The Chamber of Independent Power Producers, Distributers and Bulk Consumers (CIPDiB) said strengthening the power sector, particularly the electricity distribution sub-sector, was a key rationale for private sector participation in Electri…
It was simply a fantastic weekend for the Chief Executive Officer of the National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO), Mr. Hanan Abdul-Wahab as he received two separate recognitions within a space of two days.
Mr. Abdul-Wahab was a recipi…
Mr Justice Jojo Abraham, Sefwi- Waiwso District Manager of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has advised Ghanaians especially Western North residents to promptly pay their taxes to the Authority to enhance development.
He said it was…
The Nabdam District Assembly in the Upper East Region has been rated 100 per cent success in 2018 in its implementation of pro-poor projects and programmes geared at impacting lives and boosting economic growth.
Madam Agnes Anamoo, the …
All the engineering works, electrical connections and laying of pipelines to power the relocated Karpowership from Tema to the Sekondi Naval Base is 98 percent complete.
Ghana Gas company limited would within the next few days push its …
A 1,000 metric ton grains capacity warehouse has been constructed under Government's "One District - One Warehouse" programme in the Krachi Nchumuru District of the Oti Region.
The facility is to help farmers store their produce to avo…
The Planting for Food and Jobs (PfFJs), one of the government's flagship programmes is yielding positive results in the Jaman South Municipality of the Bono Region.
This is because it is boosting agricultural businesses and consequently…
The Association of Ghana Industries(AGI) is appealing to government to reduce the cost of electricity to industries to them more competitive regionally and globally.
We are grateful for the intervention to reduce cost of electricity to…
Stephen Censky, the US Deputy Secretary of Agriculture would lead a trade mission to West Africa from October 28 to 31, to help United States exporters unlock new opportunities in a region where strong economic growth is driving demand for…
Outcomes of the first Russia–Africa Summit and Economic Forum. Roscongress to continue working on the African track until the next Forum
The development and consolidation of mutually beneficial ties with African nations and their inte…
Incessant Global Trade Wars and their impact on the Global Economy (Part 2)
Trade war is when a nation imposes tariffs (a tax or duty to be paid on a particular class of imports or exports) or quotas (a limited quantity of a particular …
Weekly Highlights
Ghana drops four places in Ease of Doing Business rankings
Yields on treasury securities recorded mixed adjustments.
The equity market extended its bearish run.
The Ghana cedi firmed against the Pound and Eur…
Summary
The benchmark index shed 2.30 points (-0.11%) to close at 2,153.16 with a -16.29% year-to-date return due to losses in two banking counters, Ecobank Ghana (-0.51%) and Standard Chartered (-0.50%). Market capitalization moderated…
Paxful now has over 3 million wallets and processes over 50,000 trades a day globally
Acknowledging National Cybersecurity Awareness Month this October, leading peer-to-peer (P2P) bitcoin marketplace and digital wallet provider, Paxful …
Speech at the Tunisia-UK Trade and Investment Forum on opportunities for trade between the UK and Tunisia
By Conor Burns
Good morning friends.
Thank you, Louise de Sousa, Ambassador to Tunis. Thank you for the invitation t…
GCB Bank Ltd over the weekend sponsored massive health screening exercise in some parts of Accra.
More than 6000 people including the aged and children from James Town (Mantse Agbona), Bubuashie, Bukom and Kantamanto communities benefit…
The Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) happens once a year in November, and this year marks 12 years of helping millions of people through local, national and global events and activities unleash their ideas to start and scale new busin…
Hong Kong's leader Carrie Lam said the territory is likely to record negative growth for the year as months of protests have knocked the economy.
The unrest has disrupted businesses and dealt a particularly heavy blow to the tourism and…
The Chartered Institute of Marketing, Ghana (CIMG), has sworn new Governing Council members into office for a two-year period.
The investiture ceremony was conducted by Justice Rebecca N.S. Sittie, Justice of the High Court, in Accra …
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has reported a quarterly profit after seeing a big boost to sales in China.
The firm made a pre-tax profit of £156m in the three months to 30 September, with revenues up 8% to £6.1bn.
Sales in China - a key ma…
The Ada West District Assembly has achieved ninety two per cent (92%) of her targeted GHS 685,000.00 internally Generated Fund (IGF) for this year, even at the third quarter of the year.
Mr. A. L Akrofi, Ada West District Chief Executiv…
Stakeholders and policy implementers within the agricultural sector have been advised to identify and properly classify farmers for effective implementation of agricultural intervention policies.
Farmers, specifically smallholder tree-c…
Agriculture holds the vibrant key to the country's economic growth and development and needs effective agricultural extension services.
The District Officer of the Cocoa Merchant Company, a License Cocoa Buying Company at Duakw…
The Sagnarigu Municipal Assembly and Zabzugu District Assembly have been called to adopt technology by using monitoring and supervision systems in the mobilization of their Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) to reduce corrupt practices and…
The Ghana Recycling Initiative by Private Enterprises (GRIPE) on Saturday held its Community Buy-Back programme at Nungua in the Greater Accra Region to sensitise the community about the negative impact of littering plastic waste.
The p…
Market Performance
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Market Summary
The benchmark index, weighed down by downward price movements in four counters …
In pursuit of its goal to contribute to bridging the financial divide, MTN Group has granted third parties access to its Mobile Money (MoMo) Access Programming Interface (API) platform accessible on https://momodeveloper.mtn.com/.
The o…
African Development Bank, New Development Bank partner to deliver life-changing projects for millions of Africans
The African Development Bank and the New Development Bank have signed an agreement to promote new impact projects to…
The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:P&G) is announcing that it reached its 2020 goal of purchasing 100% renewable electricity in the U.S. and Canada. The Company exceeded its original goal by extending the purchase of 100% renewable electri…
Future of Russian–African Relations Discussed at Building Trust Area during Russia–Africa Economic Forum
Relations with African countries are among the most important and promising themes of Russian politics, with increasing interest sh…
Digitalization provides flexibility to boost efficiency in Food and Beverage
Developing digitalization capabilities through skills development; Digitalization provides flexibility to boost efficiency in Food and Beverage.
The…
Seedstars World, a Swiss-based startup competition in emerging markets, and the African Development Bank on Tuesday announced a strategic partnership to implement its innovative ‘job creation track’ model to support youth employment and en…
GCB Bank Ltd has extended financial support to the tune of GH¢100 million to the energy sector of the country this year.
This went into selected oil marketing companies (OMCs) and bulk distribution companies (BDCs) as working capi…
The success of any corporate organisation largely depends on its key constituents, the employees. Additionally, the common value and code of conduct called the corporate culture, shared by the employees becomes the engine oil for this succ…
The Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement – an important instrument for Ghana and Africa’s economic advancement (Part 1)
Director, Global Markets, Ghana and Nigeria, Barclays Bank, Part of the Absa family
Kwame Nkrumah used the “Af…
…To Publish a List of Top 25 Leading Insurance Companies in the continent
In line with its overarching mandate of promoting innovation, entrepreneurship, and development in Africa, the Editorial Board of the African Leadership Magazine …
Luxury goods firm Louis Vuitton (LVMH) has confirmed it has held "preliminary discussions" about buying US jeweller Tiffany,
The statement followed reports that LVMH had made a $14.5bn (£11.3bn) offer to buy the company.
"The LVMH Gr…
The Managing Director of the Accra Digital Centre, Mr. Kofi Ofosu Nkansah has been honoured as the young public Sector CEO of the year award at the 2019 Africa Public Sector Conference and Awards.
The ceremony took place at the Movenpic…
Ghana has earned $40 million extra revenue from the sale of cocoa beans for the 2020/21 crop season to be distributed to cocoa farmers.
The amount was grossed from the sale of 100,000 tonnes of next season’s cocoa beans, according to…
Panelists at the 2nd Ghana Business Summit have called on academic institutions to focus on developing students that will drive entrepreneurship instead of focusing on increasing enrollment.
They argued that the current trend of incre…
Millennial investing attitudes and habits don't always move in the same direction.
According to TD Ameritrade's 2018 Millennials and Money Survey, 53% of millennials, meaning those born between 1981 and 1996, expect to become millionair…
Hedge funds are known for their riskier investments, attracting wealthier investors who are seeking greater returns and willing to take larger bets
The goal is to deploy strategies that generate returns that are uncorrelated to traditio…
The University of Ghana Co-operative Credit Union recorded a net surplus of nearly 50 per cent in the 2018 financial year.
Dr Samuel Nana Yaw Simpson, Chairman of the Management Board of the Credit Union, speaking at its Annual Genera…
The Forestry Commission (FC), has developed a comprehensive regulatory framework to ensure the sustainable management and use of Savannah woodlands.
Dr Kwakye Ameyaw, Technical Advisor at the FC, who made this known said the framework, …
Mr Mustapha Sanah, the Executive Chairman of Northern Ghana Aid (NOGAID Ghana) has urged African leaders to re-dedicate their commitments to good governance in order to improve the living standards of their people.
He said, good govern…
FBNBank Ghana Limited, a subsidiary of First Bank of Nigeria Limited, has outdoored its new corporate Friday cloth for staff as part of the FirstBank Group's 125th anniversary commemoration.
The FBNBank Friday wear cloth, which is blue …
Mr Musheg Sahakian, the Global Expansion Director for Yango, has said the ride-hailing service has achieved its global expansion success via the use of technology.
Speaking at Russia-Africa Summit and Forum, Mr Sahakian said the service…
Private Lotto operators and agents have called for the urgent need for the government to come out with a policy framework for private Lotto operations in the country.
The operators, who come under the umbrella of the Ghana Lotto Operato…
Mr Stephen Asamoah Boateng, Director General, State Interest and Governance Authority, has called on government Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) to pay particular attention to the Information Technology side of their work.
He said times …
State agencies and organisations must put robust cyber security systems and measures in place to protect their data, the National Cyber Security Advisor, Dr Albert Antwi-Boasiako has said.
That, he said, was crucial to protect their d…