Eight local financial institutions have committed a total of GH¢ 2.5 billion in support of the government’s “One District, One Factory (1D1F)” programme, Deputy Trade and Industry Minister, Robert Ahomkah-Lindsay, has announced. In all, 700 business plans had been received and out of the figure 618 had been reviewed and 319 of them deemed bankable … Read more
Since 1992 there have been a steady decline in the fortunes of the smaller parties. The minority parties who contested the 1992 election were the People’s Heritage Party (PHP) led by a former military Officer Gen. Emmanuel Erskine, the National Independent Party (NIP) led by Rev Kwabena Darko of Darko Farms( a huge poultry farm) … Read more
In the developed nations, there are private family enterprises that were set up in small garages, centuries ago, but have become household names today, and thriving. Examples are the Toyotas, Kawasakis and Nissans of Japan; Tata and Mahindras of India; and Samsungs and Daewoos of South Korea. These enterprises were supported and encouraged by their … Read more