Mr Duke Osam-duodu, Acting Managing Director of ARB Apex Bank, has appealed to Rural and Community Banks (RCBs) to consider merging their operations to withstand the emerging competition in the mainstream banking sector.
He said: "The…
Stakeholders at a local content forum have called for a concerted effort to bring together the fragmented policies in the various sectors into a national policy to enhance participation of local businesses.
Besides, they said the delayed …
President John Dramani Mahama has described as unfortunate, the deadlines set for the signing of the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA), explaining that it will adversely impact the economies and trade systems of other nations.
Accordi…
Mr Elias Daher, Group Human Resource Director of the Finatrade Group of Companies, has appealed to workers of all the subsidiary companies to put in more efforts that would enable them to create more job opportunities.
He said: "Some …
Business Bites 2012 organized by QualityRole Ghana, a business consultancy firm in partnership with QualityRole FZ LLC and Ministry of Education of United Arab Emirates has ended in Dubai.
Mr Emmanuel Leslie Addae, acting Country Director…
African Diasporan MBA students from leading Western business schools have affirmed their conviction in Africa's potential for fostering small-to-medium sized enterprises (SMEs). 70 percent will work in Africa after graduation, according t…
Mr Duke Osam-Duodu, Acting Managing Director of ARB Apex Bank, on Friday announced that the bank has introduced a new product known as ''Loan Protection Scheme '' for rural banks to stimulate management of their loan portfolios.
He said…
CDH Financial Holdings (Ghana) will in the coming year expand its operations to five other African countries as part of its efforts to make the company a continental one.
The countries to experience the services of the company are Zimbab…
Nana Kwesi Ofori, Central Regional Chief Farmer, has advised cocoa farmers to use the bonus government pay to them to maintain their farms to enhance production and improve the quality of their produce.
Nana Ofori said it would counter p…
Mr Elias Daher, Group Human Resource Director of the Finatrade Group of Companies, has appealed to workers of all the subsidiary companies to put in more efforts that would enable them to create more job opportunities.
He said: "Some sta…
President John Dramani Mahama has described as unfortunate, the deadlines set for the signing of the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA), explaining that it will adversely impact the economies and trade systems of other nations.
Accord…
MTN Ghana, is rewarding MTN Mobile Money customers for using the service to send money to their friends, families and loved ones this Christmas.
Both the sender and the recipient would each receive GH¢10.00 bonus airtime on transfers of…
Nana Kwesi Ofori, Central Regional Chief Farmer, has advised cocoa farmers to use the bonus government pay to them to maintain their farms to enhance production and improve the quality of their produce.
Nana Ofori said it would counter pr…
Mr Duke Osam-Duodu, Acting Managing Director of ARB Apex Bank, on Friday announced that the bank has introduced a new product known as "Loan Protection Scheme '' for rural banks to stimulate management of their loan portfolios.
He said t…
Global electronics giant, Samsung, has reaffirmed its position as the market leader in innovative technological devices, with the introduction of the Galaxy Camera onto the Ghanaian marketplace.
Tagged 'connected camera begins' and largel…
African Diasporan MBA students from leading Western business schools have affirmed their conviction in Africa's potential for fostering small-to-medium sized enterprises (SMEs).
Seventy per cent will work in Africa after graduation, acco…
Mr Kanayo .F. Nwanze, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Mrs Jane Karuku, President of Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), have both called for a continued global push for increased sm…
Global electronics giant, Samsung, has reaffirmed its position as the market leader in innovative technological devices, with the introduction of the Galaxy Camera onto the Ghanaian marketplace.
Tagged 'connected camera begins' and largel…
The Gbeduri Cooperative Vegetable Farmers and Marketing Society Limited (GCVFMSL), has called on duty bearers to provide irrigation dams to enhance vegetable production for economic gains.
GCVFMSL, a smallholder farmer's association in t…
Delta Air Lines is celebrating six years of nonstop service between Ghana and the United States this month.
Delta launched its first flight between Accra’s Kotoka International Airport and New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport in Decemb…
Glo Mobile has introduced a new product dubbed "Glo Biiiiig 5â€to enable customers instantly receive five times usage credit for the value of every respective recharge made.
This implies that customers would automatically and immediately…
Bongo-Tankoo Noyine Co-Operative Farmers Society Limited (TANDA), in the Bongo District of the Upper East Region is appealing for support to help mechanize a high yeilding borehole for irrigation in the Tankoo community.
The group said ov…
Activa International Insurance, Ghana, in partnership with Coface Group, is introducing credit insurance onto the Ghanaian market to enable businesses to have more access to bank loans and increase their receivables to boost economic growt…
President John Dramani Mahama has confirmed his government's support and campaign for the candidature of Alan Kwadwo Kyeremanten, a former Minister for Trade and Industry, for the position of Director General of the World Trade Organisatio…
Members of Bongo-Tankoo Noyine Co-Operative Farmers Society Limited (TANDA) have expressed concern about the lack of commitment of the Bongo District Assembly to complete a dam it started in the area in 2003.
The farmers expressed the con…
The Nzema East Co-operative Cocoa Farmers Union (NECFA) has expressed worry over what they termed marginalization under the Cocoa Zoning Scheme.
They said though geographically they could be located within the Ellembelle, Jomoro and Nzema…
London-based airline Fastjet has announced that it is currently negotiating the acquisition of the South African low cost airline, 1time Airline.
The negotiations, which are subject to Board, parent company, and Regulatory approval, would…
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) on Wednesday sealed off the Accra offices of the Akosombo Textile Limited and the Akotex Synthetics Limited for non-payment of Valued Added Tax (VAT).
The two corporate entities have also faulted in the P…
British Airways has announced cabin design and layout for its new Boeing 787 and Airbus A380 long-haul aircraft due to be delivered in six months.
The B787 Dreamliner would accommodate 214 BA customers while the A380, would be the larges…
An integrated organic agro-business, Building Business on Values, Integrity and Dignity (B-BOVID), has received the Social Investment Pioneer Award for its sterling performance and contribution to the growth of local community.
Some nine …
The rate of inflation for November stands at 9.3 per cent up from 9.2 recorded in October, the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) announced on Wednesday.
Speaking at a press conference, Dr Philomena Nyarko, Acting Government Statistician, sa…
100 subscribers of Glo Mobile Ghana have secured free tickets to attend the 2012 edition of the prestigious Glo-CAF African Footballer of the Year Awards ceremony, to be held in Accra on December 20 2012.
The African communications giant,…
The Ghana Shippers Authority (GSA) has been awarded the prestigious International Quality Crown Award, in the Gold category, by the Business Initiative Directions (B.I.D) currently the most important private organization in the world prese…
Emirates Airlines says it would introduce a Boeing 777-300ER on its Accra-Dubai route effective January 01, 2013, a year after it upgraded to the Airbus A340-500 in February 2012.
To meet growing demand, the upgraded aircraft will offer …
Mr. Kofi Asamoah, Secretary-General of the Ghana Trades Union Congress, has congratulated the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission for the successful implementation of the Single Spine Pay Policy.
"The Commission has proven capable to the t…
The ARB Apex Bank Limited in collaboration with the Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA), has established a new project to assist Rural and Community Banks (RCBs) in various ways.
The fund is to enable RCBs to finance acti…
Energy Bank says it plans to increase its branch network and Automatic Teller Machines (ATMs) to 60 countrywide by the end of 2012, in order to provide reliable products and services to its clients in all the 10 regions.
"The bank seeks t…
The Discovery Industries, an auto mechanic and metal fabrication industry in Tamale to produce mechanical equipment for local use and for export, has started production.
The company will fabricate oil and gas tanks and pipes, hospital be…
President John Dramani Mahama has given the assurance that government would revamp all the defunct state industries to revive business and make Tema the famous industrial city in Africa more vibrant than before.
He said apart from that, g…
Four Ghanaian entrepreneurs have been honoured in the Emerging Category of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards, West Africa 2012, held in Nigeria recently.
The awardees are Mr Frank Adu, Managing Director of CAL Bank, Ms Ade…
Banks operating in Ghana have been urged to step up their efforts in the fight against money laundering and terrorism financing to avert the country being blacklisted again.
Speaking at the opening of the Westland branch of the Standard C…
Mr Bennett Owusu- Twumasi, ARB APEX Bank Head of Professional Development and Training, has observed that mergers remained the solution to keep many Rural and Community Banks (RCBs) in business.
He said this is the way out for the RCBs to…
President John Dramani Mahama has said the Local Enterprises and Skills Development Progamme (LESDEP) and the Youth Enterprises and Skills Development center (YESDEC), a module model under the youth employment programme, would be expanded …
The Ghana Commercial Bank (GCB) on Thursday presented four separate cheques amounting to GHc3.3 million to three institutions and an individual as part of the bank's community support initiative.
The institutions were the University of En…
Standard Bank, the parent company of Stanbic Bank Ghana, and Caterpillar Financial Services on Thursday sealed a landmark deal that will allow Stanbic to provide a range of financial services to Ghanaian customers.
The partnership will al…
A human rights and mining advocacy organisation has advocated the formulation of a policy to regulate mining operations in the country.
Mrs Hannah Owusu-Koranteng, Associate Executive Director of WACAM, said the policy should take into co…
Bharti Airtel Limited, a leading mobile operator in India is to takeover Zain operations in Africa soon.
The Board of Directors of Mobil Telecommunications Company KSC, 'Zain', will soon sign the deal with the Indian company but which wou…
Ghana would risk losing her international investors to Cote d'Ivoire, Benin, Mali, Burkina Faso among others if the current tariff structure was not changed, Food and Beverages Association of Ghana (FABAG) research has revealed.
"Currentl…
The Nandom Rural Bank has witnessed a significant growth in its total assets from GH¢4,253,768.00 in 2010 to GH¢7,243,236.00 in 2011, representing 70.28%.
Mr. Peter Kuukyame Latuo, Chairman of the Bank’s Board of Directors announced t…
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