An integrated programme to protect the biodiversity of mangroves and other fragile ecosystems in West Africa to enhance their resilience to climate change in nine West African countries is being implemented.
More than 300,000 micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) have accessed the special fund set up by the government to cushion businesses against the impact of COVID-19.
A report by the Mckinsey Global Institute in 2017 indicated that 14 per cent of the global labour force, which translates to approximately 375 million people, need to transition to new occupational areas or categories and learn new skills all together to stay employed.
A former stock trader with UBS Investment Bank, Mr Kweku Adoboli, is to share his expertise on ways to stimulate growth in the local mortgage market at a two-day pension conference scheduled for February 23-24, 2021.
The UK-trained investment banker now a consultant is billed to speak at the Pension Strategy Conference 2021 organised by Axis Pension Trust in partnership with the CFA Society, Ghana.
This year’s event, which is the third edition, will be held virtually under the theme: ‘Adding Value to Pension Funds through Alternative Investments.’
A statement from the organisers said Mr Adoboli was expected to kick-start a conversation on how the country can deepen the mortgage market and use it as a vehicle to provide decent homes and jobs for the populace.
“Kweku will share his thoughts on how we can leverage defined contributions (DC) pension to improve mortgage liquidity and home ownership as part of his presentation for the event,” the statement said.
Perspective
Giving a perspective to the discussion, the statement said the country was noted to be suffering a housing deficit in excess of two million units.
It said the country needed to provide between 190,000 units and 200,000 units at a cost of $3.4 billion every year over the next decade to be able to close the gap.
It said although most workers in the formal sector were contributing to pensions under Act 799, they were unable to afford mortgages.
This, the statement said was in spite of the fact that Act 799 made provision for contributors to use portions of their contributions as collateral for mortgages.
It said the conference between Axis Pension Trust and CFA Society Ghana has assembled experts to lead discussions on the topic with the aim of finding workable solutions.
Other speakers
The statement said this year’s event was expected&
The Labour Division of the Accra High Court has dismissed a legal action by the Ghana Community Network Services Limited (GCNet) asking the court to set aside an arbitration award in favour of some 150 redundant staff of the company.
The management of Ghana Community Network Services Limited (GCNet) says it is prepared to pay redundancy compensation to its laid off workers in accordance with legal processes.
All is set for a virtual forum meant to equip Ghanaian businesses with the know-how to be able to explore opportunities under the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA).
The World Bank Group has named longtime Vice- President, Mr Makhtar Diop, to head the International Finance Corporation (IFC), making him the first African to lead the development lender’s arm for the private sector.
The National Lottery Authority (NLA), in collaboration with the National Communications Authority(NCA), has shut down the illegal short code *896# operated by Alpha Lotto Limited.
We live in a political culture where everything bad that happens is the fault of ruling government and serves as a premise for its removal from office at elections.
A forum on youth and women in agriculture has recognised that the much-needed transformation in Africa’s food systems cannot be attained without the energy and efforts of youth and women.
The Director-General of the Internal Audit Agency at the Presidency, Dr Eric Oduro Osae, has said it will be better for the country to tackle corruption head-on now by making sure that people who embezzle funds and appear before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) are appropriately sanctioned.
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has congratulated Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on her “historic” appointment as the new Director-General of the World Trade Organisation.
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has named former Deputy Minister of Finance, Mr Charles Adu-Boahen as his new representative at the Ministry of Finance following Mr Ken Ofori Atta's travel outside of Ghana for medical care.
After almost four years of superintending over the affairs of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) as the Director-General of the basic national pension scheme, the appointment of Dr John Ofori-Tenkorang, has come to an end and is now up for review.
A private lottery operator, Alpha Lotto Limited, is on a collision course with the National Lottery Authority (NLA) over the legality of its operations.
After committing one of the "biggest blunders in banking history," Citibank won't be allowed to recover the almost half a billion dollars it accidentally wired to Revlon's lenders, a US District Court judge ruled.
What was billed to be, perhaps the ‘mother of all vetting’ will now have to wait until March as the main character of that ‘plot,’ Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, is unwell to face Parliament’s Appointments Committee on February 16 as initially scheduled.
The National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI) has disbursed GH¢37 million to creative arts practitioners who applied for loans under the Coronavirus Alleviation Programme Business Support Scheme (CAP BuSS).
