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…
Mr Sampson Asare Fianko, Deputy Controller and Accountant General in Charge of Finance and Administration, has noted that a transparent public financial management system is a critical requirement for accountability and good governance.
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The Second Session of the Ninth Edition of Master Training Programme (MTP) for Cashew Value Chain Promotion in Africa has commenced in Sunyani with 97 cashew experts from 13 countries in Africa and beyond as participants.
The five-day …
What is the business reaction to the prime minister asking the Queen to suspend parliament?
The head of the British Chambers of Commerce says with only 63 days to go before Brexit, businesses feel like Westminster is playing an endless …
The Board of Directors of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation (BOST) Company Limited has confirmed Mr Edwin A. Provencal as the new Managing Director of the company.
Mr Provencal who was nominated by the President was subsequently c…
Mumuadu Rural Bank Limited made a profit of GHC2.5 million in 2018. The total operational income of the Bank increased from GHC14million in 2017 to GHC16.3 million in 2018.
For the year under review, the Bank declared a dividend of GHC…
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has held an employment and entrepreneurship forum in Accra to discuss sustainable ways to provide economic and social ways to include refugees in the development agenda of Ghana.
Apa…
The US has said it will hit another $300bn worth of Chinese goods with 15% tariffs by the end of the year.
The new tariffs will come in two rounds, the first one due on 1 September.
Products to be hit on Sunday range from meat and ch…
A retired justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Stephen Alan Brobbey, has advised Ghanaian business persons to put in place effective succession plan so that their businesses will continue to thrive even when they become too old or die.
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The government has dismissed assertions that Ghana's debut 20-year bond issued last week flopped after receiving low bids from investors.
In a press statement issued by the Public Affairs Department of the Ministry of Finance Wednesday,…
The Chairman of the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC), Dr Steve Manteaw, has raised concerns with the overall management of the country’s oil revenue, calling on the government to publicly explain how the money was being …
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has stated that the government has, over the course of the last two and a half years, succeeded in restoring fiscal discipline in the management of the economy, resulting in the macroeconomic indices…
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) wrote off three times more of its loans in 2018 than it did in 2017.
The action, according to the bank’s 2018 annual report, was largely due to a change in the method used to report the bank’s financial stateme…
Thomas Lanzana of South Carolina, USA was indicted on Tuesday on charges that he defrauded at least 20 people by soliciting investments in a bogus FX trading scheme, Attorney for the United States Rachael Honig announced.
Lanzana was ch…
A two-year study on financial inclusion of women and youth in sub-Saharan Africa has found that the mobile device holds key to financial services access for women and young adults.
The research, conducted by the African Centre for Econo…
The Ghana Trade and Livelihood Coalition (GTLC) has called for the establishment of a special fund to ensure low cost credit facilities to farmers in place of the current subsidised fertilizer system.
The Coalition said it is concerned …
The National Development Planning Commission's (NDPC) fourth National Development Forum is slated to occur on Thursday, 29 August, from 1730 hours to 1930 hours at the British Council in Accra.
A statement signed by Mrs Akosua D. Ntim S…
Women farmers at Brutu in the Nandom District in Upper West Region have called on government, stakeholders and development partners to support them with irrigation dams to enable them to engage in dry season vegetables farming.
Accordin…
Dr. Tina Abrefa-Gyan, a social worker and an activist on gender and development issues on Monday called on the government to give tax reliefs to organisations and individuals helping to address humanitarian issues.
She said with appreci…
While looking into expanding its presence in South Africa, Paxful is hoping to nurture as much female talent as possible
Paxful (Paxful.com) planning to expand presence in South Africa. Plans Africa-wide recruitment drive with a focus o…
Industry celebration of the movers and shakers driving the digital ecosystem across Africa
A little magic will take place at the AfricaCom Awards [1] this year, with the return of old favourites and the addition of several new categorie…
Last month, Roots Hotel Apartment, a design inspired boutique hotel in Accra, launched “Back To Your Roots” a series of cultural events and experiences inspired by Ghana’s national tourism initiative, “The Year of Return”. The series began…
Ayuk has devoted Chapter 17 of Billions at Play: The Future of African Energy to the U.S. and Africa, along with America’s potential to bolster Africa’s journey to a brighter future
The latest book by leading African energy attorney NJ …
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The global legal services market is currently worth around a trillion US dollars and is set to grow significantly over the next three years whether, or not, the world collapses into a recession.
Lawyers arose from …
The Parliamentary Caucus on Population has pledged to advocate for change in social norms, laws and policies and to uphold human rights that promote gender equality and empowerment of women and girls.
They stressed the importance of i…
The value of the pound has fallen following news that Prime Minister Boris Johnson is planning to suspend Parliament on 9 September.
The move is expected to prevent opposition leaders from passing a law to stop a no-deal Brexit.
The …
The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) will, from October 1 to December 31, 2019, issue statements of account of contributors to them via e-mail or text messages.
The initiative is aimed at ensuring that members are ma…
The Securities and Exchange Commission will increase the minimum capital requirement of Ghana's fund managers to 2 million cedis ($365,260) from the current 100,000 cedis.
The Director-General of the SEC, Daniel Ogbarmey Tetteh told Blo…
Airtel Africa, a leading telecommunications services provider with operations in 14 countries across Africa, today announced that it has crossed the 100 million customers mark across its operations. Airtel Africa is the second largest mobi…
Gains in four counters in the banking and telecom sectors pushed the GSE Composite Index up by 30.23 points (+1.33%) to close at 2,309.34 with a -10.22.40% year-to-date return while market capitalization increased by 0.89% to settle at G…
MTN Ghana is set to organize its maiden Game Conference in Accra on the 30th of August, 2019. The MTN Game Conference is designed to create an opportunity for select individuals within the gaming community to collaborate and network.
Th…
Equatorial Guinea’s Ministry of Mines and Hydrocarbons (MMH) is pleased to announce that U.S. oil and gas company Noble Energy has made a discovery in offshore Block I
Noble Energy makes oil discovery in Block I, located in Equatorial G…
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated announces the appointment of Ayo Adepoju as Group Chief Financial Officer
Ayo Adepoju was appointed as the Acting Group Chief Financial Officer in April 2019
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated, ETI …
Emirates Aviation University has introduced an “international student study package”, offering financial benefits and support to international students. The package includes; 20 percent savings on costs for university
accommodation, 15 …
More than twenty Small and Growing Businesses (SGBs) within the oil palm, cocoa and artisanal gold mining sector in the Western and Central Regions have received training on how to overcome challenges that could hinder their readiness for …
Akuapems in the Eastern Region, have been urged to cultivate more cocoa, to help increase the output of cocoa production in the country.
Okyeame (linguist) Akuffo Kwadwo from the Pokrom Palace told journalists that Akuapem lands were fe…
Government says it will start an initial three-month consultation with Independent Power and Gas Producers for them to contribute to strategies towards improving the energy sector.
This comes after a meeting with the Independent Power…
The Ghana Alternative Market (GAX) has stepped up its education campaigns to encourage Small and Medium enterprises to list on the Exchange to reap the benefits of long-term capital for growth.
Mr David Tetteh, a Consultant to the Ghana…
The Cash Management Directorate of the Controller Accountant General’s Department has identified over 12,000 accounts belonging to the Ministries, Departments, Agencies (MDAs) and the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs)…
Republic Bank (Ghana) Limited, a subsidiary of Republic Financial Holdings Limited has reconstructed and commissioned an ultra modern fitness centre for its staff. The Staff fitness center, located at its Head Office has equipments such as…
Franchise opportunities - Africa’s economy will grow faster than any other continent’s over the next five years and flexible working is a huge part of that future
International Workplace Group (IWG plc) this month announced the expansio…
Multi-disciplinary team of SAP employees from 12 nationalities to apply skills, transfer knowledge to Ethiopian social enterprises with aim of driving change, sustainable impact ahead of Social Enterprise World Forum 2019.
SAP today a…
Upgrade of three GE’s LM6000PA and one LM6000PC Aero derivative gas turbines Improved Plant Efficiency and Reliability
Songas Ubungo Power Plant provides more than 20 percent of the grid connected power in Tanzania; upgrade of three GE’…
Weekly Highlights
Producer Price Inflation hits 8.8 percent.
Yield on the newly issued 20-year bond at 20.20 percent.
GSE drove further southwards, weighed by 11 laggards.
Ghana cedi deprecated against all 3 major trading curr…
The General Secretary of the General Agriculture Workers Union(GAWU), Mr Edward Kareweh said the union cannot locate the 750,000 workers created under the Planting for Food and Jobs(PFJ) in 2017.
He said if the union could locate and ge…
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has recruited 750 young men and women this year under the cocoa pollination programme to boost yields of cocoa farms in the Dormaa Central Municipality of the Bono Region.
Mr. David Afriyie Gyebi, the Mun…