Some 68 former staff of the erstwhile Intercontinental Bank Ghana Ltd (IBG) who left the Bank’s employment upon the merger with Access Bank Ghana Ltd, seem to have heaved a huge sigh of relief after battling Access bank for the past 4 and …
Social Initiative for Literacy and Development Programme (SILDEP), a non-governmental organisation, is implementing a five-year project dubbed: "Girls Advocacy Alliance ."
This is to help address issues of child marriages in the Upper W…
Mr Kwaku Sakyi-Addo, Chief Executive, Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications, on Thursday said the country’s mobile money transaction for half of 2016 has reached 30 billion cedis with over 80,000 people making a living as agents.
Accordi…
The government has outlined measures to grow and ensure efficient operation of the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the country.
Mr. Julius Debrah, the Chief of Staff, said they would be provided with access to credit to expand a…
Woodworkers have been asked to show business ingenuity – find new ways of doing things to add more value to their products, to stay competitive. Dr. Abukari Nantogmah Attah, Head of Business Development and Consultancy Services, Forestry …
Telecommunications giant, Vodafone Ghana has been adjudged the Best Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Organisation of the Year at the 5th Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) Awards held in Accra.
Vodafone was awarded the prestigio…
The Oxford Business Group (OBG) is organising an African Investment and Business forum from 3rd to 5th December at the Accra International Conference Centre.
The global publishing firm, OBG will be a key partner at the Forum, which will…
The University of Ghana in collaboration with Kyoto University in Japan have began implementing a three-year project dubbed, “Ghana Grasscutter Project” to help scale-up the nutrition situation in the Upper West Region.
A study conducte…
Pupils from the Mataheko Roman Catholic JHS, who are part of Airtel Ghana’s STEM clubs held an exhibition within their school premises to showcase various experiments in chemistry, physics and biology using every day materials.
Every Fr…
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) is considering granting tax relief to women in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Ghana, just as was being done in Kenya, to improve their livelihoods, Dr. Alex Kombat, a tax expert, has hinted.
…
The Delta Airlines is celebrating five years of providing internship programme for four African countries, including Ghana as it also celebrates 10 years of flying to Africa in December.
This year marks the fifth anniversary of Delta in…
President John Dramani Mahama has launched the start of major expansion works at Tema Port.The ambitious project, a Public Private Partnership between the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA), representing Government and Meridian Port…
The Electoral Commission (EC) has warns voters who obstruct the work of an election officer would they would be fined or imprisoned not less than two years. The EC also cautioned voters not to wear any political party dress or take anythin…
Ecobank Ghana has launched the Ecobank Mobile App, an instant and convenient way of banking via the mobile phone.It is the first unified app delivered by any institution for use in 33 countries and adds to the Bank’s array of digital banki…
A private sector development specialist at the World Bank, Mr Frederic Meunier, has urged the government to introduce more reforms in the private sector to improve the ease of doing business in the country.
“Although Ghana has moved an …
The Managing Director of Ghana Oil Company Limited (GOIL), Togbe Adza Nyi IV of Ziavi, known in private life as Mr.Patrick Akoli, has been honoured for the feat he has chalked as the best Marketing Personnel of the year, 2015 by the Chart…
Over the past six years, banks have increased their appetite for funds from overnight lending and placements which they source under repurchase agreements (REPOS) as an alternative but less costly way to manage their cash reserve ratios (C…
The Confucius Institute of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) has presented the Chinese Ambassador’s Award of Excellence to 22 students who excelled in the study of Chinese.
They received cash prizes ranging from 50 to 200 dollars afte…
The chat bot is the first in the accounting industry and allows you track expenses and manage finances through messaging apps such as Facebook Messenger and Slack
Meet Pegg (https://HelloPegg.io), the personal trainer for your business.…
Despite a wealth of research, how and why autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders appear is still unknown. The search is on for any factors that might contribute to these psychological conditions. A recent study focuses on maternal a…
Ghana and the Africa Development Bank (AfDB) on Wednesday signed a loan agreement of $ 83 million for the Accra Urban Transport Project also known as the Pokuase Interchange Project.
The project is estimated to cost $ 94 million and gov…
The Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources in-Charge of Mines, Mr Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has urged mining companies to engage communities to seek their input before embarking on rehabilitating mined out lands on their concessions.…
HFC Bank has inaugurated its state-of-the-art branch in Tema Community 25, the second in the industrial city of Ghana. Mr Robert Le Hunte, the Managing Director of HFC Bank, said the new branch was an affirmation of the Bank’s strategy of …
Twelve of the 16 most popular tech jobs had pay gaps above the adjusted national average, Glassdoor found.
The gap between what men earn and women earn in technology jobs is greater than many other US sectors, according to new research re…
Airtel Nigeria has rejigged its Smart Connect package, specifically designed to give new customers six times the value on every recharge to include a family and friends feature, reports Vanguard. To enjoy the family and friends bonuses on …
ZTE said that its Big Video Summit for Africa, hosted at AfricaCom on 15-17 November was held in Cape Town, South Africa, and organised by Informa.
Taking AfricaCom as an opportunity to communicate with operators, communication provider…
MTN Nigeria has put its support behind mCash, a new cashless initiative launched by the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS), reports Vanguard. The platform is a mobile payment system for making low-value retail payments, and is de…
Snapchat has filed for an initial public offering, sources familiar with the situation told Reuters. The company could go public as soon as March and be valued at USD 20-25 billion, making it one of the largest tech IPOs in recent years.
…
Telecom company, Tigo, has appointed Beryl Hammond Appiah, to the Ghana leadership team as the Human Resources Director.
Mrs. Hammond Appiah will be responsible for managing all of Tigo Ghana’s people agenda and driving the company’s cont…
Mr Sulemanu Koney, the Chief Executive of the Ghana Chamber of Mines, has called on the government to standardize the fiscal regime for all mining companies to help boost their operations in the country.
He said there should also be the…
Ex workers of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA), have described as unfortunate media reports attributed to the Port authorities that they do not owe the more than 3000 former employees compensation.
According to Stephen Ashi…
Indigenous manufacturing companies supplied about 36 per cent of the total electrical cables needed by mining companies in 2015, as part of efforts to push local content in the sector. The 36 per cent translated into US$488,000 out of a t…
It was all an attempt to recreate at home, something she had fondly missed from her time away. And before trying to recreate that, Lumor was only trying to answer a question her husband asked her about her next steps, after leaving a well…
President John Dramani Mahama has tasked Ghanaians to take advantage of the proliferation of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) services to create jobs.
President Mahama also tasked the National Communication Authority (NCA)…
President John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday said the proposed restructuring of the Electricity Company of Ghana would not lead to any job cuts as being speculated.
He gave the assurance that the exercise would rather empower the company to…
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) will hold its 73rd regular meeting on Friday, November 18, 2016, to review developments in the economy.
The impending MPC meeting, according to a BoG statement, w…
International tourist arrivals in Africa increased by eight per cent between January and September 2016 over the comparable prior year.
According to the latest United Nations World Tourism Organisation World Tourism Barometer released,…
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.
…
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…
info@businessghana.com
