ABii National Savings and Loans Limited, one of the leading non-bank financial services providers, has been voted the ‘Top Emerging Brand’ and ‘The Most Promising Savings and Loans Brand’ in Ghana in 2016. A citation accompanying the award said: “For having been voted the ‘Top Emerging Brand’ and ‘The Most Promising Savings and Loans Brand’ … Read more
As part of measures to improve healthcare delivery in the country, Phoenix Resource Centre Global Aid Ghana (PRCGA), a Ghanaian-based non-governmental organization, has extended its charity arm to the Accra Psychiatric Hospital with medical equipment worth GH¢15,000. It has also presented a cheque for GH¢1,000 to support the hospital to meet its daily needs. The … Read more
After taking the domestic biscuit market by storm, Olam’s Nutrifoods Biscuit company is headed for the gaping West African export market following the completion of major expansion works and launch of its factory in Tema on Friday. Jointly owned by Olam International (75%) and Sanyo Foods of Japan (25%), the Nutrifoods facility is currently the … Read more
A visiting delegation from Singapore, led by its Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Koh Poh Koon, on Friday, 31 March 2017, paid a courtesy call on Ghana’s President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, with the aim of deepening ties that exist between the two countries. For many years, Ghana and Singapore have enjoyed very good … Read more
President Donald Trump will on Friday launch an investigation to root out unfair trade practices around the world, threatening to target countries that contribute to America’s substantial trade deficit. In a symbolic move, Trump will sign an executive order tasking staff to pinpoint countries and goods responsible for America’s nearly $50 billion a month trade … Read more
President Donald Trump will sign a pair of orders today directing his administration to pinpoint countries that are ‘cheating’ on trade and engaging unfair practices like currency manipulation. The president wants his staff to identify countries and products that are contributing to America’s nearly $50 billion trade deficit, in a protectionist warning shot to trade … Read more
Move over Venus de Milo and Michelangelo’s David, there’s a new sculpture in town… her name is Brie-Oncé and she’s made out of cheese. Attention all Kraft Singles-ladies, this one’s for you — Food artist creates Brie-oncé @Beyonce ahead of the East Village E20 Cheese Carving Championships this Saturday! https://t.co/Qd8WNeAW5j pic.twitter.com/pdEbicfkHH— East Village London (@EastVillageLDN) … Read more
Some Cambodian mothers have been selling their breast milk to women in the US, in a controversial practice that has now been banned. But the case has raised questions about whether these women have been exploited, or empowered, by this enterprise. For the past two years, dozens of women have been supplying their excess breast … Read more
Cambodia officially banned selling and exporting locally-pumped human breast milk on Tuesday, after reports exposed how women were turning to the controversial trade to boost meagre incomes in one of Southeast Asia’s poorest countries. The order comes after Cambodia temporarily halted breast milk exports by the Utah-based Ambrosia Labs, which claims to be the first … Read more
Farmers, supermarkets and food suppliers have called on Theresa May to secure a free trade deal with the European Union after Brexit. Industry bosses said failure to do so could harm the UK’s supply of food and drink and lead to higher prices. Although much of the industry is based in the UK, it “cannot … Read more
A carry-on ban by Washington and London for laptops on flights from some airports will hit the profits of affected airlines, especially the lucrative business class segments of Gulf carriers, analysts said Thursday. Washington decided to ban electronic devices bigger than mobile phones on direct flights to the United States from 10 airports in seven … Read more
MANAGEMENT of SIC Insurance Company Limited has assured its customers and stakeholders to remain calm following a case the company is battling in court against non-bank financial institution, Ivory Finance. The two companies have been in a long standing legal and board room battle over the debt which came up after SIC guaranteed a 14- … Read more
UNICEF on Wednesday condemned a company selling breast milk from “vulnerable and poor” Cambodian mothers to Americans, hitting out at the commercialisation of nutrients needed by babies inside the kingdom. The issue emerged this week after Cambodia said it had halted exports from Utah-based company Ambrosia Labs, which claims to be the first of its … Read more
Two Super Bowl jerseys stolen from New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, one last month in Houston and the other from the 2015 game, have been recovered, the NFL confirmed Monday. Brady took the Super Bowl Most Valuable Player award in New England’s 34-28 overtime victory over the Atlanta Falcons last month as well as … Read more
Cambodia has temporarily stopped an American company from exporting locally-pumped human breast milk, AFP has learned, after reports highlighted how some of the country’s poorest women were supplementing their income through the trade. Utah-based company Ambrosia Labs claims to be the first of its kind to export human breast milk sourced overseas into the United … Read more
The world’s largest chocolate makers, including Nestlé, Mars and Mondelez, and cocoa traders, such as Cargill and Olam, have agreed to co-operate in ending deforestation in key cocoa growing areas, starting with the Ivory Coast and Ghana. The Twelve companies signed the agreement at a meeting hosted by Prince Charles in London on Thursday to … Read more
Management of SIC Insurance Company Limited has assured its customers and stakeholders to remain calm following a case the company is battling in court against non-bank financial institution, Ivory Finance. The two companies have been in a long standing legal and board room battle over the debt which came up after SIC guaranteed a 14 … Read more
Twelve of the world’s leading cocoa and chocolate companies have promised to help Ghana address the issue of illegal mining known as galamsey which is destroying many forests. This was announced Friday at a meeting jointly held by the World Cocoa Foundation (WCF), IDH-the Sustainable Trade Initiative (IDH), and The Prince’s International Sustainability Unit (ISU) … Read more
The authorities in Brazil suspended 33 government officials amid allegations that some of the country’s biggest meat processors have been selling rotten beef and poultry for years. Three meat processing plants have also been closed and another 21 are under scrutiny. Much of the meat produced by the companies accused is exported to Europe and … Read more
Major chocolate makers, including Ferrero, Nestle and Mars, agreed Thursday a landmark initiative to tackle deforestation in top cocoa producers Ivory Coast and Ghana — a move hailed by Prince Charles. Twelve cocoa and chocolate companies agreed to “a statement of collective intent” committing them to work to end deforestation and forest degradation in the … Read more