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Azuri Technologies [1] has been named in the Sunday Times Hiscox Tech Track 100 league table [2] which ranks the fastest growing technology, media and telecoms companies in the UK.
The annual Sunday Times Hiscox Tech Track 100 league ta…
US Firm Pioneer Energy Exec says “Billions at Play” gives a roadmap for attracting US Investment to Africa
Africa is one of the few investment frontiers left where large margins can still be realized
Leading African energy attorney N…
The number of tourists visiting Hong Kong tumbled in August as anti-government protests gripped the city, in a sign of the mounting economic cost of the unrest.
In a blog post, Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan said visitor number…
The Chief Executive officer (CEO) of the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA), Ms Afua Asabea Asare, has prevailed on the India International Machinery Exhibition Society (ITME) to partner their Ghanaian counterparts in the textile in…
Long queues, crowded terminals and pricey parking charges have led to Belfast International being rated the UK's worst airport in a survey by consumer magazine Which?.
Customers gave the airport an approval score of 42%, saying it was "…
The Amenfiman Rural Bank Limited at Wasa Akropong in the Wasa Amenfi East Municipality in the Western Region has increased its stated capital to GH¢6 million.
The amount, which far exceeds the Bank of Ghana’s minimum threshold, is abo…
Mr Joe Ghartey, the Minister of Railways Development, has launched a Monthly Railway Dialogue to interact with stakeholders on the way forward of the railway transport system.
He said the Dialogue was to ensure that stakeholders activel…
A total of 256 women in the Sefwi Akontombra District of the Western North Region have been trained in soap making to empower them to make a decent living.
The training programme, funded by the District Chief Executive (DCE), Mr Amoah Y…
A Legislative Instrument (LI) for the regulation of tourists' sites to ensure they operate in accordance with international standards is before Parliament for consideration.
The LI, termed the Regulations of Tourist Attractions and Site…
The Wa Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Alhaji Issahaku Moomin Tahiru, has implored the Graphic Communications Group Limited (GCGL)to help attract investors to develop the vast arable lands of the Upper West Region to build robust agrarian…
Mr Charles A. Abugre, a former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA), has urged the Government to harness the transportation potential of the Volta Lake for Ghana's socioeconomic development…
Weekly Highlights
Yield on 91-Day T-Bill now at 14.70 percent, upped by 2 bps.
GSE whipsawed previous week’s gains.
Ghana cedi depreciated against all three major trading currencies.
Gold tumbled as global sentiment picks up. …
As part of its efforts, Somalia is expected to honour most legacy contracts
Following the signing of a new Petroleum Law and Revenue Sharing Agreement in May of this year, as well as the unveiling of its first ever offshore licensing ro…
The first multilateral development bank achieving CIPS Procurement Excellence - silver award
The African Development Bank (AfDB.org) has been recognised for procurement excellence by the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS…
The African Development Bank will present its latest report: Creating decent jobs: strategies, policies and instruments on Thursday, 12 September 2019 at 11.30 am
What: Launch of the ‘Creating decent jobs: strategies, policies and instr…
HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors at Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), announced the launch of the Abu Dhabi Exports Office …
African Development Bank, African Fertilizer and Agribusiness Partnership sign $5.4 million agreements to foster fertilizer market in Nigeria and Tanzania
The grants are designed by the Bank’s Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism (AFFM…
African Green Revolution Forum 2019: African Development Bank, partners relaunch agriculture platform
Platform important tool for learning lessons from each other and to help move Africa to a more dynamic agriculture
The African Deve…
China's exports unexpectedly fell in August as shipments to the US slowed sharply, adding to worries about the effects of the two nations' trade war.
China is expected to announce more support measures soon, to avert the risk of a shar…
The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) has called on the government to facilitate the production of value-added goods for export to help reduce the demand for imports through the expansion of the domestic industrial base.
It said suc…
In case you hadn't heard, China's central bank has been working on its very own crypto-currency, which is close to being ready.
What is interesting is that the government is now saying that it will bear a similarity to Facebook's Libra …
A survey on the country's banking reform sector revealed that 55 per cent of respondents welcomed the revocation of banking licences, saying the measure would engender public confidence and increase investment in the medium to long term.
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Vodafone Ghana has dedicated September as a month to enhance the growth and development of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) by introducing initiatives to enhance their activities.
Throughout the month, Vodafone would help the SMEs t…
Ethiopia and Ghana have been ranked top of the list of African countries with highest hotel room rates.
A ranking conducted by STR, an American company that tracks supply and demand data for multiple market sectors, including the globa…
The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has paid over GH¢1.7 billion to more than 200,000 pensioners on the pension payroll as at July 2019.
It has also reduced its average benefits processing time from 21 days in 2018 …
A Nairobi-based Seed Systems Group (SSG) on Thursday launched a new report titled: "Improved Seeds, Improved Lives," which highlighted the potential benefit high yielding seeds could have on agricultural development in Africa.
The repor…
Africa needs to mainstream the utilization of science and technology to drive agribusinesses, Professor Eric Danquah, the Founding Director of the West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI), University of Ghana, has said.
He noted …
Mr George Andah, a Deputy Minister of Communications, says government is leveraging on digital technology to advance the agricultural sector adding that the National Property addressing System, National Identification System and the Nation…
The Ekumfi Traditional Council (ETC), in the Central Region, has donated 200 acres of arable lands for the cultivation of pineapples to feed the Ekumfi Fruits and Juice factory.
The Council, has also encouraged all Chiefs in the area to…
The Ghana Export Promotion Authority, will strengthen efforts towards ensuring that, the garment and textile industry attains its full potential in exports.
This is because the sector has enough potential to rank amongst the highest wit…
Africa can achieve its development objectives if the continent’s vast resources are effectively channeled for the benefit of all citizens. This, according to the Assistant Secretary General and Regional Director for Africa of the United Na…
The GSE Composite Index moderated by 29.39 points (-0.01%) to close at 2,263.96 with a -11.98% year-to-date return due to losses in CAL Bank and MTN Ghana while market capitalization declined by 0.53% to settle at 57.02 billion.
CAL Ban…
– #CAMON12#CtheWorld Best Photography Campaign Kickoff
Global premier mobile phone brand TECNO Mobile (TECNO-Mobile.com) lately launched new smartphones CAMON 12 series with upgraded camera to unlock a new image era. To mark the launch …
Weekly Stock Market Update!!
The Ghanaian stock market signalled high volatility to the start of the month of September. The GSE Composite Index finished the week with a year low of –12.27% (year-to-date).
The year-to-date loss of th…
Consolidated Bank Ghana (CBG), in just one year, has succeeded in creating a single banking application platform, to enable it deliver homogenous services to customers across all its branches.
CBG inherited different versions of the cor…
Exeger Operations AB (“Exeger”) today announced that SoftBank Group Corp. (“SBG”) has executed another USD 10 million investment into Exeger. The funds will be used to further strengthen Exeger’s organization in preparation for delivery of…
Telecom operator AirtelTigo announced today that Mrs. Mitwa Kaemba Ng’ambi, Chief Executive Officer will be leaving the organisation from 13th September 2019 for personal reasons.
Mr. Murthy Changanti, Chief Operating Officer will act …
The Chairman of the Avnash Industries Ghana Limited, Mr A.K. Mirchandani, has asked the government to provide the right incentives to farmers under its flagship agricultural initiative, the Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ).
Lauding th…
British Airways has rejected a last-ditch proposal from pilots' union Balpa to re-start negotiations aimed at averting strike action.
BA pilots are due to strike on Monday and Tuesday over a pay offer they say is too low.
Balpa said …
Dr Emma Naluyima, a smallholder farmer and private veterinarian from Uganda and Mr Baba Dioum, an agricultural entrepreneur and policy champion from Senegal, have been announced joint winners of the 2019 Africa Food Prize and would share U…
Progress in passing a bill to stop a no-deal Brexit in parliament has been a "chink of light" for UK business, according to the head of Confederation of British Industry (CBI).
However, Carolyn Fairbairn told the BBC the "cloud has not …
The Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly (CCMA) has secured a 550 -acre land to serve as an agricultural village to give strong support to agriculture in the Metropolis.
The land located at Ankaful has been secured with wire mesh, while mec…
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) on Wednesday launched a taskforce with the support of organised labour to name and shame companies and individuals who have refused to pay their outstanding taxes.
The taskforce dubbed: "Operation Colle…
The Western Regional Minister, Mr Kwabena Okyere Darko- Mensah has urged middle level accounting officers to shift their focus from concepts and theories to practicality to ensure effective ways of resolving financial accountability and re…
Dr Hafiz Bin Salih, Upper West Regional Minister, has said the challenge of Post-Harvest Losses (PHLs) in the country will become a thing of the past following the implementation of government's "One-District-One-Warehouse" policy.
Dr B…
The Ghana COCOBOD on Wednesday launched the 2019 Ghana Cocoa Day with its corresponding activities aimed at taking stock of happenings in the sector and forecasting the way forward.
The 2019 Cocoa Day, which will be observed in Sunyani …
Dr Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, has announced the appointment of Mrs. Chinelo Anohu, a highly accomplished international corporate lawyer, as head and senior director of the Africa Investment Fo…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged the new governing board of the State Interest and Governance Authority (SIGA) to streamline the activities and practices of State-Owned Enterprises (SoE's) to make them profitable to the nati…
CABI has told the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) 2019 that investment in agritech needs to double to at least $10bn a year if the world’s smallholder farmers are to help feed a global population expected to reach 10 billion by 2050.…
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