Mr Tsonam Cleanse Akpeloo, Accra Regional Chairman, Association of Ghana Industries, has called for strategies to help find pathways to grow businesses towards the Africa Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA).
He said the Assoc…
World University Service of Canada (WUSC), a Canadian non-profit organization, has launched a five-year project to promote sustainable pathways to economically empower some 5000 urban poor young women in Ghana.
The project-Innovation in…
President of the African Development Bank Group, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has been confirmed as the Keynote Speaker at the 3rd Annual Public Lecture on transformational leadership in Africa, organised by the Intercessors for Africa (IFA) and …
Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Atlantic is exploring a possible listing on the London stock market to raise money to repair the airline's finances.
The move could see shares offered to private investors as well as big City firms, but mean…
America's second largest stock exchange has said it will set binding gender and diversity targets for its listed companies.
Firms on the Nasdaq, which include tech giants such as Apple and Tesla, will have to have at least two diverse d…
The Ghana Enterprises Agency (GEA) has established a financial services department (FSD) to design solutions that can help address bottlenecks hindering micro small medium enterprises (MSMEs) from accessing funds.
The move is expected t…
The Managing Director of Absa Bank Ghana, Abena Osei-Poku has been recognized as a top corporate personality in the country at the 6th Ghana Women of the Year Honours recently organized by Glitz Africa.
Mrs. Osei-Poku was among 13 remar…
The University of Ghana Cooperative Credit Union at Legon (UGCCU) has launched its 50th-year anniversary celebration on its Campus.
Speaking at the Anniversary, the current Board Chairman Dr. Samuel Simpson said their Golden Jubilee wo…
To enhance the creativity and competitiveness of students and Alumni, the University of Ghana has introduced the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Programme (UGIEP).
UGIEP, is a trans-disciplinary initiative that seeks to foster entrepren…
The maiden commercial tanker vessel, GH PARKS, arrived to discharge cargo at West Africa's deepest and new ultra-modern liquid bulk terminal (LBT) at Takotradi Port.
The cargo operation, would signal the formal commencement of commerc…
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has appointed the Member of Parliament for Yendi in the Northern Region, Farouk Aliu Mahama, as the Board Chair of the Ghana Integrated Iron and Steel Corporation.
President Akufo-Addo made th…
Management of Ghana Cocoa Board(COCOBOD) in the Western South Region says it is doing all it can to ensure improve cocoa production and the well-being of farmers.
It said the Region was assiduously working to implement the various Produ…
Having witnessed its worst recession in half a century in 2020, Africa’s economy is forecast to grow at a healthy pace of 3.8% in 2021 driven by rising global demand as restrictions are eased, untapped market opportunities, a rebound in co…
The African continent continues to witness a significant increase in number of Covid 19 cases. The situation seems to be getting out of control especially in South Africa where daily infection has now exceeded 15,000 cases. Some African go…
It would be an understatement to say that the recent pandemic is ushering in a seismic shift for the travel trade, which suffered a collective gut punch as COVID-19 unrelentingly raged across the globe. New health and safety protocols, cri…
Despite making up 50% of the population, women continue to represent a minimal role in the African energy industry, accounting for merely 21% of the overall workforce in energy utilities. Continued gender disparity, inequality, and barrier…
ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI), a division of ViacomCBS Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAC, VIACA) and Sky, part of Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA), today announced that Paramount+ will launch on Sky platforms in the UK, Ireland, Italy, Germa…
Twitter is one of the largest messaging apps in the World. Others include Facebook, Whatsapp, LinkedIn etc. The platform is well known for a place of acquiring knowledge, attaining information and enabling communication between both people…
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has stated that for Africa to be able to transform herself, and become the epitome of economic empowerment and self-reliance, she needs to have the wherewithal to be able to prote…
AngloGold Ashanti is continuing underground development and important work related to the Obuasi Redevelopment Project, while a detailed review of the mine plan is conducted in the coming months.
Work has resumed in the ODD Decline and …
Saudi Arabian energy giant Aramco has seen its profits jump almost four times boosted by a rise in oil prices as demand recovers.
The company added that the easing of Covid restrictions, vaccinations, stimulus measures and the return of…
Chinese technology giant Alibaba will sack a manager accused of rape, according to a memo seen by the BBC.
In the letter sent to employees of the firm, chief executive Daniel Zhang said two other bosses who failed to act on the allegati…
The Volta Regional Parliamentary Caucus has pledged support towards transforming the economy of the Region through tourism.
Mr Emmanuel K. Bedzrah, Head of the Caucus, said the MPs were committed to improving on the fortunes of the Regi…
Prices of some major foodstuff in Tema have moved upwards according to a Ghana News Agency-Tema market survey conducted in major markets in Tema.
At the Tema Community Nine market, a bag of Onion moved from GH¢400.00 last week to GH¢ 50…
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) will, by the end of this year, introduce digital scales in the weighing of cocoa beans as part of measures to ensure standardisation in the local cocoa industry.
The move is also to curtail the perception…
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has urged Ghanaians to be optimistic in the competent management of Ghana's economy as it had begun to show strong signs of recovery following the global impact of the outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID-1…
The Ghana National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GNCCI) has commended the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin for his assurance to protect the GIPC Act 2013, Act 865, which reserves the retail space for Ghanaians.
…
A Ghanaian Real Estate Company, Ronidany, is set to build one of the biggest residential hubs in the country.
The company currently owns a 2,000-acre land at the Ningo Bundasi enclave, opposite the Central University in the Greater A…
The Integrated Customs Management System has emphasised that its operations system was robust, and does not give room for clearing malpractices and urged importers and clearing agents to desist from dishonest practices.
Mr Raymond Ama…
Despite the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) posted its highest profit since it was established.
The exchange posted a profit of GH?23.46 million in 2020, compared to GH?8.43 million i…
Shares in e-commerce firm Bukalapak have jumped almost 25% in Indonesia's biggest ever initial public offering.
It comes ahead of another hotly-anticipated listing in the country of ride-hailing, food delivery and e-commerce giant GoTo.…
Some selected women groups from five communities in the Bolgatanga East District of the Upper East Region have received livelihood empowerment training to venture into income generating businesses.
The women from the Yarigabisi, Dulug…
Mr Eli Hini, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Mobile Money Limited (MML) at MTN has encouraged Ghanaians to effectively utilise the country's digital payment platforms for full socio-economic benefits.
He said with the emergence of the …
The Ghana School Feeding Programme has assured caterers of payment of the first term arrears soon.
A statement signed by Siiba Alfa, Head of Public Relations at the Ghana School Feeding Programme, commended the caterers for their patien…
Ghana and Ivory Coast have signed the Headquarters Agreement for the establishment of the Cote D’Ivoire-Ghana Cocoa Initiative Secretariat in Accra.
The agreement is in line with the fundamental elements of the Charter of the Initiative…
The Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) on Friday reminded car importers to use the services of clearing agents to clear their goods at the various ports.
Mr Justice Njornan Magah Ydjayime, Supervisor at the Customs Te…
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on Friday launched the University of Ghana's Innovation and Entrepreneurship Programme (UGIEP) to build the competences of students and young entrepreneurs to add value to products and services.
The UG…
India has introduced a bill in its lower house to scrap a controversial 2012 law that retrospectively levied capital gains tax on companies for the indirect transfer of their Indian assets.
The law, which will now apply only prospective…
Data from the financial statements of about 60% of banks in the country for the first half of the year 2021, shows promising increases in profits for some and some slowdown in profit growth for others.
This can be gleaned from the Summa…
The Golden Star Resources, (GSR), Wassa Mine continue to witness increased investment in infill drilling and development ahead of planned future production expansion.
The company was also looking at a good cash positioning in the seco…
Data from the financial statements of about 60% of banks in the country for the first half of the year 2021, shows steady growth in their total assets.
While banks like UBA Bank and OmniBSIC Bank saw their asset base grow by almost 40 p…
The Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwesi Amoako-Atta says GHS800 million has been made available for the payment of works executed by road contractors across the country.
This follows agitations by some contractors over the delayed pa…
The General Agriculture Workers Union (GAWU) has called for a rethink of the strategies used for the distribution of fertiliser under the Fertiliser Subsidy Programme (FSP).
That, it said, was necessary for the sustainability of the Pla…
The government has designed a comprehensive National Action Plan to help harness the benefits of the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA).
The plan is to serve as a blueprint on revamping the operations of businesses to enab…
Ghacem Cement Foundation has since its inception given a total of 600,000 bags of cement to deprived communities across the country valued at GH¢ 27 million.
The Foundation was established by Ghacem Limited in 2002 as part of its corpor…
The government has released GH¢260.4 million to settle the Ministry of Food and Agriculture’s (MoFA’s) indebtedness to 71 fertiliser companies to bolster the government’s flagship Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) programme.
The release …
Goldman Sachs has increased its salaries for younger bankers following complaints of long working hours.
It is understood that first-year investment bank analysts globally will get a pay rise this year to $110,000 (£80,000) from a previ…
Government has been urged to cede majority of its stake in the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) to private investors, to ensure it attracts the needed investment to succeed.
This advice was given by the Institute for Energy Security (IES).
Th…
At least 10 percent of electricity produced by the Electricity Company of Ghana and consumed by the public cannot be accounted for, the Minister of Energy, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has revealed.
The situation, he said, meant that for e…
The Minority NDC Caucus in Parliament is insisting on finding out the volume of Government’s share in Aker and AGM oil blocks to prove if figures provided by the government are right.
“In principle, we are not against the state increasi…
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