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Luanda, Angola: The South Atlantic Cable System (SACS) is now on-stream and open for commercial traffic. The new digital information h…
MTN Ghana delighted its customers yesterday, Tuesday 2nd October, 2018, as Ghanaians welcomed for the first time, the world's largest passenger plane, the Airbus A380 to terminal 3 at the Kotoka International Airport. Five customers o…
The Directors of Dancom Microfinance Limited have been arrested for engaging in deposit-taking activities without license contrary to section 6 (1) of the Banks and Specialised Deposit-Taking Institutions Act, 2016 (Act 930).
According …
Emcure Pharmaceuticals Limited (EPL), an Indian Pharmaceuticals Company newly established in Ghana, has introduced its Blood Pressure (BP) controlling drug, ‘Asomex 5’ to the Greater Accra Regional (GAR) Hospital to support in the manageme…
The Management of Standard Chartered Bank has embarked on a number of activities to support the Students and teachers of the Kanda Cluster of Schools in Accra.
The activities are financial education programme, eye screening and the refu…
Yara Ghana, a fertilizer manufacturing Company has supported two women farmer groups, Development Action Association (DAA) and St Cecelia Women Group with 1,800 bags of fertilizer.
The support follows a global competition organized for …
Food waste could rise to more than two billion tonnes worth $1.5 trillion by 2030 researchers said on Tuesday.
They warned of a "staggering" crisis propelled by a booming world population and changing habits in developing nations.
Th…
Online retailing giant Amazon is raising pay for hundreds of thousands of workers in the US and the UK.
Amazon's lowest paid US workers will receive $15 an hour. In the UK, pay will rise from £8.20 an hour in London to £10.50, while out…
Unlike other countries where the stock market is the safe haven for investors, in Ghana, owning a bank is considered the most profitable business to invest in.
Ghana’s banking sector is also more profitable than Australia’s, which hosts…
Shares in sports carmaker Aston Martin were down 6.5% at £17.81 on their first day of trading at lunchtime.
They had been priced at £19 a share, valuing the firm at £4.3bn, but have been as low as £17.75.
Despite the company's cheque…
A management consultant and retired Board Chairman of Standard Chartered Bank Ghana Limited, Dr Ishmael Yamson, has stated that the efforts by the Bank of Ghana (BoG) to clean the banking sector should not be a debate between local and for…
Some Economists have advised the government to ignore any desire to borrow more following the rebasing of the economy which has provided some fiscal space for it to take on more debts.
The country’s economy is now valued at GH¢256.6 bil…
The Ghana Garden and Flower Movement, a Stratcomm Africa initiative has been awarded the National President’s Special Award at the 2017 Chartered Institute of Marketing Ghana (CIMG) performance Award in Accra.
The Movement was recognise…
Africa’s biggest entrepreneurship flagship programme, the Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme (TEEP) has this year selected 1,250 entrepreneurs across Africa out of more than 150,000 Africans from 114 countries worldwide wh…
Ghana still exports about 80 per cent of its raw cocoa beans despite calls for value addition in order for the country to earn more revenue from the commodity.
The Managing Director (MD) of the Cocoa Marketing Company (CMC), Mr Joe Fors…
A market survey conducted in the Cape Coast Metropolis by the GNA has shown a significant rise in the prices of vegetables and other fresh foods, especially tomatoes and onion compared to the same period last month.
Among the vegetables…
Isabel dos Santos, Africa’s leading business woman, to discuss business evolution at Bloomberg Global Business Forum, New York
More than 70 heads of state and 200 business leaders from six continents gathered and made this the largest m…
Energy Commercial Bank(ECB) has joined the list of banks in Ghana on the Ghana Stock Exchange to list is Initial Public Offer (IPO) at 1.30GHP per share aimed at meeting the Bank of Ghana's minimum stated capital which was increased from …
Dr Steve Manteaw, the Chairman of Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC), has said the vision of moving Ghana beyond aid will not be achieved if funds allocated for development projects are not used appropriately.
Misapprop…
Hilton on track to more than double its Footprint in Africa as it opens Legend Hotel Lagos Airport, Curio Collection by Hilton
Legend Hotel Lagos Airport sees the introduction of Hilton’s Curio Collection to Africa and marks the milesto…
QNET, one of the Asia’s leading ecommerce and direct selling businesses, has said it is working to, within the next five years, create 10 extremely successful people earning a million dollars on its platform in Ghana.
Mr Cherian Matthew…
South Africa is aligning itself with the rest of the international community’s legal inclination and becoming an ever more litigious country. With attorneys doing work on a contingency, or a “no win, no fee” basis, it is becoming easier an…
Mr Richard Quayson, the National Deputy Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has charged Ghanaians to protect national resources by waging relentless war against corrupt practices.
He said mo…
Marriott International reveals Robust Expansion Plans across Africa: Expects to Increase Portfolio by 50 Percent with over 200 Hotels and 38,000 Rooms by 2023
Strong Demand for Select-Service Brands and Conversion Opportunities Spur Gro…
The Ghana Shippers Authority and shippers ferrying Ghana’s cocoa exports to Europe have agreed to cut their freight charges by 9.4 per cent for the 2018/2019 cocoa season.
The reduction in the freight rate became necessary because of th…
Dr Daniel McKorley, Chief Executive Officer of MacDan Shipping Company, has emerged the Chartered Institute of Marketing Ghana (CIMG) Marketing Man of the year, 2017 at the 29th Edition of the National Performance Awards ceremony in Accra.…
Mr Moses N. Ndebugri, the Upper West Regional Manager of Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), has called for Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) to boost numerous tourism activities and help standardise the industry in the region.
It is expected…
Government has kept unchanged the amount of money it pays cocoa farmers for the 2018/19 season at GH¢7,600.00 per tonne, the same as paid in the 2017/18 season.
This is equivalent to GH¢475.00 per bag of 64 kilogram gross weight.
Dr …
The third annual Regional Energy Co-operation Summit ended in Accra last Thursday with confirmation of competitive bidding for oil block set to commence next month.
Speaking at the close of the three-day summit, the Deputy Minister of E…
Citizens have been urged to abide by all legislations and policies introduced by government to combat corrupt activities in all sectors of the economy to promote faster growth and development.
Anti-graft campaigners believe some require…
Bunny Majaja from HOT 91.9 FM, an NSBC Media Partner, interviews Daleen and Andrei Dimitriu from My Online Presence about everything related to having a great online presence.
Do you know what is involved in your online presence? Are yo…
Togbe Afede XIV, the Executive Chairman of the World Trade Centre (WTC) Accra, has charged members of the African Diplomatic Corps to use their influence to convince their governments to set up WTC offices in their countries.
“We at th…
A vehicle sold without proper clearance by the Custom Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) attracts the maximum penalty of 300 per cent of its price.
The Custom laws enjoins that the maximum of the 300 per cent of the vehicle p…
Bunny Majaja from HOT 91.9 FM, an NSBC Media Partner, interviews Jacinto Frazao CEO of Zentraedi online about becoming a seller on Amazon.
Do you have a product which you want to sell globally? Then Zentraedi online may have the solutio…
The definition of heritage means, amongst other things, inherited traditions, tributes, objects, and culture. Most importantly though, it describes the range of activities, meanings, and behaviours that we draw from them.
Your heritage…
Ryanair has warned investors its full-year profits will be lower than expected, partly due to the recent wave of industrial action.
The airline said its profits would be 12% lower than the €1.25-1.35bn (£1.11-1.2bn) previously forecast,…
The US and Canada have reached a new trade deal, along with Mexico, to replace the current North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta).
The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) gives the US greater access to Canada's dairy mark…
Manufacturers of local products have been advised to properly package their products in order to penetrate the international market.
The Director of the Inspectorate Directorate of the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA), Mr Kwasi Owusu Boa…
Labes Key – schoolap is the winner of Seedstars World Kinshasa. The startup which aims to improve the quality of teaching via the internet by providing access to digital lessons beat 10 other startups to emerge the overall winner for its …
Carl Wazen is the Co-founder and Chief Business Officer at Yoco, a point of sale payments company for small businesses in South Africa.
Could you introduce your company to us?
Yoco is a Point of Sale payments provider that builds too…
Aliu Mahama Foundation has presented an amount of GHC 12,000 to women groups at Yendi as start-up capital to enable them to establish as well as expand their business ventures to help alleviate poverty.
The beneficiary women were traine…
Samsung Electronics Company limited has out-doored three new products; Twin Cooling Plus Refrigerator, Triple-Inverter Air-conditioner, and Quantum dot Led (QLED) Television.
All the three products had been designed with new and enhance…
From 2012 to 2016, Ghana experienced one of her worst times in power supply resulting in frequent unstable power supply - locally referred to as ‘dumsor’ - and the associated rationing of utility.
The situation was so bad that the Gover…
Naa Bawa Seidu, the Board Chairman of Wa Community Co-operative Credit Union (WACCU), has urged members to support the Board to wage a relentless war against loan delinquency which has slowed down operations of the union.
Non-payment of…
GDP growth was reviewed on the 20th of September, below expected, for Angola, by the consulting company Fitch Solutions.
From the expected 2.8% growth, the country is now expected to have a 1.5% GDP growth this year given the growing te…
Jumia has partnered with Amadeus, a leading travel technology company to launch the first flight marketplace in Africa. The partnership is the base for a new flights marketplace on Jumia, which according to the company will be a step furth…
Mrs Nancy Thompson, Chairperson of the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Council, has stressed the need for Government to continually engage institutions of higher learning to come out with innovative research for national planning and devel…
Numero Uno, the department store style shopping destination at Marina Mall, hosted the first session of its Style Talk with “The Business of Beauty”, a discussion featuring local beauty entrepreneurs including Stephanie Adu, Founder and C…
The Newmont Ahafo Development Foundation (NADeF), a fund set up by the Ahafo Mine of Newmont Gold Ghana Limited (NGGL) for community development, has so far accumulated GHC 60.8 million.
Established in 2008 to push development in the 1…
Orange Money celebrates a decade of financial innovation in Africa and confirms its position as a major mobile money player
Orange Money is now one of the Group’s leading growth drivers and continues to evolve to better serve people, co…