New 25% U.S. tariffs on Italian cheese, French wine, Scotch whisky, British biscuits, Spanish olives and thousands of other European food products will lead to higher prices ahead of the holiday season and cost American jobs, trade groups …
Dangote Cement Ghana Limited has launched its sustainability week celebration in Accra.
Christened “Our Communities, Our passion”, it is about doing business in a sustainable manner and impacting societies positively beyond just selling…
The UK's economy may have tipped into recession following a downturn in the dominant service sector, according to closely-watched figures.
The IHS Markit/CPS purchasing managers' index for services fell to a six-month low of 49.5 in Sep…
Ethiopia Airlines generates 114.6 billion birr (about 4.2 billion dollars) in revenue during the fiscal year ending July 7, 2019.
The largest aviation group in Africa generated the revenue from transporting passengers and goods as well …
Olam Ghana Limited, a private manufacturing firm, has constructed an ultra-modern office complex for Holy Progress Ventures to aid its business in Tamale.
The fully-furnished one-floor storey-building with storage space, was handed over…
Stanbic Bank Ghana has been adjudged the best bank of the year 2018, at the 30th National Marketing Performance Awards under the auspices of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIMG).
The award, according to the Institute, is in recog…
In support of Sustainable Development Goal 9, SC Ventures, a business unit of Standard Chartered, has awarded a grant of $50,000 to the winner of its innovation challenge to support Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises improve their financi…
The Ghana National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GNCCI) has given an assurance to Blue Skies Limited and HPW Fresh & Dry Limited to help them to address challenges that affect their operations and growth.
The assurance was given whe…
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) is to promote cocoa plantation development with an initial cultivation of a 10,000-hectre farm to encourage large scale cocoa farming business for higher national cocoa production.
Mr Hackman Owusu-Agyema…
The British High Commission will on Friday, October 4, host the third edition of the UK- Ghana Business Council (UK-GBC) Regional Forum in Accra.
The Forum will prioritise areas like agriculture/agro-processing, financial services, extr…
Mr Joseph Boahen Aidoo, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has announced that the government will distribute motorised slashers to aid cocoa farmers in weeding and pruning of their farms.
The distributi…
The benchmark index closed today’s session with a -14.65% year-to-date return, down by 6.63 points (-0.30%) to settle at 2,195.38. Market capitalization moderated by 0.12% to settle at GH¢ 56.15 billion.
The GSE Financial Index closed 7…
The winner will be bestowed with a USD 2,500 cash prize, an all-expenses paid trip to a prestigious International Women’s Forum, and online courses from one of the most respected international universities
APO Group (www.APO-opa.com), t…
Tunisian Car Distributor Increases Sales, Reduces Stock Despite Challenging Financial Environment
Demand Management, Inc., a leading global resource for cloud-based supply chain management solutions, announced today that ITALCAR, a Tuni…
Facebook Partners with Teleperformance to open a Small Business Group Operations Centre in Lagos, aimed at serving SMBs across Sub-Saharan Africa
The centre will support advertisers across the region through its Advocacy, Community & Ed…
Reaching out with some exciting news - Gerber Group has assumed management of the F&B operations at Hotel 50 Bowery in Chinatown, effective immediately.
The outlets include rooftop bar The Crown; cellar level club Concept, designed for …
Many young Africans see bitcoin as an opportunity to develop commercial ventures
Blockchain technology and the role of entrepreneurship in driving Africa’s prosperity in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), were some of the key topic…
Huge engagement with free ad-funded internet service in South Africa powered by upstream
Over 25 million users in South Africa now have access to mobile internet basics at no cost
More than 25 million mobile users in South Africa can…
UNGA 2019: African Development Bank announces new accountability index to measure institutional lending to women
A new tool to track the level of lending to women across the continent will be important for ensuring women get the critica…
The US has been given the go-ahead to impose tariffs on $7.5bn (£6.1bn) of goods it imports from the EU.
It is the latest chapter in a 15-year battle between the US and the EU over illegal subsidies for planemakers Airbus and rival Boei…
Built Accounting has introduced a financial bookkeeping application to help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the country to keep proper financial records and build robust financial profiles for better decision-making.
This is al…
The government has increased the price of cocoa from GHC7,600.00 to GHC8,240.00 a tonne and GHC475.00 to GHC515.00 a bag, Dr. Gyiele Nurah, a Minister of State at the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) announced on Tuesday.
That im…
The Volta Trade and Investment Fair, under the auspices of the Volta and Oti Regional Coordinating Councils is expected to attract more than 2000 visitors, investors, entrepreneurs and over 200 local and international exhibitors in Ho.
…
Participants at a revenue mobilization workshop in the Zabzugu District have expressed worry about the interference of some political leaders in revenue mobilisation and the resultant low revenue generation.
They said some people still …
The Community Water and Sanitation Agency (CWSA) requires a total of GH¢6.7 million to enable it sustain water supply to two of its schemes.
This would be used to do repair works at the "Three Districts Water Supply and Kweiman-Danfa Wa…
The Communication Service Tax (CST) has taken effect but many in the public remain unaware of its implementation.
The CST was hiked from six per cent to nine per cent in the mid-year review and supplementary budget presented to Parliame…
Mrs Patricia Obo-Nai, the Chief Executive of Vodafone Ghana, has said big data deployment in the country would save the lives of many.
A statement copied to Ghana News Agency from Vodafone said, the global concept of using data from mob…
The Ghana Chamber of Mines (GCM) is making a strong case for the sustainable development of mining communities following the passage of the Mineral Development Fund (MDF) Act in 2016.
Mr Sulemanu Koney, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO)…
Tomatoes farmers at Pigbengben in the Wa West District have called on government to consider establishing a tomato processing factory in Upper West under the One-District-One-Factory scheme to provide ready market for producers.
A proce…
Africa is the talk of the town. The past decade has seen the world’s leading economies race to increase their ties with a continent brimming with potential. And none more so than China. Its sustained courtship of the continent has seen Chi…
Revolut, one of the top challenger banks in the world, continues to grow despite the current fears of an economic recession. The company has been expanding since 2015 and they just recently announced that the official launch of their banki…
Visa and Revolut expand successful partnership in Europe, adding 24 new markets globally to deliver more consumer choice and flexibility in personal finance management
Visa (NYSE:V) and Revolut, the leading fintech in Europe, today ann…
The GSE Composite Index moderated by 2.78 points (-0.13%) to close at 2,202.01 with a -14.39% year-to-date return while market capitalization moderated by 0.05% to settle at GH¢ 56.22 billion.
The GSE Financial Index closed 3.66 points …
How the practice of empowerment has the potential to be the key for reducing the negative impacts of alienation and inequality among women in rural regions of Morocco.
“I do not love myself.”
“I do not feel confident in myself.”
…
This is the best chance to get insider knowledge on key opportunities, legislation changes, bidding rounds and more
As ever, Africa Oil Week (Africa-OilWeek.com) will be the place for major national roadshows in the oil & gas sphere. 30…
Aliko Dangote $20m transformative donation to The African Center focused on Accelerating Change in Global Narratives about Africa in Policy, Business and Culture
Sharing in Dangote’s vision, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, also ann…
Global afrobeat and Ghanaian superstar, Nana Richard Abiona, popularly known as Fuse ODG has recently composed a song titled ‘Fuse Bundle Song’ for AirtelTigo’s ‘Fuse bundle’, an all-in-one product that can be used to call all networks and…
About 30,900 rural people in the Kingdom of Eswatini will benefit from a new US$38.5 million project that aims to improve the prosperity and resilience of poor and vulnerable smallholder farmers and micro-entrepreneurs in the country.
T…
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty appoints new Global Head of Reinsurance and Catastrophe Risk Management
Hyeji Kang, currently Head of Actuarial Function, is appointed AGCS Global Head of Reinsurance and Catastrophe Risk Manageme…
The Grand Bassam landing which follows the recent completion of the landing in Dakar Senegal will extend the reach of the cable into Cote D’Ivoire and neighboring countries
MainOne (MainOne.net) has finally landed its submarine cable in…
The KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will commemorate its 100th centenary celebration in Accra on 7th October to become the world’s first airline to still operate under its original name for one hundred years. The airline will celebrate with its g…
Almost two centuries ago, the Victorian age descended on Great Britain. It was a tale of two Charles’s (Darwin and Dickens), an era of ingenuity, an age of political reform and social change, and a dawning of the first Industrial Age. It w…
Some graduates of the Ghana School of Hygiene in Ho, Accra and Tamale have issued an ultimatum to the government demanding for the release of financial clearance within 21 days
According to the aggrieved graduates, the financial clearan…
The producer price of cocoa in Ghana has been increased by 8.42 per cent, moving the price of a 62.5-kilogramme bag of the commodity from GH¢475 to GH¢515 for the 2019/2020 cocoa season.
“The government has decided to increase the pri…
Self Help International (SHI), a US-based non-profitable organisation is training rural folks, especially graduates in the Ashanti Region, in agri-business with a focus on adding value to raw materials.
The beneficiaries will be support…
Ford Motor Co (F.N) and Mahindra & Mahindra (MAHM.NS) will form a joint venture company in India valued at $275 million that will develop, market and distribute Ford branded vehicles in the country, the two companies said on Tuesday.
Th…
It took China less than 70 years to emerge from isolation and become one of the world's greatest economic powers.
As the country celebrates the anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, we look back on how its trans…
The Chartered Institute of Marketing, Ghana (CIMG) has inducted Africa World Airlines (AWA) into the CIMG Hall of Fame.
The Airline was inducted after being chosen as the "Best Domestic Airline in Ghana" consecutively since 2015.
The…
A six-member delegation from the United States' Cooperate for Assistance and Relief Everywhere (CARE) has met with leaders of the Anomabo community to acquaint themselves with activities of the fisheries sector.
Led by Mr Matt Korn, the…
The Association of Oil Marketing Companies (AOMCs) pay about GHC 6 billion annually to government as tax, Mr Kwaku Agyeman-Dua, Industry Coordinator of the Association has announced.
He said in 2019, they paid GHC 500 million as monthly…