GCB Bank PLC has signed $13.7 million credit facility and one million Euro grant financing agreements to support local businesses towards the development of energy efficiency and renewable energy projects.
The agreements and projects ar…
The town of Obuasi in the Ashanti region of Ghana, West Africa, has a long and rich mining history. In 1897, large scale commercial and industrial mining began at the Obuasi Gold Mine and continued for over a century until its closure in 2…
As the second largest oil producer in sub-Saharan Africa, with production levels most recently estimated at 1.22 million barrels per day (bpd), the Republic of Angola continues to make strides across the upstream segment of its hydrocarbon…
Sizeable discoveries coupled with large-scale project developments have positioned the MSGBC region as a key driver of energy security, economic growth and infrastructure buildup in Africa. Projects such as the 15 trillion cubic feet (tcf)…
TECNO (www.TECNO-Mobile.com) ranked among the top 6 brands on the African continent for the sixth consecutive year, testifying to the staying power of TECNO brand’s leadership in Africa. Established in 2011, the Brand Africa 100: Africa’s …
Ethiopian Airlines has been adjudged the Outstanding Airline Brand of the Year at the 2022 Ghana-West Africa Business Awards.
The largest airline in Africa that flies to over 124 countries from Ghana via its hub in Addis Ababa, was re…
A three-day regional workshop on the validation of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) draft Petroleum Code opened in Accra yesterday.
The workshop comes on the back of ECOWAS’ initiative to provide the region with …
Enyan Denkyira Rural Bank (EDRB) PLC recovered from a loss of GH?29,998 in 2020 to post a pre-tax profit of GH? 564,492 in 2021.
This was contained in the Board Chairman’s report delivered at its 39th Annual General Meeting (AGM) held…
The Tema Metropolitan Assembly(TMA) last year raked in revenue of GH¢24,450,112.87 representing 103.0 per cent out of a projected internally generated revenue of GH¢23,528,214.25 for the year.
The Metropolitan Chief Executive of TMA…
The Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE) of Tema, Yohane Amarh Ashitey has paid a working visit to Tex Styles Ghana (TSG) as part of plans to connect with businesses within the Tema metropolis.
The Managing Director of Tex Styles, Fatouma…
With a projected growth rate of 5.3%, the African Development Bank is forecasting a positive economic outlook for the Ghanaian economy this year.
According to its 2022 Economic Outlook Report released at the Bank’s ongoing Annual Meetin…
The Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana (ICAG), has marked its 2022 Accountants’ Week in Accra with a call on the government to ensure transparency while it spends money raised through the Electronic Transfer Levy (E…
New figures from the Bank of Ghana have shown that Ghana’s total balance of trade recorded a surplus of US$1.33 billion in the first four months of this year.
This, according to the Central Bank’s Summary of Economic and Financial Data,…
A number of farms in the Anloga, Keta and Akatsi areas of the Volta Region have been flooded after last Monday night’s heavy rain.
The floods affected rice, maize and vegetable farms on a wide scale.
The Regional Directorate of Food …
The Bank of Ghana is urging Development Finance Institutions across Africa to ramp up efforts to enhance credit rating positions to attract more global investments.
Access to global debt capital and loan markets continues to remain a pr…
Undoubtedly our society is changing – not only is the population constantly growing, but we are also getting increasingly older. By now, every second EU citizen has passed the age of 40.[1] Demographic change is challenging…
The sensitisation of Ghanaians about the importance of the Electronic Transfers Levy (E-Levy) by the Information Services Department (ISD) is progressing in the Bono East Region.
Mr Paul Desmond Tutu, the Regional Director of ISD, told …
The Chamber of Cement Manufacturers Ghana (COCMAG) has cautioned cement manufacturers/producers in the country to adhere to fair trade practices to promote the cement industry.
With the current intense competition within the cement indu…
The small paint bucket of Tomato have reduced to 30 cedis from 100 cedis in some major markets in Accra.
Tomatoes were selling between 80 to 100 cedis for the small paint bucket in some major markets in Accra about four weeks ago.
Th…
The 2021 HR Practitioner of the Year, Hannah Ashiokai Akrong, said the role of Human Resource practitioners are focusing more on employees because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
According to her, HR management deployed a complex set of compe…
Today Brand Africa unveiled the 12th annual Brand Africa 100: Africa’s Best Brands 2022 rankings of the Top 100 most admired brands in Africa at a live event hosted by Brand Africa, at Eko Hotel & Suites in Nigeria.
Against a ba…
With a $1.2 million co-investment grant from the USAID-funded West Africa Trade & Investment Hub (Trade Hub) (https://WestAfricaTradeHub.com), ShEquity Partners (ShEquity) (https://ShEquity.com), an investment firm that promotes women’s en…
DLA Piper (DLAPiper.com) has obtained a significant win for the Republic of Guinea in its multi-billion euro investment arbitration against BSGR. The arbitration concerned development rights over the world’s largest iron deposit, Simandou.…
SAS boldly stakes its future on a powerful cloud analytics platform and AI-driven, cloud-first industry solutions. It's the analytics and AI leader's cloud-first approach that eases customers' digital transformations. And SAS' cloud moment…
The theme for this year’s MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power Conference & Exhibition is, ‘The Future of Natural Gas: Growth Using Strategic Investment and Policymaking,’ in response to booming investor interest in recently discovered regional gas mega…
BT and MTN Business announced a strategic alliance which will offer world class security and communications services to business customers across Africa.
New and existing MTN Business customers will get access to a raft of solutions…
Datamaker Ghana Limited, a data annotation company headquartered in Korea (Datamaker, CEO: Enoch Lee) organized an all-female training dubbed the “ALL FEMALE EDITION OF THE DATAMAKER-KOICA ICT TRAINING PROGRAM”.
Datamaker runs this and …
Mantrac Ghana Limited has commissioned a 250-kilowatt solar power facility at the Fanmilk depot in Kasoa, Awutu Senya East Municipality of the Central Region.
According to the Sales Development Manager, Andrey Pata, they…
The government is investing in the pharmaceutical manufacturing sector as part of measures to diversify the economy.
The Minister of Trade and Industry, Alan Kyerematen, said an effective pharmaceutical industry would not only boost the…
This Africa Day, with our purpose to build a better Africa, we celebrate the huge potential that the continent of Africa offers in terms of our youthful human capital base, high-growth prospects and impactful investment opportunities. At N…
The banking sector posted strong performance in April despite the reversal of the COVID-19 regulatory relief measures introduced in March this year, Governor of Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Ernest Addison has said.
“Total assets rose to GH…
The National Halal Certification Committee (NHCC) has advised the general public to always check the Halal Certificate issued them to have two signatures and stamps of the two institutions on it.
It also cautioned and warned persons usi…
African Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) have been tasked to implement policies that will enhance their rating to attract global investments with favourable terms.
This will help to support the development of the continent.
Th…
Republic Bank (Ghana) PLC is a subsidiary of Republic Financial Holdings Limited (RFHL) of Trinidad & Tobago. Republic Bank is a leading universal banking institution in Ghana and arguably the most diversified financial institution.
As …
A total of 150 hoteliers in the Weija enclave were yesterday schooled on emergency preparedness for fire outbreaks and earthquakes in Accra.
The programme which was organised by the Weija Fire District Command was in collaboration wit…
Countries in Africa are being saddled with abusive costs of borrowing on the international capital markets to the benefit of their European and North American counterparts, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has observed.
“Profits …
The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has held a day’s sensitisation workshop for commercial drivers to equip them with the requisite knowledge on petroleum pricing and quality.
The day’s event comes on the back of the recent continu…
Exhibitors at this year’s upcoming Facilities Management Expo, a trade show aimed at bringing together the local facilities and property management sector, are putting final plans in place to wow visitors to the 2022 expo.
Facilities Ma…
This year, Africa Day coincides with the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos Switzerland. African leaders, together with world leaders, are gathering to discuss critical issues of importance to Africa, and the world.
On…
Representing the leading investment platform for the energy sector, ECP (https://EnergyCapitalPower.com) is fully committed to helping the continent achieve food security on the back of large-scale energy developments.
Represent…
By Dean Bhebhe - Campaigns Coordinator at the African Climate Reality Project; Charity Migwi - Africa Regional Campaigner at 350.org; Aurelie Kalenga - Communications Manager at the African Climate Reality Project.
“Coal is the …
As part of its corporate social responsibility, a recruitment and HR Consultancy firm, GHP Services, has held a one-day event dubbed ‘Jobs Conference’ to highlight ‘the role of the jobseeker in employment at Alliance Francaise in Accra.
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AngloGold Ashanti Iduapriem Mine has engaged Queen Mothers from its host communities on their role in community development in line with its commitment to diversity and inclusion.
The event, which was held on 16th May 20…
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The Minerals Income Investment Fund (MIIF) plans to invest in lithium and salt as part of its investment plans for 2022, Chief Executive Officer, Edward Nana Yaw Koranteng has told investors and…
THE Bank of Ghana (BoG) has assured businesses and the general public that the high increases in prices of goods and services would reduce in the coming months.
It said measures instituted by the bank to contain the sustained increases …
Hajj Mukaila Ahmed Akuamoah has been appointed as the Ghanaian Executive Director of the Supreme Council for Arab-African Economy.
He is to lead the aims, vision, objectives and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the Supreme Counci…
Seven petroleum service providers (PSPs) have been fined a combined GH¢1.5 million by the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) for engaging in illicit third-party trading of petroleum products and unlawful lifting of petroleum products.
T…
The Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) has challenged the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) to be specific on its call for a cap on the percentage of the annual revenue that the corporation could spend on its cor…
The MTN Group CEO, Ralph Mupita, has attributed long-term investments to his company’s ability to thrive during the disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Every single year we put in enormous amounts of capital to sustain our networks an…
The Ministry of Food and Agriculture says the passing of the Grains Development Authority bill will address the current challenges of food fluctuations in the country.
The Ministry said it was pushing for the immediate passage of the GD…
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