Mr James Kainyah, Chairman of the Sekondi-Takoradi Chamber of Commerce and Industry has said one key issue that most importers ignore in their business management, is lack of proper record-keeping for effective operetion.
He was speaking…
Ghana and Iran on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding for a grant of 1.5 dollars (about 13.8 billion cedis) for the supply of ambulances to enhance the emergency response capabilities of hospitals and clinics.
Minister of Sta…
Placard bearing non-teaching staff of the Ghana Education Service (GES) who are members of the Teachers and Educational Workers Union (TEWU) on Friday went on a demonstration to protest delays in the payment of their salary adjustments.
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The Management of Amansie West Rural Bank, in the Ashanti Region, has presented a cheque of 10 million cedis to the Amansie West District Health Insurance Scheme as the Bank's contribution to the scheme.
The Chairman of the Board of…
Kwadwo Affram Asiedu, Deputy Minister of Trade Industry and President's Initiatives on Tuesday called for the re-engineering of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SME's) to contribute to the country's industrialisation process.
He …
The Ministry of Lands and Forestry on Tuesday called for a collaborative effort by all stakeholders in the formulation of appropriate strategies of bamboo preservation as an alternative to timber.
Professor Dominic Fobih, Minister fo…
The ARB Apex Bank Limited would soon launch a new product called "Efie Ne Fie", literally meaning "Home is Home", Mr. E.K. Kwapong, Managing Director of the Bank has announced.
He said the product would make it easier for urban settl…
The Ghana Standard Board (GSB) on Wednesday cleared Star and Alcobre electrical cables saying the cables manufactured locally by Reroy Enterprise Limited had been certified by the Board.
A statement issued by the Management of the GS…
Earnings from non-traditional exports (NTEs) would reach 600 million dollars by the end of this year from 589 million dollars in 2003, Mr Alan Kyeremanten, Minister of Trade, Industry and PSI, said on Thursday.
The Minister was spea…
The Accra bourse slid in poor trading on Friday as the year slowly winds down and the market caves in under bearish sentiments.
The GSE All-Share Index, the main market index, was down by 4.96 points to 6,893.18 points from 6,898.14 …
The Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Rev. Dr Sam Prempeh, on Thursday said most business have run into bankruptcy because of improper planning and management of funds.
He said some businessmen have had to fall on their …
The British Government has given Ghana a grant of 20 million pounds (¢325 billion) as budgetary support.
The grant was disbursed as part of the performance tranche of the Multi Donor Budget Support (MDBS) Programme, to help the Gov…
The Tema Municipal Chief Executive (TMCE), Mr Samuel Evans Ashong Narh, has urged the leadership of the Tema branch of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) to continue liaising closely with workers and management to ensure that the already prev…
The University for Development Studies (UDS) has secured a grant of four million United States Dollars under the Teaching and Learning innovation Fund of the education sector programme fund by the World Bank and administered by the Nation…
The Dangme Rural Bank recorded a net profit of 964 million cedis last year as against 702 million cedis the previous year.
Nii Dortey Abotsi III, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the bank who made this known at the its 19th Ann…
A 600-cedi gain by Fan Milk Limited helped the Accra bourse to recover after several days of poor performance following visible lack of interest by investors.
The GSE All-Share index, the main stock index, went up by 5.28 points at 7…
Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Asantehene, has reminded African leaders to show the needed political will and commitment towards building strong trade and economic ties among countries on the Continent.
This he said, was important "for our ow…
Goldfields, Ghana, the second largest gold mining company in the country is to provide 617 million cedis loan facility to support players in the industry to help improve value and increase the local production of jewellery.
Dubbed, "Gold …
Dr. Kofi Konadu Apraku, Minister for Regional Cooperation and the New Partnership for Africa Development (NEPAD) on Monday said the nation that the five countries of the second monetary zone were working hard to ensure that the introductio…
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) 2004 report on economic development in Africa has criticised the eligibility and debt sustainability criteria of the HIPC initiative, saying they are arbitrary and lacks objec…
Ghana's present economic stability did not tally with the kind of growth rate required to sustain the economy, Dr Osei Boeh-Ocansey, Director General of the Private Enterprise Foundation (PEF) said on Thursday. He said the attainment of a …
The National Food and Agric Show Secretariat (FAGRO), says all is set for this year’s exhibition slated for the International Trade Fair Centre from September 28 to 30.
A statement issued by Ms Alberta Nana Akyaa Akosa, General Manager,…
Ghana loses about 318,514 tonnes of maize annually to post-harvest losses, an expert in Post-Harvest losses Management with the Africa Post-Harvest Losses Information System (APHLIS), Dr Bruno Tran, has said.
That figure, he said, repre…
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