The GSE All-Share Index gained 87.97 points on
Thursday to reverse recent losses to close at 7,083.58 points from 6,995.61 points.
Shares that changed hands were twice lower at 974,035 shares valued at GH�388,653.62 compared to 2…
Libya and the United States signed Thursday a framework trade agreement, the latest milestone in cementing relations between the two countries.
According to Libya's official Jana news agency, the agreement aims for promoting trade and coo…
Over the last month the Russian industrial production recorded a surge of 10.4 percent as compared with the same period last year, according to the latest statistics of the Federal State
Statistics Service (Rosstat). From January to Apri…
UAE-based Emirates airlines has said that India is their largest market outside Dubai.
Though the airline has operations in major countries of the world, India is the most confident market outside the home city, a top airline offici…
The country's top auditor Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has been selected by United Nations World Food Programme for a six-year contract to
audit its books.
"The World Foods Programme (WFP) needed to have an external agency…
U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., said she will submit legislation to get more oil revenue sent immediately to Gulf Coast states staggered by a huge oil spill.
Landrieu said she wants nearly 40 percent of oil revenue the U.S. government col…
The United States Embassy in Accra last year
supported 10 micro and small-scale enterprises in Ghana with about 60,000 dollars through a programme called "The Ambassador's Special Self Help Project".
Enterprises that benefited incl…
A three-day conference for Human Resource Managers
is scheduled for Accra from July 8-10.
It is to empower Ghanaian and African businesses to effectively apply human resource practices to enhance productivity.
The conference …
A Central Regional taskforce, to check foreign business entities, flouting Ghana's investment laws, has been formed.
Mr. George Aboagye, Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), who announced this, said th…
Ram Guru came to the US from Chennai to earn a Masters degree in Computer Science but failed to make a mark in his preferred profession.
However, it did not stop him from establishing one of the fastest-growing companies in the US, a …
Exploring new options to meet the growing demand for room space in God's Own Country, the Kerala tourism department has launched a new initiative - serviced villas.
The serviced villas will be independent, furnished homes preferably b…
In order to improve bilateral trade, India Tuesday asked Pakistan to clearly spell out the items it would not like to import from Indian traders.
"Most important factors to my mind to improve the economic cooperations between our tw…
Brussels Airlines,a new addition to airliners operating in Ghana, would commence flights from Accra to Brussels in July 2010.
There would also be a multitude of connections to over 50 destinations in Europe and more than 900 destinat…
The Agona West Municipal Assembly has decreased its monthly service agreement of GHC25,000 with Zoomlion Ghana Limited to GHC20,000 to be able to resource its Environmental Health Department to perform its statutory duties.
The Assemb…
The following are the average inter-bank exchange
rate of the dollar and derived rates for the major currencies against the cedi as issued by the Ghana Association of Bankers on Wednesday, May 19,
2010.
GHANA CEDI EQUIVALEN…
The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) have called on government not to renege on its promise to pay all allowances and incentive packages due to teachers before the implementation of the Single Spine Salary Structure (SSSS).
…
The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) have called on government not to renege on its promise to pay all allowances and incentive packages due to teachers before the implementation of the Single Spine Salary Structure (SSSS).
…
Stanbic Bank Ghana has opened a branch at Suame in Kumasi, which is the 22nd in the bank's network of branches, to offer convenient banking for its stakeholders.
A statement from the Bank said the new branch located in the famous Sua…
India Monday sought comprehensive reform of international financial institutions to enable enhanced capital flows and infrastructure investment in developing markets, which it said will strengthen recovery from the worst global economic cr…
Miss Lucy Nsiah-Asare, Local President of the Bank of Ghana Ladies Association in Tamale, has appealed to the general public to handle the new two Ghana Cedi note with care to ensure its long circulation life.
She said it cost the na…
The Agona West Municipal Assembly has approved the 2010 Common Fund supplementary budget of 1, 993, 011.25 Ghana cedis.
Mr Ebo Mensah, Agona West Municipal Finance Officer who presented the statement to the house, said the budget woul…
Distributors of Ghana Cement (Ghacem), the country's largest cement manufacturer and market leader, will now use e-zwich as a payment mode for purchases from the factory.
Under the arrangement, Ghacem Sales Persons in the regions wil…
India and Iran on Sunday appeared to put behind last year's IAEA vote as they expressed keenness to enhance trade relations and shared concerns over terrorism emanating from the region.
External Affairs Minister S M Krishna and Irania…
The Customs Excise and Preventive Service (CEPS) in the Upper West Region exceeded its revenue target for 2009 by approximately 162.5 per cent.
The Service in the region managed to collect GH¢918,708 as against GH¢350,000 that was se…
The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), Mr. George Aboagye, has said a Monitoring Task Force has been put in place to undertake a nation-wide
exercise and would close down shops of non-compliant forei…
Mr. Yussif Mohammed, the Brong-Ahafo Regional Manager of Millicom Ghana Limited, operators of Tigo, has appealed to the company's customers who have not registered their SIM cards to do so to
minimize stealing of mobile phones.
He …
The Zain Group recorded first-quarter net income of US$179.1 million, 31 per cent drop from that of the same period last year, a statement by the Group said.
The statement quoted Group Board Chairman, Mr Asaad Al Banwan as saying that…
The following are the average inter-bank exchange
rate of the dollar and derived rates for the major currencies against the cedi as issued by the Ghana Association of Bankers on Tuesday, May 18, 2010.
GHANA CEDI EQUIVALENT OF…
The first ever International Women's Fair, would be held in Accra from May 28-30, this year, to deliberate on issues that would help women to make strides in socio-economic development
The event that is expected to bring together par…
Mr Prosper Adzakwah, Marketing Manager of GAFA Micro Finance Company, has called on Ghanaians to endeavour to repay their micro loans to enable others to also benefit.
Mr Adzakwah made the call at the opening of a branch at Adenta in…
Millward Brown, a global marketing entity, on Tuesday announced plans to open a West African hub office in Accra in June.
The West Africa business will be a joint venture between Millward Brown, and Scangroup Limited, a leading sub-…
Mr Mahama Ayariga, Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, has said that government was committed to revive the defunct Jute Factory at Atonsu in Kumasi to create employment opportunities for the youth.
He noted that the factory, which be…
The Kuapa Kokoo Farmers Union will this year distribute 45,000 cutlasses to its members, Mr Emmanuel Arthur, Executive Director of the Union said on Saturday.
He said the move was part of measures to resource the cocoa farmers with incen…
Mr Mahama Ayariga, Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, has said that government was committed to revive the defunct Jute Factory at Atonsu in Kumasi to create employment opportunities for the youth.
He noted that the factory, which be…
The Kuapa Kokoo Farmers Union will this year distribute 45,000 cutlasses to its members, Mr Emmanuel Arthur, Executive Director of the Union said on Saturday.
He said the move was part of measures to resource the cocoa farmers with incen…
Mr Mahama Ayariga, Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, has pledged the government's unwavering commitment to grow the private sector to enable it anchor the nation's economic development.
He said operators in the sector would be given…
The GSE All-Share Index closed lower for the
second consecutive session down 35.05 points to 7,037.66 from 7,072.71 points.
Traded volumes closed the session at 294,238 shares valued at GH¢443,624.13 compared to 135,549 shares valu…
The Anti-revenue Leakages Special Monitoring Team of the Ghana Revenue Authority, on Sunday called on the President to probe irregularities in the timber industry, which is depriving the State of huge revenue.
Mr Thomas O. Mills, Le…
A high-level delegation, led by Indian Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal, is currently in the
US to meet industry leaders such as Patriot Coal and Caterpillar, besides interacting with official counterparts for possible tie-ups in the coal…
The winning numbers of the Lotto draw held in Accra on Saturday May 16 were, 26-28-15-36 and 31, according to a bulletin of the National Lottery Authority.
After a two-year lull, India has proposed to resume talks with Iran next week on importing gas
through a pipeline passing through Pakistan, but Tehran is yet to respond to the offer.
India last month proposed a meeting of the India…
In order to expand and strengthen bilateral business ties between two countries, Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty is visiting India this month.
During his three day visit beginning from May 17, Flaherty will meet his Indian co…
A Dubai-bound Indian Airlines flight with 90 passengers onboard was on Sunday brought back to parking bay shortly before it was to take-off following a snag in its hydraulic lift at Karipur International Airport in the southern Indian stat…
Pakistan-India Business Council is planning to hold conferences in Islamabad and Delhi on trade through different chambers of commerces in a bid to improve relations between the two countries.
Noor Muhammad Kasuri, Chairman of the bus…
Indian stocks trading on American bourses added USD six billion to their cumulative market capitalisation last week, with IT icon Wipro and private sector lender HDFC Bank accounting half of the total gains.
For the week ended May 1…
India's top auditor Comptroller and Auditor General has said that audit of the D-6 oil block
in the Krishna-Godavari basin operated by Reliance Industries is likely to take 4-5 months more to be finished.
"We require 4-5 months to …
The Anti-revenue Leakages Special Monitoring Team of the Ghana Revenue Authority, on Sunday called on the President to probe irregularities in the timber industry, which is depriving the State of huge revenue.
Mr Thomas O. Mills, Le…
A high-level delegation, led by Indian Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal, is currently in the
US to meet industry leaders such as Patriot Coal and Caterpillar, besides interacting with official counterparts for possible tie-ups in the coal…
The winning numbers of the Lotto draw held in Accra on Saturday May 16 were, 26-28-15-36 and 31, according to a bulletin of the National Lottery Authority.
After a two-year lull, India has proposed to resume talks with Iran next week on importing gas
through a pipeline passing through Pakistan, but Tehran is yet to respond to the offer.
India last month proposed a meeting of the India…