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 …
Founders from 10 innovative, high-growth scale-ups will present their ventures to Summit attendees on 14 November
By David van Dijk, ABAN https://ABANangels.org/ and Melissa Ruggles, VC4A https://VC4A.com/
‘Angel investing is…
Ghanaian customer service expert and author, Mr J. N. Halm has been awarded the Service Excellence Leader Award by UK-based Global Brands Magazine at this year’s Global Brands Awards ceremony. This year’s event, which is the 7th since its …
The pound has touched a three-year low against the dollar as MPs opposed to Prime Minister Boris Johnson prepare their bid to delay Brexit.
It fell below $1.20 to its lowest since October 2016 before recovering. Against the euro, it is …
Stakeholders in the fisheries value chain have called for an amendment to the Fisheries Act 625, 2002, to ensure sustainable development in the country's fisheries sub-sector.
They said the amendment should promote transparency, parti…
Have you been asked by your bank recently to input a one-time passcode in order to complete an online transaction?
It seems more and more of us have, as lenders and credit card companies gradually start to roll out new measures to reduc…
Dr Thomas Mensah, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Silicon Valley of Ghana, has reiterated the need for high-speed rail system in Ghana, in order to accelerate the nation's socioeconomic development.
High-speed rail is a type of ra…
Mr Christopher Ackon, the Programmes Officer of the Infrastructure and Sustainable Development section at the European Union (EU), says the EU will continue to support sustainable management of fisheries projects in the country.
He said…
The US has imposed fresh tariffs on $112bn (£92bn) of Chinese imports such as shoes, nappies and food.
The new tariffs are a sharp escalation in the bruising trade war, and could cost households $800 a year.
The move is the first pha…
Mr Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, the Minister of Trade and Industry, has urged Japanese investors to consider Ghana as their preferred investment destination in Africa.
Speaking at the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre's (GIPC) Investment Opp…
Mr Alaska B. Kantong, one of the 37 government approved fertilizer importers under the Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) programme, has called for increased allocation of the product to enable him sufficiently serve the farmers.
Mr Kanto…
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia says the construction of Pwalugu Dam will be the single largest investment made by any government in northern Ghana since independence.
Addressing a gathering of family members, friends and sympathizer…
Mr Joe Gartey, Minister for Railways, has called on investors to help establish an industrial park at Juapong in the North Tongu District of the Volta Region to take advantage of the industrialization soon to visit the enclave with the com…
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), the only designated Regional Centre of Regulatory Excellence (RCORE) on Friday ended its third clinical trials fellowship training aimed at improving access to medicine by harmonizing regulatory requirem…
Huawei has announced the latest addition to its growing HUAWEI P30 series family, the HUAWEI P30 lite 48MP edition.
A statement copied to the Ghana News Agency said the new edition brings an updated camera setup, along with premium fea…
Lawyer Alfred Kwame Agbesi,a former Deputy Majority Leader of Parliament, has appealed to President Akufo-Addo to ensure that owners of the collapsed IdealFinance Limited pay their depositors.
Lawyer Agbesi told the Ghana News Agency th…
Weekly Highlights
Interest rates on Government of Ghana treasury securities unchanged.
GSE posted gains on the last trading week of August.
Ghana cedi advanced against the British pound and the Euro but lost versus the US dollar…
Argentina has imposed currency controls in an attempt to stabilise markets as the country faces a deepening financial crisis.
The government will restrict foreign currency purchases following a sharp drop in the value of the peso.
Fi…
The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA), has commended the Bank of Ghana (BoG) and the government for successfully reforming the banking and other deposit-taking institutions sector.
However, it said the aftermath of the exercis…
Weekly Capital Market Update!!!
In what seemed to be a busy week, the stock market remained relatively stable compared to the previous week. The GSE Composite Index touched a year-to-date loss of 10.44%, up 132 basis points from the pre…
Anniversary of the pivotal RE-LY® trial marks a decade of innovation for stroke prevention in AF patients
10 years ago, RE-LY® marked the first time a randomised trial showed that a non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulant (NOAC) …
As part of activities to mark 2019 as the Year of the Customer, MTN Ghana is set to beef up its KYC (Know Your Customer) activities to support the national financial inclusion agenda. This will be done mainly through strict adherence to th…
ATI has a current pipeline of over US$1 Bn worth of transactions from Japanese banks
On the side lines of the Tokyo International Conference of Africa’s Development (TICAD7), ATI (ATI-ACA.org) signed MoUs with Japan’s three largest bank…
The Africa Oil & Power 2019 event will take place at the CTICC 1 in Cape Town, South Africa on October 9-11, 2019
Gabon-focused hydrocarbon exploration firm, Vaalco Energy will commence its 2019/2020 drilling campaign next month; The fi…
DHL (www.DHL.com) Express Mobile app launched in eight African countries, and a further 40 countries to be live by the end of 2020; App offers a number of key benefits that facilitate tracking and faster delivery; Growing demand for mobile…
Africa Finance Corporation ("AFC" or "the Corporation"), Africa's leading investment grade infrastructure solutions provider, announces the close of general syndication of a minimum US$150,000,000 Dual Currency Samurai
Term Loan Facility …
Achim Steiner, UNDP Administrator Praises Tony Elumelu's Private-Sector Led Approach to African Development; President of South Africa, H.E. Cyril Ramaphosa: "If you want really good returns, as Tony Elumelu said, come to Africa"; Elumelu
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Japan and the African Development Bank on Friday announced a joint target of $3.5 billion under the Enhanced
Private Sector Assistance for Africa initiative (EPSA4), during the 7th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TI…
Market Summary
Trading activity jumped as 3,487,366,001 shares valued at GH¢348,782,208 changed hands from 38,211 shares valued at GH¢56,101 yesterday. This was due to an exchange of shares in Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) …
Award winning insurance company Enterprise Group has launched its "Enterprise Advantage App" as part of efforts to allow customers transact business in real time at their convenience.
Chief Executive Officer for Enterprise Group, Mr Keli …
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has given hint of an unprecedented price increase in cocoa beans in the first week of October this year.
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of COCOBOD, Mr Joseph Boahen Aidoo, who gave the hint during a …
The Africa Regional Director of Proforest, Mr Abraham Baffoe, has asked for support for smallholder palm oil producers to help improve their production capacity to augment national output.
Due to production shortfall, he explained tha…
GCB Bank Limited has been voted as the Best Bank in Ghana in Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Compliance.
The award was conferred on the Bank at the on-going Certified Compliance Professionals in Africa (ACCPA) Conference in Johannesburg, So…
The Uganda unit of global oil producer, Tullow Oil plc, has missed a deadline to sell part of its more than 30 per cent stake in an oil field in the country, after a disagreement with revenue authorities on capital gains tax dragged.
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Shareholders of the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) have given the management of the bank the green light to allow investments from the Ghana Amalgamated Trust (GAT) Plc to provide fresh capital to enable the bank to meet the Bank of…
The Chief Executive of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Mr Joseph Boahen Aidoo, has appealed passionately to cocoa farmers to resist the temptation of either giving up their cocoa farmlands to farm other cash crops or for illegal small-s…
Ghana’s largest and oldest financial services company, Enterprise Group, has launched its new mobile and web application - Enterprise Advantage App at their ultra-modern Head office - Advantage Place.
The Enterprise Advantage app is t…
MTN, Ghana’s leading Telecommunications Company and Business World, Ghana’s foremost business magazine will host former CEO of BCX, Ian Russell at the 26th MTN Business World Executive Breakfast Meeting.
The event, themed ‘Disruptive L…
Yango, in response to customer feedback collated over the past few months in Ghana, has introduced the Fixed Price feature.
The Fixed Price feature on the Yango app solves the issue of unexpected hikes in prices at the end of a trip due…
Staff of the First Ghana Savings and Loans (FGSL) Limited have appealed to government to restore the company’s license to enable it to serve its customers, including pensioners.
The Company, in which NIB has a majority stake, was among …
Up to 10,000 women entrepreneurs in Africa are to benefit from £30 million UK aid, to help break down barriers, holding them back from starting and growing businesses.
“Unleashing the economic potential of women will boost African econo…