GIG Logistics Ghana partners with Aim Higher Africa to launch the Back-2-School Giveaway for 1000 children in low income communities in Accra
Project is launched in partnership with NGO Aim Higher Africa, which is founded by Obama Found…
After Successful Technical Feasibility the Swiss Company SAV-IOL is Now Seeking Investors for Smart Active Intraocular Lens Project for Cataract Surgery
SAV-IOL (Swiss Advanced Vision) is moving forward with the development of the R-TAS…
While uncertainty hangs over the future of the UK's relationship with the EU, the European ports which send millions of tonnes of goods to Britain every year have been planning for every eventuality - including the prospect of a no-deal Br…
TUTUKA AND APIS PARTNERS WILL WORK TOGETHER TO EXPAND CLIENTS AND FINANCIAL INCLUSION ACROSS AFRICA, THE MIDDLE EAST, SOUTHEAST ASIA AND LATIN AMERICA.
Tutuka announced today that global financial services investor, Apis Partners (as ma…
The 2019 awards shortlist is a compilation of self-entries, complemented by editorial recommendations from the Private Equity Africa team
Private Equity Africa (PEA) (PEAfricaGroup.com) is excited to announce the shortlist for its 8th A…
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has directed banks and other specialised deposit-taking institutions to ensure that people who deposit money into and/or withdraw same from accounts that are not theirs provide their “full personal details” to the…
Your invitation to the first Trend Report of the new decade!
Early January 2020 will deliver BizTrends2020 - The Definitive Intra-African B2B Industry Trend Report, and with it your opportunity to make possible some of the best trend co…
Huawei has accused the US government of "using every tool at its disposal" to disrupt its business.
In a press release on Tuesday, the Chinese tech giant said the US had launched cyber-attacks to infiltrate its networks and was threaten…
The UK is at risk of slipping into recession, according to a closely watched survey of industry managers.
The dominant services sector grew only slightly in August, the purchasing managers' index (PMI) from IHS Markit/CIPS suggests.
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The First Insurance Company (FIC) Limited on August 29, presented a cheque for GH¢40,000 to the family of a deceased client at Santa Marie in Accra.
Ms Patience Arthur, 49, passed on after 11 months of signing on to the company’s life…
The Kperisi Shea-Butter Processing Centre located in Kperisi in the Wa Municipality will soon be upgraded and absorbed under the One-District-One-Factory (1D1F) policy of the government.
The move is expected to enhance the Centre's capa…
The Ghana Statistical Services (GSS) has inaugurated the Steering Committee for the Data Quality Assurance Framework (DAQF) project, to provide overall direction and guidance towards the development of a document to guide statistics produc…
The SIC Life Company Limited has held its maiden national sales conference in Ho aimed at motivating and rewarding efforts of salesmen and women in premium generation.
The conference brought together over 100 sales men and women, sales …
Ms Josefa Leonel Correla Sacko, a Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Economy at the African Union Commission, has encouraged African countries to leverage on digital technology to provide solutions to the challenges in the agricultural…
The Technical Centre for Agriculture and Rural Cooperation (CTA) on Tuesday launched the Digitalisation of African Agriculture Report for 2018-2019 in Accra.
The report, which was authored by Mr Michael Hailu, Director, CTA and Mr Micha…
To accelerate developments within the Africa’s tech ecosystem, the Afri is to host the second annual Africa Future Summit on September 20th.
About this Event
Welcome to Africa Future Week in partnership with Forbe…
Project on track to achieve commercial production in fourth quarter
Newmont Goldcorp Corporation (NYSE: NEM, TSX: NGT) (Newmont Goldcorp or the Company) today announced that the Ahafo Mill Expansion (AME) project in Ghana successfully p…
GCB Bank Limited, after being voted the Best Bank in Ghana in Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Compliance, has now emerged as Africa’s Best Bank in Compliance.
GCB was rated the best among five banks across the African continent namely FNB (…
The 3 start-ups winners have been awarded a 4-month residency in the new Nestlé R&D Accelerator for Sub-Saharan Africa
Start-ups SHOPIT, EXPORTUNITY and WAKULIMA from South Africa, Benin and Tanzania respectively, emerged today the winn…
The boss of Lego has said the toymaker is working with UK retailers to "make sure they have enough stock" this Christmas in case of a no-deal Brexit.
Niels Christiansen said the Danish firm was not expecting problems but that he was "mo…
Regulators of the accounting profession in the country, the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana (ICAG), has fined four auditing firms a total of GH¢2.2 million for non-compliance with auditing standards.
Pannell Kerr Forster (PKF)…
Revenue generated from the country’s trade with foreign firms and institutions has declined by 6.73 per cent to GH?2.77 billion in the first half of the year.
This is against the GH?2.97 billion recorded for the same period last year.…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged members of the Songhai community in Ghana to support efforts to achieve peace in their home country of Mali.
He also advised them to respect the laws of Ghana by living peacefully and al…
It has emerged that about 30 per cent of fuel stations in the country are using digitally controlled dispensers that are easy to adjust to alter the quantity of fuel dispensed to buyers.
This makes it easier for fuel attendants an…
Health Direct Global, a GODEP health-tech startup based in Accra, Ghana was part of three African startups that were awarded at the just ended Japan/Africa Pitch Competition which was held during the TICAD 7 Summit in Yokohama in Japan.
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The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), has asked contributors to the Tier One pension scheme that it runs to update their records to enable the Trust to furnish them with their statements of accounts.
It said, with …
More than 19,000 cocoa farmers have received a total of GHC6 million disbursed by Cargill through its Licensed Buying Company (LBC), Cargill Kokoo Sourcing Limited, as sustainability premiums for beans bought in the 2018/2019 cocoa season.…
Experts from the Department of Urban Roads, Ghana Water Company (GWCL), National Communication Authority (NCA) and the Ghana Chamber of Telecoms are discussing ways of ending fiber cuts and theft, which causes problems for the telcos and u…
The Digitalisation of African Agriculture Report for 2018-2019 has revealed that Africa generates US$127 million with the use of digitisation services for agriculture activities.
The amount will increase to US$2.3 billion in the next de…
The ARB Apex Bank, has applauded the good standing of the Avenor Rural Bank at Akatsi, describing its 2018 performance and prospects as 'resilient and excellent'.
Kojo Mattah, Managing Director, ARB Apex Bank, made the commendation in a…
The Ghana Union of Traders Associations (GUTA) has lauded the Government for its effort to sanitise the banking and financial sectors.
A statement signed by Mr Alpha Shaban, the General Secretary, GUTA, and copied to the Ghana News Agen…
The Wa Municipal Assembly has started implementing a multimillion development programme aimed at improving urban management and basic services in a move to lift the Municipality into a metropolitan status within five years.
Projects lis…
The Wa Municipal Assembly has started implementing a multimillion development programme aimed at improving urban management and basic services in a move to lift the Municipality into a metropolitan status within five years.
Projects lis…
The Chief Executive of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Mr Joseph Boahen Aidoo, has appealed to private operators in the cocoa industry to support the efforts of extension officers in educating and counselling cocoa farmers about the implicati…
Obrimpong Sintim Poku, Mansohene and the Benkumhene of Akyem Kotoku Traditional Area has called for collective efforts to protect the 'Big Tree', which is said to be the biggest tree in West Africa.
He said the operations of illegal cha…
Non-Traditional Export earnings has jumped 10 per cent year on year in 2018 as various initiatives by the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) to boost performance begin to take shape.
From January to December 2018, NTEs brought in a…
Some commercial mango farmers in Kintampo in the Bono Region say mango cultivation has the potential to transform the nation's economy.
They said despite the economic potential of the industry, government was prioritising other sectors …
Ghana is on the path of achieving self-sufficiency in soya bean production by 2020 and rice production by 2023, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, the Minister of Food and Agriculture, has said.
He attributed the high level of progress in the pro…
Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, the Minister of Food and Agriculture, says the Government's flagship programme-Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) has so far witnessed tremendous successes with 150,000 tonnes of food items produced in 2018.
He sai…
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The benchmark index advanced by 34.01 points (+1.50%) this week, closing at 2,303.80 with a -10.44% year-…
International Organization for Migration (IOM), Private Agribusiness agree to promote Youth Employment in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone has one of the highest youth unemployment rates in Africa, indeed in the entire world
It’s been more …
The benchmark Index closed 23.91 points (-1.04%) lower due to downward price movement in Scancom PLC (MTN Ghana) to close at 2,279.89 with a -11.36 year-to-date return while market capitalization declined by 0.43% to settle at GH¢ 57.35 …
Africa’s elite energy event has dedicated a comprehensive program on Angola
The Angola oil and gas industry is set to descend on Cape Town for the annual Africa Oil & Power Conference (AfricaOilandPower.com) and Exhibition which will ta…
It is past time that Africa’s natural resources benefited Africans
It is long past time that we made energy work for Africa. It is past time that Africa’s natural resources benefited Africans; that every African had access to electricit…
Leading global biscuit and snack manufacturer, Britannia, is happy to be part of the Back-to-School excitement with its ever-popular range of snacks and treats, all-time favourites during school breaks. This year, Britannia and Warner Bros…
Invest in Africa’s food markets to win the war on hunger and boost nutrition – African development bank
“There is a business case for governments to invest in grey matter Jennifer Blanke
By investing in Africa’s food markets, governm…
Today companies need the latest data at their fingertips, without it they limit their agility and ability to maneuver potential competition, says Alasdair Parsonson, Technical Expert at Data Intelligence for Hitachi Vantara
To cater tow…
Economic recovery plan is on track and showing results, says finance minister of Eswatini’s new “Cabinet of CEOs”
The Kingdom of Eswatini has embarked on a recovery plan to fight its way out of an economic slump, the country’s Finance M…
ENGIE already has significant activities in off-grid electrification in Africa
ENGIE (ENGIE.com) expands its decentralized energy offering in Africa through the acquisition of Mobisol, a pioneer of off-grid solar solutions. Founde…
Barclays Bank Ghana, part of the Absa Group has organized an engagement session with over 800 to educate them about how to use the Bank’s Ready to Work programme to empower them with a smooth transition into the job market.
The session …