Naba Yelzoya Kosom Asaga II, the Paramount Chief of the Nangodi Traditional area, has advocated for improved dairy cows under the Rearing for Food and Jobs programme (RFJs) to promote local milk production for local consumption and export.…
The new governing board of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has been inaugurated with a call on them to implement measures that will ensure effective registration and tracking of all earth moving equipment operating in the…
The Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development says it has initiated processes to digitize the supply of premix fuel to fishermen.
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia in 2019 during a petroleum conference announced plans by the g…
The Official Liquidator for the defunct Fund Management Companies (FMCs) will on Thursday, September 23, 2021, have an investor class meeting with customers of some of the defunct institutions.
A statement issued by the Registrar-Genera…
Mr Alan Kyerematen, the Minister for Trade and Industry has reiterated the critical role of the private sector in the economic recovery, growth and transformation agenda of the country.
He noted that the sector had proven to be the engi…
Mrs Jemima Oware, the Registrar-General, says the implementation of the new Companies and the Corporate Insolvency and Restructuring Acts (CIRA) will turn the fortunes of businesses in the country in a positive direction.
The Companies …
The Second Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Elsie Addo Awadzi, has urged women entrepreneurs in the technology space to take advantage of innovations in the country’s budding fintech industry to scale up their businesses.
Sh…
The Minister of Transport, Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, has urged the newly constituted Governing Board of the Metro Mass Transit Limited (MMTL) to bring their expertise to bear to help turn around the fortunes of the transport company.
The mi…
The Executive Secretary of the Ghana Real Estate Development Association (GREDA), Samuel Amegayibor, has commended Lakeside Estate, a real estate development company, for helping to bridge the housing gap in the country.
Any addition to…
Prudential Bank has for the third consecutive year donated a VW Amarok pick-up vehicle towards the Ghana Teachers annual awards.
It is expected to be presented to the first runner-up award winner of this year’s Teacher Prize, which was …
Melcom Group of companies has launched a new product into the Ghanaian market to meet the growing and diverse clothing needs of its customers.
Known as Giordano, the leading global apparel brand is meant to increase the product portfoli…
Steyn City (www.SteynCity.co.za) has consistently been recognised as one of the top residential estates in South Africa. In 2019 it was recognised as the top residential estate in Gauteng by wealth intelligence firm New World Wealth; this …
Glovo, one of the world’s leading multi-category delivery platforms, is expanding its operations in Africa, to include Ghana and Tunisia, bringing its current operations to a total of seven countries on the continent.
Following the expa…
Africa needs heavy investment in the development of transport and communication networks to open up the continent and promote intra-regional trade, Mr Osei Gyasi, the Director of Banking Supervision, Bank of Ghana, said on Friday.
Mr Gy…
The Managing Director of the State Transport Company (STC), Nana Akomea, says the imposition of COVID-19 restrictions has resulted in the loss of about GH¢48 million so far to the company.
According to him, the company’s operations in n…
Republic Bank (Ghana) PLC has introduced onto the market two new and additional mortgage repayment plans that are targeted at giving home owners more flexible forms of repayment and saving on interest paid at the end of the loan term. This…
Mr Reginald Daniel Laryea, Past President of the Advertising Association of Ghana has been appointed the new Chairman of the Board of Directors of GOIL Company Limited.
He takes over from Mr Kwamena Bartels.
The Shareholders of Oil M…
The Forestry Research Institute of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR-FORIG), has identified 28 lesser used timber species on the market without adequate technical information for their efficient use.
Their technol…
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Accor (group.Accor.com), a world-leading augmented hospitality group with over 400 hotels across India, Middle East, Africa and Turkey, is adding a new flagship property to its portfolio in Africa with Fairmont Djibouti. Set to open in 202…
Nicolas Terraz, who has been recently appointed President of Exploration and Production and member of the executive committee of TotalEnergies, will participate in Africa Oil Week (AfricaOilWeek.com) in Dubai. He will deliver an opening ad…
The nominees for the fifth edition of the Forty Under 40 Awards have been announced.
The awards are the initiative of Xodus Communications Limited and it seeks to identify, honour and celebrate a cross-section of the nation's most influ…
Legacy Fund Management Limited has assured its customers affected by the clean-up of the sector that they will receive their monies in full.
The company urged them not to panic, as it is going through all the processes to ensure that th…
The Head of Brand Communications Quick Angels Limited, Veronica Ofosuhemaa Owusu Ansah, a savvy communications strategist, has been adjudged the 4th Finalist in the Multinational/Pan African Positive Role Model category of this year’s pres…
Insurance company GLICO Group, has won three top awards at the recently held 2021 Ghana Insurance Awards in Accra.
The awards which cut across three categories of GLICO Group’s subsidiaries, GLICO General, GLICO Life and GLICO Healthca…
Ghana has recorded a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate for the second quarter of 2021 at 3.9%. This means that the economy between the period of April to June this year has grown by 3.9%
The Gross Domestic Product is the final va…
Tullow Oil, a multinational oil and gas exploration company, recorded a profit after tax of $96 million in the first half of this year.
The feat is deemed an indication of strong performance as the company posted a loss of $1.3 billion …
The Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications has urged government not to consider the possibility of taxing mobile money in the short to medium term.
This follows ongoing concerns amongst mobile money agents and other stakeholders of a likel…
The Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr Kwadwo Alan Kyerematen, says the private sector could drive the country’s economic recovery efforts following the ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic.
He, therefore, underscored the need for governmen…
The Public Interest and Accountability Committee's Report on Oil Revenue shows that Ghana has bagged over $6.5 billion over the last ten years of mining the "black gold".
Out of the $6.550 billion received from 2011 to 2020, the Ghana N…
The Acting Controller and Accountant General, Mr Kwasi Kwaning-Bosopem has stated that the introduction of Electronic Salary Payment System (ESPV) in 2013, has sanitized government payroll by reducing ghost workers on it.
He said the i…
This year’s Pre-Harvest Agribusiness Exhibition and Conference has been launched in Accra with a call on players in the agriculture value chain to take advantage of the programme to showcase their products and strike new business deals.
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The Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) says petroleum revenue should be focused on the absolute realisation of priority projects.
Mr Noble Wadzah, a former Member of PIAC, said directing resources into many initiatives …
Mrs Mavis Hawa Koomson, Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development has tasked the newly constituted governing board of the Fisheries Commission to find a lasting solution to the unending illegal fishing menace facing the country.
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The Coalition of Aggrieved Customers of Menzgold (CACM) has called on Parliament to investigate the role played by Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC) in the closure of Menzgold.
It also asked the legislature to investigate the ro…
Ghana’s manufacturing sector is set to experience a massive boost following plans by US-based fibre manufacturing firm, GCS Fibers LLC (GCS) to establish its plant in the country.
GCS produces mineral fibre with ash coal as a raw materi…
Mr Habibu Adam, Senior Economist, Office of the Senior Presidential Advisor has stated that labour agitations and demands for government to increase salaries of public sector workers could derail the economy.
"I do sympathise with the…
10 South African Wineries Showcasing at the AccraPremium Market, Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th September, 2021.
WESGRO, Capetown and Western Cape Tourism, Trade and Investment and AccraPremium are hosting a special weekend of activities f…
Ghanaian agribusiness firm, NewAge Agric Solutions Limited, has launched a locally-produced maize breed that is robust enough to withstand drought conditions.
The relatively unpredictable weather pattern in Ghana this year has left a lo…
Ogilvy Africa has announced a new leadership team for its agency in Lusaka, Zambia. The move aims to further it’s network by strengthening its market leadership and operations in Zambia.
The new line-up includes the appointment of count…
Standard Chartered Bank Ghana Limited has announced the ultimate winner of its ‘Bank More Win More Campaign’.
The campaign is a digital pan-bank league competition which offered customers across 11 markets an opportunity to accumulate p…
People and institutions saved more money with banks in the first six months of the year than they did in 2020, but not much of bank funds were used to support businesses as loans.
A Bank of Ghana (BoG) report has shown that while deposi…
Fashion firms Asos and Primark have announced new sustainability commitments, with both saying they will keep prices affordable.
Asos says it is aiming to achieve a net-zero impact on the environment by 2030.
Primark says its clothes…
Bad agricultural practices such as slash and burn, deforestation and the use of pesticides have caused a drastic decline in snail stock in the wild, the Deputy Director General of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), …
The Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources in charge of Mines, George Mireku Duker has charged the newly inaugurated Precious Minerals Marketing Company (PMMC) Board to ensure that the business of Gold purchase in Ghana flourishes…
The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) will on September 22, 2021 release provisional results for the 2021 Population and Housing Census (PHC).
That will be the first-time provisional results will be released within three months of the Cen…
WASHINGTON—The Information Technology Agreement (ITA), which eliminates tariffs on hundreds of information and communications technologies (ICT), has been one of the World Trade Organization’s most successful trade agreements—spurring adop…
According to China’s Ministry of Commerce, trade between China and Africa increased by 40.5 percent year-on-year in the first seven months of 2021, and was valued at a record high of USD 139.1 billion. The Ministry noted that African produ…
Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets in El Salvador, angry at the introduction of Bitcoin as its legal tender.
President Nayib Bukele says the cryptocurrency will help Salvadorans working abroad to send money back home.
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Vodafone Business, the enterprise arm of Vodafone Ghana, has announced various support packages for the growth of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in the month of September.
The initiative is aimed at underlining Vodafone’s ho…
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