The United States (US) has said it shared in Ghana's vision to harness its resources and capacities to drive its own economic and social development agenda without relying on the generosity of development partners.
Ms. Stephanie S. Sul…
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has put in place an operational task force to check smuggling of un-customed vehicles and goods in the country.
The Command would employ hand devices installed with GCMS vehicle database to support such…
Government has re-affirmed its intention to transform Ghana's economy from a raw material exporting to a high value-added industrialized economy through its industrial transformational agenda.
The transformation according to government …
The Government is committed to eliminating all forms of illegal fishing activities affecting the fishing industry and causing hardship for fishermen and fishmongers in the country.
Mr Ato Cudjoe, the Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Acq…
The Bank of Ghana has warned the general public to use only the Ghana cedi (GH¢) and pesewas (GHp) to pay for goods and services in the country or be punished.
In a press statement issued Thursday morning, the central bank said althou…
The Asantehene, Otumfour Osei Tutu II has urged the leadership of Consolidated Bank Ghana (CBG) to roll out innovative products with the main target of growing the agriculture sector as a strategic way of boosting the national economy.
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Starwin Products Limited (+50.00%) advanced on positive investor sentiment, pushing the manufacturing index up by 3.98 points (+0.09%) to a five day high. The SAS-MI closed at 4,598.33 with a -1.18% year-to-date return.
The financial …
Mr Andrew Wray, President and CEO of Golden Star Resources will from 7th May 2019 visit Ghana. This will be his first visit to the Ghana Operations after taking up the helm of affairs at the company on 1st May 2019.
In addition to visit…
expressPay, a leading financial technology service provider has launched Visa on mobile – an innovative Visa electronic payment service. This will allow thousands of consumers and merchants to make and accept digital payments more convenie…
African businesses are being challenged to wake up to the economic, social and environmental power of the Blue Economy
Africa Blue Economy Forum (ABEF) (www.ABEF2019.com) comes to Tunis on June 25-26; Confirmed speakers include Governme…
Visa’s Ownership of Earthport to Bring More Speed, Simplicity, Transparency and Trust to Global Payments
Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) today announced it has acquired control of Earthport (AIM:EPO), a company that provides cross-border payment ser…
Australia's latest A$50 note comes with a big blunder hidden in the small print - a somewhat embarrassing typo.
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) spelled "responsibility" as "responsibilty" on millions of the new yellow notes.
The …
Accra Technical University (ATU) Alumni Association will tomorrow hold a public lecture on the need to bridge the gap between industry and technical universities for economic transformation, at the school’s old auditorium.
On the them…
AirtelTiGo, is to invest one per cent of its proceeds from airtime recharge by its customers in the Ashanti, Bono and Ahafo regions into development educational facilities and to enhance public schools in disadvantaged communities in the r…
Available statistics show that cash is still the preferred mode of transaction among many people across the globe.
It is estimated that up to 90 – 98 per cent of personal consumption expenditure (PCE)- depending on where you live in the…
Choosing a right career option is the most vital decision in everyone's life.
Students go through a dilemma of choosing a career after completing their basic education.
Apart from the widely known and perceived ‘lucrative’ careers su…
The Executive Vice President of Tullow Ghana, Mr Kweku Awotwi’s has expressed its commitment to ensuring the of the country’s oil and gas industry for the mutual benefit of all stakeholders.
At this year’s Offshore Technology Conference…
The Parliamentary Select Committee on Mines and Energy has advised the government to ensure that the mandate of the proposed Ghana Iron and Steel Development Corporation does not conflict with that of the Minerals Commission as provided un…
Visitors to the Ghana Pavilion at the ongoing 50th Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston, Texas, have described the concept of bringing all Ghanaian companies under one roof at the conference as unique, because it provides easy a…
The Catholic Teachers Cooperative Credit Union in Ejisu continues to show strong growth, posting a net surplus of GHS83,765.05 on its operations, last year.
This represented a 30 per cent increase of the previous year's figure of GHS64,…
Mr Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, the Minister of Trade and Industry on Tuesday announced that out of the 181 One-District, One Factory (1D1F) projects under implementation, 52 are existing ones, while 129 are entirely new.
He said 56 per cent…
Plans are far advanced for the Construction of a Rice Processing Factory in the Kassena-Nankana Municipal under government flagship programme, "One District One Factory initiative" (1D1F).
It is to help add value to rice production in t…
A young Ghanaian lady who uses plastic sachet water bags and polythene bags to make pillows and other aesthetic products is calling on the government to support recycling companies to help deal with the plastic waste menace.
Ms Hamida I…
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II in collaboration with the National Lottery Authority (NLA)will organise the Otumfuo Lottery Game in the form of Raffles and Scratch Cards.
The lottery is to raise funds to support the various socio-e…
Ghana needs to build generational businesses to promote Ghana Beyond Aid, Dr Ibrahim Mohammed Awal, the Minister of Business Development, has said.
Speaking at the 9th Ghana Entrepreneur and Corporate Executive Awards 2019 in Accra, Dr …
After a successful ICO, where Javvy already launched a fully viable product; the team and community look to the future of finance and the role that cryptocurrency and Javvy will play.
Cryptocurrency enthusiasts finally have an all-in-on…
Global stock markets have tumbled after US President Donald Trump's unexpected threat to impose new tariffs on Chinese exports.
On Wednesday, Japan's Nikkei 225 index lost 1.5% after the Dow Jones ended down 1.8%.
The US president ha…
The Quiz Master for the National Science and Maths quiz, Dr Elsie Effah Kaufmann, has called for the need to reassess the objectives of university education in the country.
She said for a long time, the focus of university education had…
The government is to lay out a comprehensive programme to support the Kantanka Automobile Company Limited to produce vehicles fit for the African market.
Taking his turn at the Meet-the-Press series in Accra yesterday, the Minister of T…
The Bank of Ghana has explained that the GH¢2 and GH¢5 notes are not part of the upgraded currencies introduced into circulation on Monday, May 6, 2019 because they are "standalone commemorative banknotes".
“In line with international b…
Danish jewellery maker Pandora is cutting another 1,200 jobs, on top of 700 announced in February.
The announcement was made by Alexander Lacik who took over as chief executive last month and replaced Anders Colding Friis who left last …
Every adult in the UK should receive a weekly basic income of £48, according to the recommendations in a new report.
The move could be paid for by scrapping more than 1,000 tax reliefs, Professor Guy Standing's report says.
The Labo…
US trade representative Robert Lighthizer has accused China of backtracking on commitments in trade talks, but insisted a deal on tariffs is still possible.
He said President Trump's threat to impose new taxes on Chinese exports came af…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has observed that state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in the energy sector are reeling under cash flow problems and inefficiencies that collectively make the sector a threat to fiscal stability.
It menti…
The annual 2018 Debt Management Report submitted to Parliament includes a key update of Ghana’s end-2018 budget deficit.
Other updates in March 2019, after the passage of the 2019 Budget, included the IMF Board Report on the ECF Program…
Over 250 Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Ghana have benefited from Barclays Bank’s tailor-made capacity building programme aimed at educating and assisting the SMEs on running sound and sustainable businesses.
The Bank recently h…
The Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA), last Thursday held an export financing forum in Accra at which ways of bridging the financing gap between banks and micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) were discussed.
The forum forme…
The Chief Executive Officer of AGM Petroleum Ghana Limited (AGM), Mr Atle Andresen, says the company’s entry into Ghana’s upstream oil and gas space signifies hope for the oil industry in the country.
Parliament has ratified the revised…
The benchmark index opened the week on a bullish note, led by a 2.94% gain in Scancom PLC (MTNGH). The GSE-CI climbed 18.62 points (+0.80%) to close at 2,333.36 with a -9.29% year-to-date return while market capitalization increased by 0…
Jurni South Africa, the world’s first travel and data management company has been launched with a pledge to roll out an information hub that will collect real time data on South Africa tourism by December this year.
The initiative exp…
In keeping with its commitment to improve the standard of Ghana's currency, the Bank of Ghana (BoG) yesterday began the circulation of the newly upgraded cedi notes.
However, there was a slow start to the circulation exercise as many of…
Volatile political and economic activity around the globe dictates gold’s movements in 2018
New York/London/Johannesburg: Today Refinitiv released the GFMS Gold Survey 2019, the 52nd in the series of annual Surveys, looking at the shift…
WorldCover, the insuretech startup which launched out of Y Combinator in 2016 and provides affordable satellite enabled climate insurance to smallholder farmers in emerging markets, announces the close of a $6 million Series A funding roun…
Hughes Networks Systems to supply the ground network system
General Dynamics SATCOM Technologies selected to provide sven antennas; Hughes Networks Systems to supply the ground network system
Eutelsat Communications (Euronext…
Japanese trading house Mitsubishi Corp and MUFG Bank plan to rescue plant engineering company Chiyoda Corp with a $1.4 billion lifeline, betting on a turnaround fueled by greater LNG demand, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Monday.
Chiy…
The We Company is a business that defies description, at least according to its co-founder and chief executive Adam Neumann.
But for many it's the firm's valuation that is really defying explanation.
As it prepares for a stockmarket …
The Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation (BOST) Company is set to construct pipelines for the distribution of fuel products in Ghana to help ease the burden of cost in the use of road transport.
The pipelines from Tema-Akosombo-Kumasi …
The Informal Hawkers and Vendors Association (IHVA) of Ghana has called on the government to come up with a comprehensive policy to regulate the activities of street hawkers and vendors in the country.
The absence of a clear policy fram…
The Government has signed two separate contract agreements with the Chinese Government to secure one billion dollars facility to revamp Ghana's Railways sector.
Mr Joe Ghartey, the Minister of Railways, said the two agreements, of 500 m…
The Third Edition of the Africa Oil and Gas Local Content Sustainability Conference and Exhibition 2019 (ALC) will take place from October 10-11, in Accra.
A statement issued by the AME Trade United Kingdom, and copied to the Ghana News…