy, Jubilee Oil Holdings L…