The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and the Economic Community of West African States Commission (ECOWAS) have signed an agreement for a study of the 1,000-kilometre highway linking Cote d’Ivoire’s commercial capital Abidjan, to Lago…
Flight Lieutenant Miltiades Nii Tackey(rtd) , President, National Fisheries Association of Ghana (NAFAG), has accused the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture of undermining the growth and progress of local fisher folks.
According to h…
The Economic and Organised Crime Office has denied allegations circulating on social media that the Executive Director and staff had received cash amounts and mobile phones from Nana Appiah Mensah (NAM1), the Chief Executive of Menzgold.
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Vodafone Ghana has unveiled the “ExpressWifi by Facebook” Service to give the public especially underserved digital revolution areas, an opportunity to access fast internet connectivity at affordable rates.
Express Wi-fi is a programme …
The 2019 close season for artisanal fishers has been fixed from May 15 to June 15 while that of industrial trawlers will take place between August first to August 31.
The decision was taken by stakeholders attending a consultative meeti…
Industry Selects 18 New Companies Focused on Key Innovation Priorities Including 5G, AI, Data Analytics, Consumer Experience, the Internet of Things and Cybersecurity
The GSMA has named 18 new companies to the ‘GSMA 100’, a global innov…
From Miami to Mumbai, Lagos to Lisbon, Bacardi employees to takeover 1,000 bars in 130+ global destinations
“Our brands are built in bars, not boardrooms”
On February 7th, Bacardi employees around the globe will turn on their “out of…
US President Donald Trump has named senior Treasury Department official David Malpass to lead the World Bank.
If approved, he is expected to push the bank to narrow the focus of its lending to the world's poorest countries, among other …
The 101 entrepreneurial young Ghanaians selected to take part in the 2019 AgriTech Challenge, run by the Kosmos Innovation Center (KIC), are halfway through their 12-day market research tour.
Designed to kickstart their intensive, 10 …
The market declined for the second straight session, down by 2.57 points (-0.10%) to close at 2,484.10 with a -3.43% year-to-date return. Bellwether stocks in the banking and petroleum marketing sectors were the major catalysts to today’s …
Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:7272) (ISIN:JP3942800008) is actively engaged in racing efforts all over the world under its three main principles of raising the value of the Yamaha brand, acquiring advanced technologies, and promoting the h…
PR and advertising company Ogilvy Ghana, has won three awards at the 2017 Institute of Public Relations Excellence Awards held at the La-Palm Beach Hotel in Accra.
The company, one of the largest marketing communications networks in the…
Jazz Aviation LP to be the first Canadian Operator of the ATMOSPHERE Cabin under the Air Canada Express banner
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft announced today that a subsidiary of Chorus Aviation Inc. ("Chorus Aviation") has finalized a …
Center consolidates DHL Global Forwarding's existing humanitarian logistics services for faster, more reliable supply chain support globally
It will enhance the global network for humanitarian logistics services, by connecting to expert…
The CRJ550 is a new aircraft type based on the CRJ700 platform, within Bombardier's successful CRJ family
This aircraft model is the first triple-class 50-seat aircraft in the world
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft is pleased to …
The Australian dollar nosedived on Wednesday after its central bank opened the door to a possible rate cut, in yet another indication the global economic slowdown is persuading policymakers to go easy on rate hikes.
World stocks too sta…
IPhone-maker Apple has reached a deal with French authorities to pay back taxes.
French magazine L'Express reported that the firm paid nearly €500m ($570m, £439m) in a confidential settlement reached late last year.
Apple's French bu…
The Cocoa Processing Company (CPC), will on February 14th organize a chocolate fair at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and technology (KNUST) to mark this year’s Saint Valentine’s Day celebrations in Kumasi.
Mr Augustine Apom, A…
The Association of Small-Scale Industries (ASSI) on Tuesday received a set of office equipment from the National Board for Small-Scale Industries (NBSSI), for use by all its ten regional offices.
The donation took place at the ASSI head…
A total of $799 million worth of contracts in the upstream petroleum industry was awarded to indigenous Ghanaian companies and joint ventures last year in accordance with the Local Content and Local Participation law.
Out of the amount,…
Mr John Peter Amewu, the Energy Minister, on Tuesday said government would save the nation 680 million dollars annually for 13 years in excess capacity charges after reviewing several Power Purchase Agreements contracted by the previous go…
A total of 28 Bulk Road Vehicles (BRVs), six canoes, four mobile pumps and five outboard motors carrying 709,250 litres of illegally smuggled petroleum products with taxes and levies value of GHc1,150,186 have been confiscated.
Addition…
A six-member delegation from Akron-City, the fifth largest city in Ohio, the United States and a sister-city of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has paid a courtesy call on the Mayor of Accra, Mohammed Adjei Sowah.
The delegation, …
Societe Generale (SG) Ghana says it is ready to increase support for small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs), following the meeting of the Bank of Ghana’s (BoG) Minimum Capital Requirement (MCR).
Mr Hakim Ouzzani, the Managing Directo…
The Upper West Regional Deputy Minister, Mr Issahaku Amidu Chinnia, has impressed upon stakeholders to contribute their quota in fighting post-harvest losses to guarantee food security and help increase income of farmers for improved livin…
Mr Tei Konzi, Commissioner in-charge of Trade and Free Movement at the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has said it is expected that trade among African states will increase to 52 percent, valued at about US$ 35 billion …
Jumia, an e-commerce store in Africa, has been rapidly gaining clout in the business world, both in Africa and across the globe. The increase in attention is well deserved seeing as the start-up company launched in 2012 and reached a billi…
Cambridge Wireless (CW), is collaborating with Regional State Government, Bahir Dar University and local delivery partners to deploy world-class connectivity infrastructure in a rapidly growing city in Ethiopia.
CW is offering its membe…
Pope Francis will address the 42nd session of the annual Governing Council meeting of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD),where he will be joined by notable speakers, including the President of the Dominican Republic…
US President Donald Trump has vowed to end what he described as China's "theft" of American jobs.
Giving his second State of the Union address, Mr Trump told the US Congress a trade deal with China would require "structural changes to e…
In today’s trading session, the benchmark index shed 13.82 points (-0.56%) to settle at 2,486.67. Bellwether stocks in the banking, telecommunication and petroleum marketing sectors were the major catalysts to today’s performance. In lin…
The African Development Bank and the Economic Community Of West African States Commission (ECOWAS) have signed an agreement for a study into a 1,000 kilometre highway linking Cote d'Ivoire's commercial capital Abidjan, to Lagos in Nigeria,…
SES subsidiary, MX1, provides managed playout services for 7 channels and access to Europe’s strongest video neighbourhood for Discovery Deutschland’s new channel TLC Austria
SES announced today that Discovery Deutschland, a TV and Digi…
Budget airline Germania has filed for bankruptcy and cancelled all of its flights with immediate effect.
The Berlin-based airline, which flew to destinations across Europe, Africa and the Middle East, transported more than four million …
Canada's largest cryptocurrency exchange is unable to access millions in digital currency following the sudden death of its founder.
Quadriga has filed for creditor protection and estimates that about C$180m ($137m; £105m) in cryptocurr…
The UK's service sector stagnated last month, with new orders falling for the first time in two-and-a-half years, according to the IHS Markit/CIPS purchasing managers' index (PMI).
The figures showed a reading of 50.1 in January, lower …
Diamond Cement Group has held a customer appreciation event to acknowledge its customers/distributors across the country.
Customers/distributors who have partnered the company to grow the cement business in the country were honoured at …
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry France Ghana has reiterated its commitment to fostering and enhancing bilateral trade, financial and investment relations and exchanges between Ghana and France.
Speaking at the launch of the fifth a…
Mr. Samuel R. Ankamah, Central Regional Manager of the Cocoa Swollen Shoot Virus Disease Control Unit of COCOABOD has called on cocoa farmers in the Asikuma District to abstain from using unaproved insecticides on their farms to control co…
Five Colors Technologies, a Pioneer Company in the Online Gaming Software Industry, Lists Five Colors Coin (FCC), a New Cryptocurrency That Will Become e-Sports Money, on CoinBene and Carries out IEO on Thursday, January 31!
This spring…
South African based Artificial Intelligence Software & Solutions provider Cortex Logic secures growth investment to expand it’s reach to new clients in Europe & USA.
Cortex Logic is an African Artificial Intelligence (AI) software and s…
‘Nallem Clothing Limited has launched a campaign under the theme ‘Nallem Ay3 D3’.
The Promotion intends to give customers discount of up to 60% on some selected items. The discount is effective from the love season through to the Easter…
Carbon Black customers have given a resounding thumbs-up to the company in a recent Gartner Peer Insights review.
Carbon Black, a leader in next-generation endpoint security delivered by the cloud, received 112 five-star ratings from cu…
MTN Group said that it expects to report an improvement of at least 20 percent in headline earnings per share for 2018. MTN said in a trading statement it expects to post an increase of ZAR 0.36 and ZAR 0.49 respectively in both headline e…
A UN trade official has warned a US plan to raise tariffs on Chinese goods next month would have "massive" implications for the global economy.
The US plans to increase tariffs on Chinese goods if the two sides fail to make progress on …
Players in the shipping business have begun mounting pressure on the government to review the contract details of the US$1.5-billion Tema Port Expansion project.
They contend that the implementation of the agreement in its current for…
Finnfund, a Finnish development finance company, provides a EUR 2.5 million secured loan to Africado, a Tanzanian avocado producer. Sustainable avocado farming is a viable alternative for Tanzania’s Kilimanjaro region farmers whose livel…
While Africa continues to be driven largely by cash transactions, it is a known fact that the mobile wallet segment is growing year on year within the region.
With the pace at which the segment is growing it is safe to assume that Afric…
Visa shares “State of Female Entrepreneurship” report ahead of inaugural She’s Next, Empowered by Visa event in Atlanta
Event features industry leaders including, Rebecca Minkoff, Facebook, Square, Yelp and Authorize.Net, to shine a lig…
Five Colors Technologies, a Pioneer Company in the Online Gaming Software Industry, Lists Five Colors Coin (FCC), a New Cryptocurrency That Will Become e-Sports Money, on CoinBene and Carries out IEO on Thursday, January 31!
This spring…