Sterling International Limited has won two additional Platinum awards in Auto-Industrial coating division at the Export Excellence Award organized by the Ghana Export Promotion Authority.
The awards, which were for excellence in export …
The Finance Minister, Mr Seth Terkper, has defended the government’s decision to raise a GH¢438-million bond at a rate of 19 per cent, explaining that interest on the 10-year loan is the second lowest in the history of such borrowings.
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Accra Brewery Limited (ABL) has equipped the retailers of its products with some basic business skills to enable them to improve on their trading activities.
It aims to empower the retailers to adopt and implement best business practice…
Smartphone market in India crossed the 30 million unit shipments milestone for the first time ever in a quarter in the third quarter of 2016. The figure represents a 11 percent growth year-on-year, according to a report from IDC. Smartphon…
Orange and French energy firm Engie have launched a plan to deploy nearly 1,000 solar kits in Senegal, Cote d'Ivoire and Cameroon. Several villages in rural areas have been identified to participate in the first phase of the pilot program,…
The Turkey Africa Economic aid business Forum which was held in the traditional and beautiful city of Istanbul from the 2nd November to 3rd November, 2016 brought together 1,200 Africans from 42 countries.
African entrepreneurs, busine…
In an earlier publication on this subject two years ago, I did make reference to the positive impact the No Premium No Cover Policy (NPNC) has had on especially the Nigerian insurance sector and how its implementation in Ghana was going to…
The Tour Operators Union of Ghana (TOUGHA) has signed a multiple destination agreement concept with South Africa. The concept is aimed at promoting the tourism drive between the two countries, which would enable tourists to tour major citi…
President John Dramani Mahama has expressed the commitment of the government to reduce the public debt to about 40 per cent of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) by 2021.
He said the government had been able to reduce the countr…
The Strategic Communication Africa Limited (Stratcomm Africa), an international agency, has won the United Nations Award for Public Relations (PR) and Sustainable Development at the 2016 International Public Relations Association (IPRA) Go…
FBNBank Ghana has partnered with eTranzact, an electronic transaction switching and payment processing platform, to provide the bank’s customers with a simple, secure and convenient way of paying bills for various services.
The partners…
Vegetables sellers in the Kumasi metropolis are making good sales as consumer demand keeps rising.
Madam Comfort Antwi, leader of the Vegetable Sellers Association at the Abinkyi market, confirmed to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) that the…
Access Bank has unveiled its newest branch at the Cargo Centre village in the Airport City enclave, Accra, increasing its business office locations to forty-seven.
In what can be said to be a strategic move to bring world-class bank…
The Chief Executive Officer of Peduase Valley Resort, Mr Hussein Fakhry, has described Ghana as conducive and viable place to invest.
According to him, the economic and political stability enjoyed in the country, coupled with the hospit…
Mr John Manu, the Upper East Regional Director of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA), has said the Region is endowed with huge agricultural potential which could be exploited for the economic development of the country.
That,…
MTN Ghana has honoured its customers at its second Y’ello Soiree event held in Accra meant to appreciate customers for their continuous support and to have direct interaction with them.
MTN Ghana initiated Y’ello Soiree last year (201…
Multichoice Ghana has built a nationwide infrastructure for digital terrestrial broadcasting, also known as the T2 or DTT, which can help the country speedily switch over to the new terrestrial television broadcasting.
Multichoice which…
Mr Andy Karas, USAID Mission Director for Ghana, has said the needs of women in agriculture needs to be prioritised to help boost food production, reduce poverty and increase performance in the sector.
He said the concern of these wome…
Vodacom Group reported a 4.1 percent increase to ZAR 40.15 billion in its revenue for the first six months ended 30 September compared to ZAR 38.55 billion in the same period in 2015. The group said its revenue grew slower during the perio…
Cloud service provider Interoute has secured a new senior secured term loan facility worth EUR 275 million, set to mature seven years after the closing date. The term loan shall accrue interest at EURIBOR plus an applicable margin of 3.75 …
The Vodafone Group has selected PTC’s ThingWorx platform to develop internet-of-things applications. PTC is a service provider in application development and software management. The ThingWorx platform provides features for rapid applicati…
The Nsawam-Adoagyiri Municipal Assembly at the of September, this year, collected GH? 748,859.96 representing 66.03 per cent of its revenue target.
The Assembly budget for GH? 860,000.00 from its traditional revenue sources which were r…
A couple in Wa in the Upper West Region, have proven that cocoa could be grown in the north. At Busa, where the Wa Municipal edition of this year’s Farmers Day celebration took place, journalists saw cocoa pods and seeds from the couple wh…
Mr Gideon Aryeequaye, the Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) said the authority has embarked on aggressive marketing of Ghana’s tourism to the rest of the world.
He said the aim was to sell Destination G…
Ghana’s best Data and Internet Service Provider Airtel, is offering customers free access to Social Media, Entertainment and 10 per cent cash back on every purchase of Airtel Flex bundles – the company has announced.
Airtel Flex – the b…
Three international institutions have announced an African Package for climate-resilient ocean economies at the ongoing COP22 in Marrakech. They are the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), World Bank and African Development Bank.
T…
Ghana’s daily oil production will reach 240,000 barrels by 2020, Mr Michael Aryeetey, Chief Operating Officer of Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) Exploration and Production Company Limited (Explorco) has said.
He said this wo…
Fishmongers in the country, have been advised to patronise the new smokeless oven for fish processing in order to safeguard the health of fish consumers.The smokeless oven known as the Ahotor Oven was introduced by the Sustainable Fisherie…
The Industrial and Commercial Workers’ Union (ICU) Ghana has called on Dr Ekwow Spio Garbrah, the Trade and Industry Minister to take immediate actions to salvage the local cement industry.
Mr Solomon Kotei, the General Secretary of the…
President John Dramani Mahama on Friday said government was putting in place measures that would make Ghana a jewellery hub in Africa. He said: "We have all that it takes - the raw gold and other minerals - and now that a refinery has been…
The Ghana Prisons Service on Thursday commended the management and board of Ghana Oil Company Limited (GOIL), the nation’s foremost indigenous oil marketing company, for being one of the most outstanding homegrown management companies in t…
Mrs Ifey Ikeonu, the Acting Chairperson of the ECOWAS Regional Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERERA), has lauded Ghana’s efforts at implementing the 2013 ECOWAS Directive on the Organisation of the Regional Electricity Market.
She ga…
Universal Merchant Bank (UMB Bank) on Thursday, introduced three additional VISA Cards to give its customers more options in carrying out their transactions. The new VISA Cards are UMB VISA Prepaid Card, the UMB VISA Business Card and the …
The Emirates Group has announced its half-year results for 2016-17, saying, while revenue was steady, profit was hit by the double impact of a strong US dollar and challenging operating environment for the airline and travel business.
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Ethiopian Airlines, the fastest growing and the largest African Airline, has started a thrice-weekly services to Moroni, Comoros with the latest B737-800 New Generation with Sky Interior.
Moroni is the largest city, the federal capital …
Ghana must diversify its economy away from oil to be able to generate revenue to fuel growth, Mr Steve Brice, the Standard Bank Chief Investment strategist has said.
Speaking to a cross-section of journalists at a discussion with the Gr…
The Wassa Association of Communities Affected by Mining (WACAM),a human rights and environmental mining advocacy Non- Governmental Organisation (NGO) has urged government to internalise the provisions of the ECOWAS directives on mining in …
The Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) has conferred an honorary award to the Founder and Group Chairman of Kasapreko Company Limited, Dr Kwabena Adjei for his support to the music industry.
The award, Music Pillar Honour Award, was pres…
The Ghana Commercial Agriculture Project (GCAP) has started yielding results as beneficiaries have begun harvesting about 1.733 metric tonnes of paddy rice valued at GHc2.2 million from the Nasia-Nabogo Inland Valley (NNIV).
This quanti…
The Youth Employment Agency (YEA) has recruited a total of 10,629 youths in eight models in the Northern Region.
In the Community Health Workers model 2,954 were recruited, the E-Health Technicians had 121, Community Policing Assistant…
The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has assured Parliament of the Electricity Company of Ghana’s (ECG) capacity to repay the on-lend loan of US$ 60 million which is meant for the phase II of the Ghana Energy Development and Access Project (GEDA…
Airtel Ghana’s transformational CSR programme has been globally adjudged ‘Best Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative’ at the 2016 Global Carrier Awards held in Paris, France on Tuesday, November 8, 2016 making the Changemaker Company …
Over 1,000 smallholder farmers have benefited from a training program organized by Opportunity International Savings and Loans Limited. Supported by the UK Aid, the program is in the quest of the multiple award winning financial instituti…
MTN Ghana has received three awards at the 5th Institute of Public Relations (IPR) Excellence Awards held in Accra.
For the second consecutive year, the telecommunications leader was awarded the PR Organization of the Year in the teleco…
Under the current price deregulation dispensation, “geographically uniform prices” means that each oil marketing company (OMC) should have the same prices across its network of stations countrywide. Which means there can be differences in …
Ghana’s Northern Savanna Ecological Zone (NSEZ) is generally an agricultural-based economy with large tracks of arable land dotted across the zone.
With a population of over 5.8 million as of 2015, pressures of low agricultural producti…
The Minister of Food and Agriculture, Alhaji Mohammed Muniru Limuna, has said the livestock sector has the potential to create jobs in the country.
According to him, when the sector was well harnessed, it would not only create employmen…
Vodafone Ghana is riding on the back of its renewed focus to facilitate increased deployment of information and communications technology (ICT) applications to ensure efficiency and improved lifestyles among institutions and individuals i…
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) is deploying the use of technology to reduce human interaction and situations that compel its workers to be compromised.
“It is an undeniable fact that tax administration in our part of the world expos…
For indigenous enterprises to successfully attract direct foreign investments and partnerships, there is the need for the country to grow local companies and make them competitive on the domestic market, Mr Paul Evans Aidoo, Western Region…
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