The Development Bank Ghana (DBG) has so far disbursed about GH¢245 million to its partner financial institutions for on-lending to small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The disbursement started when the bank was set up in July this year. The Chief Executive Officer of the bank, Kwamina Duker, who disclosed this, said the DBG, in the […]
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GEA disburses grant to 120 small businesses
The Ghana Enterprises Agency (GEA) has disbursed some GH¢8.85 million to 120 small businesses that applied for a share of the GH¢145 million Ghana Economic Transformation Project (GETP) grant. The beneficiaries, under the second tranche of the grant, were selected out of 21,000 applicants after meeting the rigorous criteria designed by the GEA, World Bank […]
Strong industrial stance will strengthen SMEs space—Ahenkorah
The strong will of the government towards industrialization will ultimately help to strengthen and broaden the country’s micro, small and medium enterprises environment, according a deputy Trade and Industry Minister, Carlos Kingsley Ahenkorah. Speaking at a Partners’ Appreciation Awards organized by the National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI) in Accra, he said that it […]
Gov’t on course with industrialization agenda—Ahenkorah
The Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr. Carlos Ahenkorah, has stated that government is on course with its quest to industrialise the country. Delivering the keynote address at the Young Entrepreneur and CEO Awards 2018, the Deputy Minister said: “Our industrialisation agenda cannot realise its full potential if we fail as a government to […]