Hon. Ken Ofori-Atta,Minister for Finance,Ghana
Ghana’s Minister for Finance Hon Ken Ofori Attah had made an unannounced call at the 2nd African Youth SDGs Summit taking the opportunity to address the over 1400 youths present at the summ…
The SoftBank Group Enters Strategic Partnership with Exeger and Invests to Accelerate Deployment of Exeger Solar Technology
SoftBank Group Corp. (“SBG”) and Exeger Operations AB (“Exeger”) today announced entry into a definitive agreeme…
ZEE5’s bouquet of over 100,000 hours of multi-lingual content to be available to Celcom subscribers
In a press conference in Kuala Lumpur today, Archana Anand, Chief Business Officer-ZEE5 Global announced ZEE5’s partnership with Celco…
The eCommerce Africa Conference and Exhibition, delivered by DHL, is hosted by South African conferencing company, Kinetic
DHL Express (DHL.com) in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has announced that the company has once again signed on as lead…
REDAVIA supports leading international chocolate manufacturer Barry Callebaut to reduce its Carbon Footprint
REDAVIA, a global market leader of cost-effective, reliable and clean solar power for businesses and communities, has been chos…
South Sudan nets US$ 14.2 million in non-oil revenue for first time, with the support of the African Development Bank
South Sudan has achieved its highest ever receipt of US$14.2 million in non-oil tax revenues for the first time in the…
Market remains active with new projects announced in 2018 across the hospitality, retail and industrial sectors
Performance across Casablanca’s real estate market remained relatively stable throughout 2018 with the announcement of new p…
The US plans to end preferential trade status for India, under a scheme which allows certain products to enter the US duty-free.
President Donald Trump said India had failed to assure the US it would provide reasonable access to its mar…
With 19 awards in total, the water security system GROHE Sense is now the most awarded product in the portfolio
2018 is the most award-winning year in GROHE's (www.GROHE.com) history; All newest innovations were honored with coveted awa…
Recognized as the world’s largest conference in Frontier Emerging Markets (FEM), the EFG Hermes One on One will connect the leaders of 21 African companies from 6 African markets with institutional investors and family offices managing ass…
China's number two leader Li Keqiang has warned the country faces "a tough struggle," as he laid out plans to prop up the world's second-largest economy.
Opening the annual session of China's parliament, he forecast slower growth of 6% …
The Member of Parliament of Bolgatanga Central, MR Isaac Adongo, has stated that the ADB Bank should not be part of banks to be supported by the Ghana Amalgamated Trust (GAT), which is a special purpose vehicle to bail out some five banks …
Mr Isaac Kwame Asiamah, the Minister of Youth and Sports, has called on corporate bodies and institutions to contribute to the development and promotion of sports in the country.
This, he said, would enable the country to unearth more t…
Ethiopian Airlines, Africa's Largest Airline Group and SKYTRAX Certified Four Star Global Airline, said it has finalized all preparations to once again celebrate International Women's Day by operating an All-Women Functioned Flight.
Th…
Aker Energy has announced the discovery of oil in the Pecan South-1A well, drilled south of the main Pecan field in the Deepwater Tano Cape Three Points (DWT/CTP) block offshore Ghana.
The Norwegian company in a statement Monday said it…
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr David Asante-Apeatu has said he was not aware of the deployment of a SWAT team of National Security operatives during the Ayawaso-West-Wuogon by-election.
Appearing before the Justice Emile Shor…
Mr Kojo Addae-Mensah, Group CEO, Databank on Monday said if the country will grow and develop, it needs a vibrant investment banking industry to support the economy.
He said it was investment banking that developed economies in countrie…
Ghana will formally commit to producing electricity from nuclear by the middle of this year and work towards operationalising a first Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) by 2030, a Deputy Minister of Energy Responsible for Finance and Infrastructure…
Having done the test-flying of their drones, Zipeline Ghana Limited will officially launch the entire programme to begin the service latest by the first week of May, Mr Daniel Marfo, Country Coordinator of Zipleline has announced.
He sa…
The Exclusive 11 Villa Private Island Resort Slated to Join the Brand’s Portfolio of Indigenous Hotels and Resorts Across the Globe in 2019
The Luxury Collection® (TheLuxuryCollection.com), part of Marriott International, Inc. (Marriott…
The Chairman of OCP Africa, Mr Karim Lotfi Senhaji, has envisioned a bright future for Africa if the continent will adopt a holistic ecosystem approach that will among others use fertilisers effectively to improve its food production capac…
Market Summary
Gains in Ecobank Ghana Holdings (+10.24%), GCB Bank Limited (+7.12%) and Enterprise Group Limited (+0.92%) pushed the financial index up by 2.19% to close at 2,136.81 with a -0.79% year-to-date return.
Due to gains i…
A study into the amount people pay for mobile data has found that the UK has some of the most expensive prices in Europe.
The research, from price comparison site Cable.co.uk, found that one gigabyte (GB) of data cost $0.26 (£0.20) in I…
Ms Sandra Opoku, the General Manager of Legal Services at the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) has been appointed as the new acting Director of the Tema Port.
Ms Opoku takes over from Mr Edward Kofi Osei who retired on March 3,…
German-African Energy deals in Hamburg will set the stage for better collaboration between the private sector and governments
The African energy industry will be in Hamburg on March 27th-28th, 2019 for this dialogue organized by the Afr…
More than US$41.5 million committed overall as the Fund closes competitions.
The Mastercard Foundation Fund for Rural Prosperity (FRP) announced today that five companies will receive a total of US$4,438,551 in support of its agenda on …
U.S. stock futures edged higher on Monday on growing hopes that the United States and China would reach a trade deal as early as this month.
U.S. President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping could sign a formal trade pa…
THE COST OF 1GB OF MOBILE DATA IN 230 COUNTRIES – UK RANKS A DISAPPOINTING 136TH PLACE, BOTTOM HALF IN EUROPE
6,313 mobile data plans in 230 countries were gathered and analysed by Cable.co.uk to compare the cost of one gigabyte (1GB…
When BMW and Daimler announced a €1bn (£880m) partnership last week to develop a suite of "mobility services" together, it was a clear sign of how the auto industry had changed.
For one thing, the German giants - who plan to work on dri…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo has appointed Mr Michael Ansah, as Chief Executive Officer of the newly established Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation.
Until his appointment, Michael Ansah was Senior Vice President…
Mr Nathan Yankey, Acting Director of Operations of the Internal Audit Agency has inaugurated and orientated Audit Committees of health institutions in the Western Region.
He said the Audit Committees were very important and high level c…
Guinness Ghana Breweries Limited has launched a campaign to celebrate Ghana's 62nd independence anniversary and to reward consumers of the Guinness stout.
Dubbed:"1759 celebrates 1957", the four-month promotion, which runs from March 1 …
The District Chief Executive for the Kwahu East District Assembly, Mr Isaac Agyapong has called on the academia to commercialize the entrepreneurial and innovative ideas of students at the various universities.
He said the time has com…
Lyft, the ride-hailing company, has revealed that it is yet to make a profit ahead of an initial public offering (IPO) which could value the firm at between $20bn and $25bn.
The company is racing its larger ride-sharing rival Uber to li…
The government is seeking legal advice to take over the Ayensu Starch Company Limited (ASCO) and revamp its operations.
The Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen, told Parliament Friday that in anticipation of a…
With an increasing amount of families in want to use photograph on cakes to be removed before it is served which, can be contaminated with hazadous solvents from paper printing inks, FSG has responded with a new twist of photo cakes printe…
Weekly Stock Market Update – Ending March 1, 2019
The week closed the February rally as the GSE Composite Index touched 2,482.10 points, down 11.13 points from the previous week’s 2,493.23 points.
A declined confidence in financial sto…
Inc. (NYSE: MSCI), a leading provider of indexes, portfolio analytics, and services for global investors, announced today that it will increase the weight of China A shares in the MSCI Indexes by increasing the inclusion factor from 5% to …
AfricaSan5: African Development Bank calls for scale up in implementation of sanitation targets, honours Piers Cross
The African Development Bank has called on development partners to scale up support for implementation of sanitation pr…
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Five counters in the banking, petroleum marketing, insurance and telecom sectors ad…
High-grade euro zone debt remains scarce even though the European Central Bank has stopped its huge purchases of new bonds, intensifying concerns that banks will face future collateral shortages and highlighting the need for safe assets.
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US economic growth slowed to an annualised rate of 2.6% in the final three months of 2018, figures show.
However, the reading was ahead of expectations for a rate of between 1.8% and 2%.
The pace of growth was below the 3.4% rate see…
The Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of the Ghana Export Promotion Authority(GEPA) , Ms Afua Asabea Asare has said they will launch a programme on Youth in Export for potential young people who desire to venture into the export industry.
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Mr Kwame Asafu-Adjei, the Chairman of Food, Agriculture and Cocoa Affairs Select Committee of Parliament, has called on Ghanaians to continuously embrace the Planting for Food and Jobs Programme as that is the only way to improve the agric…
Pineapple farming, mainly for export, is thriving in parts of the Eastern Region following the supply of more than five million Smooth Cayenne (SC) suckers to 16 farmers by the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) in August, 2017.
Th…
Persol Systems Limited, a leading software developer, systems integrator and IT consulting firm is introducing a new software platform, the SAP Rural Sourcing Management (SAP RSM) and SAP Commerce Marketplace to the agricultural supply and…
Board Members of the Minerals Commission have toured the two operations of Asanko Gold Mine in the Ashanti Region and called on mining companies to endeavor to retain substantial parts of their export earnings in the country.
The Board,…
Telecom Egypt and Nokia sign Memorandum of Understanding to introduce 5G network and test use cases. Under this MoU, collaboration between the two sides will focus on 5G deployment as well as the evaluation of appropriate use cases of the …
Market Summary
Fan Milk Ghana Limited (FML) dominated trading activity, accounting for 93.97% of total volume traded and 99.16% of total value traded. However, the benchmark index moderated by 1.22%, as financial stocks closed lower. …
Gains in Ecobank Ghana Holdings (+7.29%), Cal Bank Limited (+3.16%), Enterprise Group Limited (+0.46%) and GCB Bank Limited (+0.29%) pushed the financial index up by 1.70% to close at 2,105.95 with a 2.22% year-to-date return.
Due to gain…