A €5.1 million tissue paper manufacturing company that uses bamboo as the main raw material is scheduled to commence operation by the end of February this year.
Located at Akwamufie, near Akosombo in the Asuogyaman District of the Eas…
Absa Bank Ghana, as part of its marketing strategy and plan to bring banking closer to customers, has launched a new corporate banking advertising campaign.
A statement on the new advertising campaign copied to the Ghanaian Times said…
The government of Ghana secured a total of ¢1.9 billion from the sale of 6-year bond and a tap issue of 3-year bond, which was marginally undersubscribed.
This is coming a day after the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, announced a 30…
Google announced a partnership with Majorel, a global leader in customer service, to support the opening of a new Majorel office in Accra, which will provide specialised support for Google services. This project will scale to 100+ open rol…
DHL Express (www.DPDHL.com), the world’s leading international express provider, has once again been recognized as a Top Employer on the African continent by the Top Employer Institute. DHL Express Sub Saharan Africa (SSA) has been partici…
Cape Town, South Africa has once again been selected as the host of the highly anticipated African Energy Week (AEW), taking place on the 18th – 21st of October 2022 in Cape Town, South Africa. AEW 2022 will once again bring Africa’s energ…
The COVID-19 crisis has irrevocably changed education. At the outset of the pandemic, 180+ countries mandated temporary school closures, leaving about 1.6 billion children and youth out of school and affecting approximately 85% of children…
Well-positioned to emerge from the pandemic stronger than ever, Hilton delivered a record year of development achievements. Already one of the world’s largest hotel companies, Hilton opened 414 properties, adding more than 67,100 rooms to …
African Development Bank President Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina has described the Dangote oil refinery and petrochemical plant projects as a “game-changing initiative” that will spur Africa's development and deepen regional integration.
On S…
Leading recruiting outfits, Sporti Merchant Company Limited has been rewarded with the Most Treasured Recruitment Agency Honours at the Presidential Globe African Heroes Honours 2021 at the Accra International Conference Centre.
The pre…
The Senior Manager in charge of Mining at AngloGold Ashanti Iduaprim mines, Steven Asante Yamoah, says although it supports the Minerals Commission’s decision to regulate the manufacture and transport of explosives followi…
The Minerals Commission has explained that the closure of Maxam Company Limited at Tarkwa is to tackle the source of the problem that led to the deadly explosion at Appiate, near Bogoso in the Western Region.
The Commission…
IS THERE A DECLINE TREND IN THE PRODUCTION DURING THE 2021/22?
The adequate temperature and rainfall together with the mild Harmattan recorded in the previous months anticipated a good crop for the 2021/22 season. Notwithstanding that, ar…
CIMG Telecommunications Company of the Year, Vodafone Ghana, has so far rewarded over 175,000 customers with cash prizes, data and talk time in its recently launched ??k?so promotion.
The unique campaign is open to all customers, who ea…
Despite being blessed with abundant oil and gas resources, Africa’s production has been on the decline, representing a challenge for the continent as moves to initiate a COVID-19 economic recovery and address energy poverty. With explorati…
To help Kenyan businesses access more financing, including those with cash flows disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, IFC has extended a loan to Guaranty Trust Bank (Kenya) Ltd, a subsidiary of the Guaranty Trust Group, for on-lending to lo…
Against a backdrop of travel bans, higher inflationary pressures, poor employment, lower vaccination rates and electricity supply constraints, leading data and analytics company GlobalData notes that South Africa's immediate economic growt…
Ghana’s largest privately-owned indigenous bank and the Ghanaian pioneer of agency banking, Fidelity Bank Ghana, has held a series of engagement forums for its Agents nationwide on the theme “Mitigating Risks in the Agent Banking Business”…
Ghana Reinsurance Company Limited (Ghana Re), has announced a change in its name from Ghana Reinsurance Company Limited to Ghana Reinsurance PLC.
According to a press statement signed by the Managing Director of Ghana Reinsurance PLC, …
Founder and CEO of Africa’s fastest-growing tech-led outsourcing company, Remoteli, Samuel Brooksworth, has urged start-up business owners to concentrate on solving problems that impact people.
According to the British-Ghanaian business…
The traffic situation in the country’s capital, Accra is becoming unbearable by the day, a worrying situation which needs urgent attention by the traffic management authorities.
Passengers spend productive hours in vehicles to their v…
Motor industry giant Toyota has warned customers in Japan that they will have to wait for up to four years to take delivery of its new Land Cruiser SUV.
The world's biggest carmaker says the delay is not related to the globa…
Used plastic products such as empty water bottles and plastics continue to be a major cause of environmental pollution and flooding in Accra and other major cities across the country.
The Minister of Environment, Science, Technology a…
Economist and lecturer at the University of Ghana Business School, Prof Lord Mensah, has called for government’s proposed Electronic Transactions Levy (E-Levy) to be run as a project in various phases.
He told Kojo Yankson, Joy FM’s Sup…
The Executive Director of the Ghana National Council of Private Schools (GNACOPS), Mr Enoch Kwasi Gyetuah, says the decision by the Ghana Education Service (GES) to introduce a semester system at the pre-tertiary level is not justifiable…
The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) says its members have chalked some level of success with the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement.
A year down the lane, since its implementation, AGI says its memb…
An Economist and Professor of Finance at the University of Ghana Business School, Professor Godfred Bokpin, says the continuous introduction of indirect taxes on the citizenry widened the inequality gap in the country.
According to hi…
Increase microcredit for women in the Bono East Region, as a strategy for poverty alleviation and women empowerment, the Center of Posterity Interest Organisation (COPIO), a Techiman – based NGO, has urged financial institutions and othe…
The Managing Director of SIC Insurance PLC, Mr Stephen Oduro, has said the company is poised to maintain its position as the premier company in the industry.
“We have instituted some policies and structures to stay on top as the premier…
The telecommunications companies in the country have offered to cut mobile money charges by 25 per cent to provide financial relief to subscribers, the Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has announced.
This for instance, means that …
The Registrar-General’s Department (RGD) says it has not restored back onto its register any of the 2,788 dormant and defaulting companies.
The deleted companies, it said, could only be restored back to the register by a Court Order.
…
Ghana has taken full ownership of the 250-megawatt (MW) power production plant from the African and Middle East Resources Investment Group, otherwise known as AMERI Energy.
The 10-unit barge, with capacity to generate 25MW each, totalin…
The maiden edition of the annual Regtech Africa (www.RegTechAfrica.com) Conference has been slated to hold on Wednesday 25th of May, 2022.
The RegTech Africa Conference (www.RegTech.Africa) is the premier gathering of regulators, innova…
The final frontier for oil and gas exploration, a range of untapped resources awaiting exploitation, and opportunities across the entire energy value chain all represent key components of Africa’s hydrocarbon market. For years, resource ri…
The government has suspended 20 percent expenditure in the 2022 Budget, the Minister of Finance, Mr Ken Ofori Atta has confirmed.
Parliament has already approved the government's total expenditure for 2022, but the government, in a prud…
Chirano Gold Mines has confirmed that the truck that was involved in Thursday afternoon’s explosion in Bogoso was destined for its site.
According to the mining company, the truck belongs to mining services contractor, …
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says Ghana’s economy is gradually bouncing back from the ravages of the coronavirus pandemic.
Nana Akufo-Addo says with GDP expected to grow at 5.21 percent, Ghana is on the right track.
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The government has concluded extensive consultations with key stakeholders on the electronic transactions levy (E-Levy) to help build consensus around the passage of the revenue measure.
It has also secured the blessing of telecommunica…
Members of the Coalition of Aggrieved Customers of First Fund have reiterated their call for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to ensure they are paid their locked-up cash.
According to the Coalition, the customers number abo…
The Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta says government officials will from today, Thursday, January 20, 2022, begin a nationwide public sensitization on the need for the introduction of the controversial e-levy.
According to him, offi…
A group of more than 100 of the world's richest people have called on governments to make them pay more tax.
The group, named the Patriotic Millionaires, said the ultra-wealthy were not being forced to pay their share toward…
The Ghana Commodity Exchange (GCX) in partnership with the Venture Capital Trust (VCTF) with the support of government has established a Commodity Aggregation Development Fund (CADeF) to improve liquidity for commodity brokers.
The Mi…
Grohe, a leading global brand for complete bathroom solutions and kitchen fittings, says it is committed to helping create healthier urban landscape beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.
In line with the objective, the company which is the foun…
Absa Bank’s Managing Director, Abena Osei-Poku, has started 2022 just like she ended 2021 – relentlessly finding new ways to better serve clients and customers.
With 2022 already halfway through its first month, Mrs. Osei-Poku has engag…
The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) on Tuesday closed down three facilities for not meeting the tourism standards and default in the payment of the one per cent tourism levy.
The facilities are Hill View Guest Centre, Suma Court Hotel L…
The Producer Price Inflation for the month of December has declined by 0.8 percentage points lower than the rate recorded in November 2021 which stood at 13.6% as it closed the year 2021, with 12.8%.
The Monthly Producer Price Inflation…
With more than 250 restaurants representing 191 countries all gathered in a place, the Expo 2020 Dubai has rightly been described as the largest gathering of the global culinary community. Beyond showcasing delicacies from various parts of…
The Deputy CEO of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre, Yaw Afriyie, has said the launch of the Black History Festival, which is a model of the Year of Return, will attract investments into Africa, especially Ghana.
The Black History F…
The National Investment Bank (NIB) has completed a voluntary exit programme where some employees have been given the opportunity to voluntarily exit the bank.
Graphic Online understands that the Managing Director of NIB, Mr Samuel Sarpo…
Banks have expressed their readiness to comply with a Bank of Ghana (BoG) directive that mandates them to use only the Ghana Card in identifying their customers before transacting business with them.
The Ghana Association of Bankers (GA…
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