The Jospong Group of Companies says it is moving into Nigeria and Liberia as part of its objectives to go international and consolidate its presence on the African continent.
This will bring to seven the number of African countries it h…
The Ghana Stock Exchange on Wednesday listed Dannex Ayrton Starwin Plc on its official list, following the merger of the three local pharmaceutical companies.
With the listing Ayrton and Starwin, which hitherto traded on the Exchange in…
Professor Kwadwo Adinkra-Appiah, the Vice-Chancellor of the Sunyani Technical University, has said there is the need for extensive skills development of the workforce in the effort to attain the objectives of Ghana Beyond Aid.
He said t…
ASKY Airlines has commenced its first flight from Lomé, Togo to Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso from January 15, 2020, which is also to mark the tenth anniversary commemoration of the airline.
A statement issued by Management of the Airline a…
The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) says it will deploy an Automatic Tank Gauging and Stock Management and Monitoring Systems at all petroleum retail outlets across the country, this year.
The system will give the NPA and the Ghana R…
Mr. Kofi Bentil, Senior Vice President, IMANI Africa, a policy think tank, says the country needs service-minded leaders to achieve the Ghana Beyond Aid agenda.
"We need to produce leaders who will be dedicated and patriotic to their jo…
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) on Wednesday called on the Police Service to help it to identify hidden and unlicensed financial institutions that might be operating secretly and possibly taking advantage of vulnerable customers.
Mrs Elsie Addo…
The German Government has given Ghana 250 million Euros to upgrade and expand the country's electricity transmission infrastructure.
The arrangement evolves from Germany's Compact with Africa programme, where the European nation has put…
The US and China have signed an agreement aimed at easing a trade war that has rattled markets and weighed on the global economy.
Speaking in Washington, US President Donald Trump said the pact would be "transformative" for the US econo…
The government has started constructing greenhouses to start the development of vegetable seeds to help boost Ghana’s vegetable cut flower production sector.
Three of the greenhouses are at various levels of completion, with the first o…
Ghana will join other African countries for the first ever UK-Africa Investment Summit which is scheduled for January 20, this year, in London.
The summit is expected to showcase UK’s unique offer to Africa and build strong partnerships…
The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) says it was likely the 2020 Population and Housing Census which had been scheduled to take place in March 2020 would be moved forward by “a couple of months”.
In a press statement issued Wednesday eve…
Orange Money’s e-wallets will enable users to fulfill their financial commitments via a wide range of digital solutions easily and securely
Orange (Orange.jo) Jordan officially launched its mobile e-wallet service, Orange Money, during …
The African Development Bank has allocated a €1.2 million grant to provide training to help resource-rich countries improve their mining revenues.
The Bank’s Regional Development, Integration and Business Delivery Complex approved…
African Development Fund Board approves $37.2 million in credit risk participations by the Private Sector Credit Enhancement Facility for non-sovereign operations in Kenya, Sudan and Senegal
The Board of Directors of the African D…
Dansoman Community Set To Benefit from A Multipurpose ICT Library And Robotics Center Courtesy MTN Ghana Foundation
The MTN Ghana Foundation together with the Minister of Communication Hon. Ursula Owusu – Ekuful have inspected progres…
The UK's inflation rate fell to its lowest for more than three years in December, increasing speculation that interest rates could be cut.
The rate dropped to 1.3% last month, down from 1.5% in November, partly due to a fall in the pric…
The Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr John Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen thinks that it is an indictment on the part of Ghana not to think beyond cocoa.
According to him, the time has come for the country not to overly depend on cocoa for its…
Rice millers in the country were unable to meet the demand for milled local rice during the Christmas and New Year festivities due to financial constraints.
According to them, they had the capacity to mill but they lacked the funds to b…
Professor Ebenezer Oduro Owusu, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana (UG), has challenged government to promote the adoption of the International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) towards achieving the Ghana Beyond Agend…
Emeritus Professor Brian H. Roberts, the Director of Urban Frontiers, Australia, an urban systems management consultancy firm, has said 40 per cent of the routine labour intensive jobs performed currently will disappear within two decades.…
Mr Asante K Berko, former Executive Director of Goldman Sachs International, in London, United Kingdom is the new Managing Director of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR).
Mr Berko takes over from Mr Isaac Osei who resigned effective from Janua…
Mr Jonathan Teye Doku, the District Chief Executive (DCE) for Ningo-Prampram, has repeated an appeal to the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) to establish offices in the district to …
Mr Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah, Acting Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), has led a delegation on a familiarisation visit of three key Olam facilities in the company's packaged foods business.
Accompanied by senior o…
Mr Daniel Wilson Addo, the Managing Director (MD) of Consolidated Bank Ghana (CBG) Limited, has expressed commitment of the bank to partner customers to provide differentiated banking service in northern Ghana.
The indigenous Ghanaian u…
Dr Charles Adu Boahen, a Deputy Minister of Finance, on Tuesday, said the banking sector clean-up exercise was already yielding positive results.
This, he said, led to the recording by mid-year, a year-on-year after tax profit growth o…
Mr Ian Walker, British High Commissioner to Ghana, says widening of the tax net was one of the surest ways to achieve the "Ghana beyond Aid Agenda".
He said for Ghana to be self-sufficient, she has to broaden its tax base by extending t…
The Sekyere Rural Bank has recorded a huge profit growth of 481 percent in the 2018 financial year.
The Bank's profit before tax this year hit a record high of GH¢ 1,170,166.00 as against the loss of GH¢ 306,932.00 which occurred in 201…
Highlights vision and focus on public cloud innovation
GlobalData, a world-leading analytics company and one of the largest data and insights solution providers, has named Optiva a market disruptor. The GlobalData report cited Optiva's …
Mr. Romeo Richlove Kweku Seshie has been appointed as the new CEO of Quick Credit and Investment Micro-Credit Limited, An over ten year micro credit company regulated by the Bank of Ghana.
Until his appointment as the CEO of Quick Credi…
The GSE Composite Index was up 3.79 points (+0.17%) to close at 2,255.92 with a -0.05% year-to-date return as Enterprise Group (+13.94%) emerged as the lone gainer Market capitalization increased by 0.001% to settle at GH¢56.78 billion.
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First National Bank Ghana Limited has appointed Kofi Asare Pianim as Head of Global Markets. Mr. Pianim has a wealth of experience, spanning a period of 14 years, in global banking and markets focusing on profitable growth, regulatory and …
Escalating health care costs continue to remain an issue of major concern to all countries and Ghana is no exception. We try health insurance, gamble with corporate bodies bearing healthcare costs of employees or government subsidizing or …
Amazon boss Jeff Bezos has announced a major investment in India, saying the country is a key growth market.
Mr Bezos said his firm will invest $1bn (£770m) in digitising small and medium businesses - allowing them to sell and operate o…
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has raised the monthly sale of foreign currencies (FX) by 60 per cent in the first quarter of this year to help contain the increased demand for those currencies within that period of the year.
The bank is hopefu…
Getting your hands on the latest pair of trainers can be hard, and some people are now turning to technology in an attempt to jump the queue.
Mention the word "bot" to sneakerheads and you'll probably be met with a quiet anger. That's b…
The Pharmaceutical Export Promotion Council of India (Pharmexcil) will from 6th to 8th May this year, host the annual IPHEX 2020, to offer industrial players in the pharmaceutical sector across the world the much sought after opportunity t…
The Ghana Industrial Holding Corporation (GIHOC) Distilleries is to establish new branches in South Africa, China and the USA.
The South Africa office becomes operational next month as processes leading to the official commissioning of …
Ethiopian Airlines aims to expand its network rapidly with new routes to Chennai, India and Houston, Texas in the United States in line with its strategic plan.
Ms Genet W. Michael, the Country Manager for Ethiopian Airlines in Ghana, …
Huawei Technology Company has said the fortune of the recently released Huawei Y9s was surging by the day, as many phone enthusiasts and users are still rushing for the phone.
A statement copied to the Ghana News Agency said though, it …
The Ghana Union of Traders' Associations (GUTA) has commended the Board, Management and Authority of the Ghana Revenue Authority on exceeding its revenue target for 2019.
Professor Stephen Addai, the Board Chair of the Authority, said o…
The Asokore Rural Bank, headquartered at Asokore, the district capital of the Sekyere East in the Ashanti Region, posted an impressive performance in year 2018, accruing GH¢ 29,567,485.00 total assets as against GH¢ 25,116,312.00 in 2017.
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The GIHOC Distilleries Company Limited, an alcoholic beverage manufacturing company based in Kumasi, will this year switch to the use of natural fruit alcohol extracts for the production of its alcoholic beverages.
Mr Maxwell Kofi Jumah…
Public Accounts Committee of Parliament on Monday postponed and re-scheduled the public hearing of the Report of Auditor General on the management and utilisatition of District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF) and other statutory funds for Ce…
Potential Impact of the Middle East Crisis on Ghana
Tension have been brewing recently in the gulf region following some unilateral actions taken by one of the World’s super powers. These actions although distant, trigger certain mechan…
VIAVI teams with Ingram micro to enhance network performance for service providers and enterprises
Companies agree on a distribution deal for VIAVI test solutions in the United States
San Jose, Calif., January 14, 2020 - Viavi Soluti…
Keith Morgan may be forgiven for comparing his eight years as chief executive of the British Business Bank to Hercules cleaning out the Augean stables.
The government’s economic development body has £7bn of loans and guarantees suppor…
The US has reversed its decision to brand China a currency manipulator as the two countries prepare to wind down their trade war.
The US said it made the change because China had agreed to refrain from devaluing its currency to make its…
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