Content is one of the most discussed strategies among marketers and sales executive. The reason is that since the advent of Google, customers can complete almost half the buying experience before coming into contact with a salesperson. So,…
Vodafone has "paused" the deployment of Huawei equipment in its core networks in Europe until Western governments resolve security concerns about the Chinese telecoms giant.
Huawei is under scrutiny over its ties with the Chinese govern…
Dr Felix Addo-Yobo, Deputy Director, National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), has appealed to Ghanaians to work towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.
“Let’s work together to achieve the SDGs and hel…
Renault and Nissan have pledged to continue their alliance as its architect, Carlos Ghosn, resigned from the French carmaker.
Mr Ghosn's resignation came as he remained incarcerated in Japan where he is accused of financial misconduct a…
The boss of the world's largest logistics firm says that his company could profit from a no-deal Brexit.
Deutsche Post DHL's chief executive Frank Appel said in the long run Brexit would not benefit the UK or the EU.
But he said the …
The benchmark index extended losses to the second consecutive session on the back of downward price movement in three counters in the insurance, telecommunication and petroleum marketing sectors. The GSE-CI declined by 0.32% to close wit…
Vodafone Ghana has opened a new retail shop at the Kumasi City Mall in the Ashanti Region.
The move is part of the company’s commitment to deliver better experience to customers.
Speaking at the launch, the Chief Executive Of…
The Volta Regional office of the Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) programme has taken delivery of 237 motorbikes to be distributed to all 25 districts of the region.
The motorbikes, provided by the Modernizing Agriculture in Ghana (MAG)…
Mr Theophilus Osei Owusu, Acting Director, Directorate of Agricultural Extension Services (DAES), has said an effective extension system is vital for an effective and efficient use of agricultural technologies to accelerate agricultural de…
Professor George Gyan-Baffour, the Minister of Planning, has launched Ghana’s Voluntary National Review (VNR) process on the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The primary objective of the VNR is to facilitate …
Management of Diageo Plc has appointed Gabriel Opoku-Asare as Head of Society (Sustainability and Responsibility) for the Africa Region, effective February 1, 2019. In his new role, Mr Opoku-Asare will lead Diageo’s Sustainability and Resp…
Total Petroleum Ghana Ltd., a locally listed oil marketing company, has opened its third solar powered station in Kumasi, as part of its commitment to develop solar energy through cutting-edge technology.
The Total Mile 4 service stati…
Mr Kwaku Asomah Cheremeh, Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, has said the country’s ability to derive maximum benefit from the partnership agreement with the European Union, will depend on the quantity of timber products the country …
The Ghana Amalgamated Trust (GAT) has appointed Mr Albert Essien, formerly of Ecobank and Mr Eric Nana Otoo, formerly of Goldman Sachs, Mckinsey and Duet as its Board Chairman and Managing Director (MD) respectively.
A press statement i…
The Managing Director of local beverages manufacturer, Healthilife, Pharmacist Kofi Nsiah-Poku has suggested a reconsideration by the government and the Public Utility Regulatory Commission (PURC) of the expected increase in electricity ta…
The Executive Director of the National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI), Ms Kosi Yankey, has advised young entrepreneurs to aim at growing their businesses into bigger entities instead of focusing on award schemes which will derail…
The Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development (MoFAD) has begun an initiative which will ensure that each prison facility in the country is equipped with a fish farm to help in the rehabilitation of inmates.
As a result, the min…
The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) and Nestlé Ghana Ltd, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to forge a strong cooperation in the sharing of scientific and technical information.
The Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) agreeme…
Andela, the company building distributed engineering teams with Africa's top software developers, today announced the completion of a $100M Series D funding. The round was led by Generation Investment Management with participation from ex…
· Gross orders up 18 percent to 413 units
· First orders for the next-generation H160
· Increasing share of the military market
Airbus Helicopters delivered 356 rotorcraft and logged gross orders for 413 h…
China will step up fiscal spending this year to support its economy, focusing on further cuts in taxes and fees for small firms, finance ministry officials said on Wednesday.
Mounting pressure on the world’s second-biggest economy pushe…
MTN Ghana has made available new trends in technology to enable the creative industry take advantage of the current alternative sources of music creativity and marketing.
Mr Bless Sefenu Agordjo, Senior Manager, Products and Services, s…
The European Commission has fined Mastercard €573m ($650m, £504m) for anti-competitive behaviour.
It said Mastercard had prevented retailers using cheaper banking services outside their home country.
Prior to 2015, Mastercard obliged…
The Coalition of NGOs in Water and Sanitation (CONIWAS) has called on the government to increase budgetary allocation towards Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) to enable the country meet the investment requirement of the Sustainable Dev…
Ms Kosi Antwiwaa Yankey, the Executive Director of the National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI), has called on small businesses to focus on developing their brand and products to meet standards of the international market.
She …
Ghana Amalgamated Trust (GAT) has appointed Mr Albert Essien and Mr Eric Nana Otoo as Board Chairman and Managing Director (MD) respectively.
The other Board members are Ms. Susan Ohene, Mr. Sampson Akligoh and Ms. Abenaa Kessewaa Brown…
The Africa Centre for International Trade and Development (ACINTaD) has called for increased participation of women in the international trade to contribute to national development.
Mr Isaac Hubert Arthur, the Founder, said women’s part…
Invest in Africa (IIA) will reward 10 Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) who have excelled in various aspects of their businesses during the 2nd edition of its flagship event, the IIA SME Excellence Awards.
The event, to be held in Accr…
The Chairperson of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), Ms Josephine Nkrumah, has urged the Ghana Police Service to constantly provide the public with updates on investigations into the recent killings in order not to lose p…
Head of Conversation Programmes for Born Free Kenya - will take a new approach to helping wildlife conversation by taking part in Kenya’s 10to4 cycling event.
The mountain bike challenge - which has grown in popularity since it was esta…
The Financial and Insurance sub-sector of Ghana falls under the services sector of the economy. The services sector, as per the 2019 budget statement, saw a decline in its share of the Gross Domestic Product from 56.2% to 45.6% after the r…
Stocks closed on a negative note as the GSE-CI declined 47.24 points (-1.88%), its biggest decline this year to close at 2,510.38 with a -2.40% YTD return while market capitalisation declined by 0.78% to GH¢60.31 billion. Today’s perform…
Comviva, the global leader in mobility solutions, today announced Ramy Moselhy as the new Market Unit Head for Middle-East and North Africa (MENA) region. This appointment comes at a time when Comviva is aggressively focusing on expanding …
Doing business in Africa presents multiple opportunities and challenges. To achieve business excellence on the continent, it is essential that we understand consumers in Africa and their changing needs.
For the financial services indust…
The first criminal trial of senior UK banking executives in the wake of the financial crisis is due to begin on Wednesday.
The case against four former executives has been filed by the Serious Fraud Office over Barclays' £11.8bn rescue.…
A Global cocoa company, Cargill Cocoa & Chocolate, has outlined its plan to eliminate deforestation from its cocoa supply chain.
Christened, “Protect Our Planet”, the company has provided concrete actions it is taking to achieve 100 p…
Cloud computing has taken off dramatically across different African markets. ‘Cloud’ is a service you use every day, without even realising it. Whether with your mobile apps, email service (Gmail, Mozilla, Outlook) Facebook, online shoppin…
The acquisition will accelerate Entelect’s global expansion, providing worldwide opportunities to staff and extend the reach of their service offering.
Entelect, South Africa’s leading software engineering and solutions company, has ent…
Here are my fintech predictions for 2019 based on what we are seeing with our members at AlphaCode which closely track international trends in this space. AlphaCode is the Rand Merchant Investments (RMI) incubation, acceleration and inves…
A Tokyo court has rejected Carlos Ghosn's latest request for bail, despite his promise to wear an electronic tag to secure his release.
The former Nissan boss has been in detention since 19 November on allegations of financial misconduc…
The?management of GN Insurance Company Limited says the company is committed to meeting its liabilities and obligations in the wake of liquidity challenges in the financial services industry.
It said although its sister company, GN Ba…
The Asokore Rural Bank Limited at Asokore in the Sekyere East District is working to provide financial support to enable more than 3,000 smallholder farmers in the area to commence commercial oil palm production.
This is part of the ban…
Mr Aaron Aduna, Officer in charge of the White Volta Basin at the Water Resources Commission (WRC) in Bolgatanga, has called for increased collaboration by stakeholders to tackle degraded forest areas and resources close to river banks.
…
Ms Margarete Simons, a Researcher with the Netherlands-based Profundo Research Organization, has called on the government and other stakeholders in the oil palm production value chain, to help build and strengthen the capacities of smallho…
The stock exchange opened the week on a positive note as a gain in one banking stock drove the GSE Composite Index up by 1.34 points (+0.05%) to 2,557.62. Consequently, the year-to-date return increased to -0.57% while market capitalisat…
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14-15 February 2019: Exploring the link between rural innovation and entrepreneurship at IFAD's Annual Meeting
Pope Francis to give keynote address
Pope Francis will address heads-of-state, government ministers, and policy and deve…
The founder and majority shareholder of Heritage Bank Limited (under receivership), Mr Seidu Agongo, has broken his silence on the collapse of the bank, describing the Bank of Ghana’s (BoG) decision to revoke the licence as an “indecent …
The government has decided to completely cut the Annual Budget Funding Amount (ABFA) allocation for its Free Senior High School programme.
This means the government will not spend proceeds from the country’s oil resources on the progr…
The International Monetary Fund has warned that escalating trade tensions could undermine global economic growth.
In a new report on the world economic outlook, the IMF also warns of risks from a no-deal Brexit.
For the world economy…