The I-SMILE Fashion and Design Center, a community help programme at Awutu Bawjiase, has held its 3rd graduation ceremony with a call on graduating trainees to make good use of the knowledge and skills acquired to earn a living.
The six…
Management of Zenith Bank as part of its 14th anniversary milestone has pledged to continue to invest in human resource, technology and environment to underscore its commitment to achieving customer enthusiasm.
In September 2005, the Ba…
Cocoa farmers have been called to continue to apply best farming practices to sustain the production of quality cocoa beans for the nation.
"Ghana is among the best cocoa producing countries and we can't afford to lose our credibility".…
About 60 participants attended the two-day event in Nairobi
To accelerate the implementation of the AfCFTA, UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Trademark EastAfrica and the Kenya State Department for Trade organised a Forum togethe…
At the ceremony were representatives of the Government of Ghana, COCOBOD, Ghana Embassy in France and the twenty four banks involved in the agreement
The Ghana Cocoa Board on Friday 13th September completed the agreement for a 1.3 billi…
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (+10.00%) led the charge with a gain of GH¢0.01 to close at GH¢0.11, pushing the GSE Composite Index up by 3.78 points (+0.17%) to close at 2,235.00 with a -13.11% year-to-date return while market capital…
MTN Mobile Money is the most widely used mobile money platform in Ghana
Third parties will now have access to MTN Ghana’s Mobile Money Access Programming Interface (API) powered by Ericsson Wallet Platform
Ericsson’s Wallet Platform…
Global trade fair organizer and consultancy MIE Groups, together through its Kenyan subsidiary GEX-MIE, has officially launched here on Tuesday Africa Food Show (AFS). This ground-breaking business-to-business (B2B) platform will be held o…
Apex Industries will partner with the Duscaff Organization for the supply of scaffolding products that comply with the best oil and gas industry and global norms
As Equatorial Guinea prepares to host the Oil & Gas Meeting Day in Malabo …
TLG Capital and Medical Credit Fund today announced an investment in Express, a Lagos-based mass market pharmacy retail chain. The investment will help expand Express’ footprint across Lagos. With a plethora of fake medical products in Nig…
Oil prices ended nearly 15% higher on Monday, with the Brent benchmark seeing its biggest jump in about 30 years.
The rise came after two attacks on Saudi Arabian facilities on Saturday knocked out about 5% of global supply.
Brent cr…
The Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Reverend Daniel Ogbarmey Tetteh, has asked for strong cooperation among regulatory agencies in the financial sector to deliver a robust sector that will enhance seamle…
Stakeholders in the Micro, Small and Medium-size Enterprises (MSME) have called for special interest rates to apply for businesses owned by women to ensure easy access to funds to improve on their operations
They argued that demands fo…
Rice farmers have been advised to adopt the transplanting technology in rice production in order to increase their yield and earn more income to cater for their families.
While transplanted rice is said to have much faster growing rate …
Global departmental store chain, Miniso, has officially commenced operations in Ghana with the opening of its first store at the Marina Mall in Accra.
The new store will serve the Ghanaian market with its wide variety, trendy and durabl…
Ghana and the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development have signed a seven million Kuwaiti Dinars (an equivalent of about $23.8 million) loan agreement to finance the rehabilitation of Dome-Kitase Road Project.
Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, the M…
Weekly Highlights
Government eyes GHS14.34 billion from the primary market.
Interest rate on 182-Day T-Bill raised by 2 basis points, others left unchanged.
Accra Bourse drifted further southwards.
Ghana cedi recorded another r…
Insurance Leaders and Visa Digitize Claims Payouts for Individuals and Businesses When They Need It Most
Visa Collaborates with Clients and Partners through Visa Direct, Helps Cut Time and Cost for Outdated Disbursement Processes
Eme…
The African Development Bank, rated Aaa/AAA/AAA (Moody’s/S&P/Fitch, all stable), has launched and priced a US$ 2 billion 3-year Global Benchmark bond due 16 September 2022, its first US$ benchmark of the year.
Launched on September 11, …
Digital Banking Startup FairMoney Raises 10 Million Euros to reshape mobile banking in Nigeria and beyond
Flourish, a venture of The Omidyar Group, led the Series A investment round alongside existing investors
FairMoney, a Paris-bas…
The Russian Export Center and African Export–Import Bank (Afreximbank) will once again join forces with the Roscongress Foundation to organize events in the Russia–Africa format. The Russia–Africa Economic Forum, which will take place in S…
Workers began a strike against General Motors on Monday after America's biggest carmaker failed to reach a deal over pay and conditions with the United Auto Workers union (UAW).
Almost 50,000 workers are due to take part in the strike, …
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In spite of a positive showing by TOTAL, the benchmark index moderated by 25.29 points (-1.12%) th…
Conheça os empreendedores mais jovens Africanos cujas ideias são reinventar o futuro do continente.
Depois de meses de investigação no continente Africano, The Anzisha Prize revelou os seus vinte finalistas para 2019. O vencedor será pr…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has warned chief executive officers (CEOs) and board chairmen of state-owned enterprises (SoEs) that he will not hesitate to do away with their services if they commit any infraction in the discharge…
Herbalife Nutrition has launched its first ‘night time’ nutrition supplement ‘NiteWorks’, a powdery drink mix that supports the body of an incredible molecule called Nitric Oxide.
NiteWorks is aimed at strengthening its presence in the …
Rice farmers in Losse and surrounding communities in the Wa West District of the Upper West Region have been introduced to urea super granules fertilizer application technology for improved yields.
The urea deep placement technology, wh…
Agrisolve together with other partners have embarked on a farmers' field day in the Sissala West District to inspect progress of crops and reaffirm their commitment to the partnership for their mutual benefit.
The field day, begun with …
Mr Anthony Sikpa, the President of the Federation Association of Ghanaian Exporters (FAGE), on Wednesday said the hosting of the African Continental Free Trade Area presents more opportunities to the country especially in the area of agro-…
Mr Appiah Kusi Adomako, Centre Coordinator, CUTS International, Ghana, has urged the Government to review the minimum capital requirement for the setting-up of foreign businesses in the country.
He said as part of efforts to attract for…
Some vegetable and fruits exporters in Ghana on Thursday said they have folded up their businesses because of the undue delays by staff of the Plant Protection and Regulatory Services Directorate (PPRSD).
The Directorate, which is a uni…
Where 25-year-old Cecilia Manduca works there is a "pay self-assessment process". Put simply, the workers there decide how much they are worth and should be paid.
Recently she awarded herself a £7,000 pay rise, taking her annual salary …
Radiance Petroleum Limited has denied the shutdown of its Petrol Filling Station in Ho over suspected adulterated diesel by the National Petroleum Authority (NPA).
The said station, it stated, was operating their normal business – offe…
Hundreds of people from Jeffissi and several satellite communities have been cut-off from Gwollu for social and economic activities after a bridge linking to the town of Former President Dr Hilla Liman broke down.
The bridge had being i…
Women should position themselves and take advantage of the numerous government business initiatives to establish their own businesses as well as expand existing ones, the First Lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo has said.
She said research indi…
Tullow Ghana Limited has handed over the refurbished Takoradi Airport Apron to the Ghana Air force and commissioned a new office complex to enhance their operations.
The Takoradi Airport Tarmac required the reconstruction of an area of …
About 1,600 farmers in the Kwahu West Municipality have benefited from government's Planting for Export and Rural Development (PERD) programme.
Distributing the grafted cocoa and oil palm seedlings to the farmers, Mr Yaw Owusu-Addo, the…
Mr Joseph Cudjoe, the Deputy Minister of Energy, has launched an Energy Service Centre to provide efficient and independent advisory services to the industry sector.
The Centre, which is an initiative of the Association of Ghana Industr…
Nigeria Mining Week to gather industry in Abuja in October again.
“Perhaps what makes this year’s Nigeria Mining Week even more interesting is that following the inauguration of the new administration, the new ministers have only recent…
Aldango Gold Refinery in Rwanda partners with East & Central Africa Mining Forum in Kigali in October
“Aldango desires to change the face of mineral wealth in the region”
The Aldango Ltd Gold Refinery in Rwanda has partnered as a dia…
The London Stock Exchange (LSE.L) emphatically rejected the Hong Kong bourse’s $39 billion takeover offer on Friday, opting to stick with its planned purchase of data and analytics group Refinitiv.
The LSE told HKEX in a letter that it …
Ecobank Ghana has moved to address some of the key challenges confronting Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) size businesses in the country.
The bank in its quest to provide solutions to the financial needs of SMEs has launched a new b…
Vodafone Ghana has embarked on a nationwide market tour to engage customers in selected regions across the country to modified products of Vodafone Enterprise Unit.
The tour was forms part of activities marking the month of September as…
Global ICT Leader, Huawei Technologies has received four awards at the 2019 Mobex Africa Innovation Awards for it excellence, innovation and creativity among enterprises and individuals in Africa.
A statement copied to the Ghana News Ag…
The Coalition of Textiles Employees has expressed gratitude to the Ministry of Trade and Industry for heeding to their call to implement the textile manufacturing control measures.
The Coalition however says the Ministry must reactivat…
G5 Sahel Summit: African Development Bank, partners, commit to light up and power the Sahel with the Desert to Power initiative
As part of its electrification strategy for Africa, the Bank is firmly committed to accelerating access to h…
The stock market remained relatively stable for the second week in a row. The GSE Composite Index closed the week with a year-to-date loss of 13.26%, down 99 basis points from a loss of 12.27% (year-to-date) the previous week.
Stocks in…
MTN Ghana, the sole gainer at the session, pushed the benchmark index 2.39 points (+0.11%) higher to close at 2,256.73 with a -12.27% year-to-date return while market capitalization eased by 0.25% to settle at GH¢56.95 billion.
Sector i…
‘Missing’ 1948 launch Land Rover sympathetically restored and returned to correct specification, using traditional skills, original drawings and advanced technology
Expert team at Land Rover Classic in Coventry set out to preserv…
With its flagship event in Cape Town, Africa Oil & Power is keen to support charities with an impact both locally and across Africa
Africa Oil & Power (AfricaOilandPower.com) is pleased to announce the Salesian Institute as its new comm…
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