CALL FOR APPLICATIONS UNDER BUSAC FUND PHASE III

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FACILITY (WINDOW 5)

Building on the successful implementation of the Business Development Services (BDS) programme under BUSAC Fund Phase III, the Fund hereby announces a Call for Applications for limited support facilities under Window 5 for private sector and farmer based organizations. 

The Fund will consider applications from Private Sector Organizations on BDS modules and topics that will improve the competitiveness and growth potentials of their members. The facility will finance BDS modules and topics within the BUSAC Fund’s priority areas of Sustainable Agriculture, Green Growth and H Read more

NCF ANNOUNCES CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR INNOVATIVE CLIMATE SOLUTIONS

The Nordic Climate Facility (NCF) offers grants between EUR 250,000 and 500,000 for innovative climate change projects in 21 developing countries, including Ghana and eleven other African countries. NCF is fully financed and managed by the Nordic Development Fund (NDF)-the joint development finance institution of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. 

NFC hereby announces a call for applications from organisations that might be interested in applying for funding for their innovative climate solutions. The next application round will be open from 5 June to 5 September 2019. Eligible applicants must be reg

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MINISTRY WORKS ON POLICY

The Ministry of Business Development is developing a national entrepreneurship policy to help address most of the difficulties faced by entrepreneurs.

It has started the process by successfully initiating a draft document of the policy. The ministry, as part of its broader stakeholder engagement in the development of the policy, has met with stakeholders in the private sector, including the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) and the Private Enterprise Federation, to introduce them to the document and solicit their inputs to fine-tune it.

BUILD INDIGENOUS CAPACITY TO PARTICIPATE IN LOCAL CONTENT POLICIES

Accra, Sept. 6, GNA - Participants at a high level forum in Accra to discuss emerging issues in Ghana’s implementation of Local Content policies said local participation could be achieved through adequate indigenous capacity building in terms of finance and skills.

Majority of the participants said lack of coherence and harmonisation in local content policies and their implementation could lead to reduced transparency, undermining of local content enforcement, which affected investor confidence.

The forum, which was organised by Imani Africa, with support from BUSAC Fund, was attended by representatives from the diplo