President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Monday said the country will develop a policy to regulate the vehicle assembling sector.
According to him, the anticipated establishment, in 2019, of assembling plants by Volkswagen and Nissan in…
President Nana Addo Dankwa-Akufo-Addo is expected to cut the sod for work to begin on an US$18 million bricks and tiles factory at Tanoso in the Tano North Municipality of the Brong-Ahafo Region by the close of the year.
The project, wh…
The market opened the week on a bullish note with the GSE-CI climbing 4.01 points (+0.15%) to settle at 2,612.42 due to bargain hunting in the telecommunication sector. Consequently, market capitalisation rose by 0.06% to settle at GH¢62…
Leader in Voice Security and Identity for Call Centers Broadens its Focus to Address International Expansion, IoT Devices and Telcos
Pindrop®, the leader in voice security and authentication, today announced it has closed $90M in Series…
First National Bank Ghana, confirms that its parent FirstRand Limited will meet Bank of Ghana’s new minimum capital requirement of Four Hundred Million Ghana Cedis (GHC400,000,000).
“First National Bank is committed to serving the needs…
Special Ice, the leading manufacturing company in the beverage industry in Ghana, chose REDAVIA, one of the global market leaders of cost-effective, reliable and clean solar power for businesses and communities, to establish its first sola…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says the days of high public debts, high fiscal deficits, high interest rates, rapidly depreciating currency, erratic power supply, will not be a feature of his government.
According to President Ak…
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Ghana Limited, a subsidiary of United Bank for Africa Plc, has met the Bank of Ghana’s new minimum capital requirements ahead of the set deadline of December 31, 2018.
The Managing Director (MD) of the b…
MTN Ghana has been honoured as the “Gold Employer of the Year” for its management of people at the 2018 Investor in People Awards.
The Awards celebrated the best people management practices amongst Investors in accredited businesses and…
Stanbic Bank Ghana Limited, as part of its support for agriculture, has presented a double-cabin Nissan pick-up to the 2018 Second Runner up National Best Farmer at this year’s National Farmers’ Day held in Tamale on Friday.
Mr Alex Fre…
Process and Plant Automation has in collaboration with CHiNT donated Solar Photovoltaics (PV) systems to the Ghana Institute of Engineering (GHiE) at a ceremony on 6th December, 2018 at the Ghhana Institute of Engineers in Roman Ridge, Acc…
Solar projects stretching across the Sahel region are expected to connect 250m people with electricity by tapping into the region’s abundant solar resource
The details of the “Desert to Power Initiative” have been outlined as part of th…
Forbes interviews the founder of APO Group, a leading media relations consulting firm and press release distribution service in Africa and the Middle East
Franco-Gabonese entrepreneur Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard is the founder of the APO G…
Opeke was recognized for her role in leading her company, MainOne to success in West Africa, taking on the task of building a Tier III certified data centre
The Data Centre Dynamics (DCD) Awards has announced MainOne (MainOne.net) CEO, …
Great companies are ones that continually give more value to their customers. Customer relationship is a lifetime commitment, which needs to be sustained for mutually beneficial purposes.
The Shell brand has been in Ghana for the past 9…
Mr Cosmos Bondzie, a Logistics, Supply Chain and Marketing Consultant, has advised Supply Chain practitioners to upgrade their knowledge and be abreast of modern operations in the sector.
He said the sector was evolving and it was im…
Growth in the UK's economy has slowed as car sales fell and the manufacturing sector stalled, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has said.
The economy grew by 0.4% in the three months to October, slower than the 0.6% in the three …
Don’t look now, but there’s a giant irony crouching in the corner. It goes something like this: with over 24 billion devices to connect us to one another worldwide, we are somehow lonelier than ever. We’ve grown our average pool of friends…
A 48-year old woman, Ms Ernestina Osei-Tutu of Tinkong, won this year’s Best Farmer award for Akuapem North Municipality. Ms Osei-Tutu has 16 acres each of cocoa and plantain farms, 18 other crop farms, as well as snail, rabbit, fish and …
Mr Emmanuel Pappoe, the Overall Best Farmer of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), has called on government to introduce modern technology into agriculture to attract the youth.
He said the Government should also provide markets for …
Three companies have been given the nod to construct three factories in the Akuapem North Municipality under the One District One Factory (IDIF) initiate by the Government.
The factories include a palm oil processing factory at Yenseso,…
Mr Ernest Kodzo Mallet, the District Chief Executive (DCE) of South Dayi in the Volta Region, has asked the youth to take advantage of government’s flagship programmes and the vast arable land in the District to enhance their lots through …
Mr Kwame Agbodza, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Adaklu, has appealed to the investor community to partner the Adaklu District to go into commercial agriculture.
He said Adaklu had large tracts of arable lands good for all types of c…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo said his administration would pursue a legislative rule that would not allow government to generate a fiscal deficit in excess of five per cent in any given year.
Speaking at the Seventh Association…
Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila says he will leave office after the 23 December poll, but may seek re-election in the future.
Mr Kabila, 47, said he would remain in politics after the poll as "there is still a long …
Visa will build upon success of 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ to bring more one-of-a-kind experiences to football fans globally
Expanded presence will include new women’s football events across Europe, as well as the premier men’s tournam…
Ecobank Ghana Limited has unveiled a new campaign to encourage cashless transactions among customers using the bank’s digital platform.
Dubbed ‘Ecobank Xpress Money Promotion,’ the campaign is designed to encourage existing customers an…
Ghana has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Ethiopian Airlines to fly the national flag in the aviation space in 2019.
The agreement, which will be finalised before the end of this year, will see the Ethiopian Airlines c…
Janngo, Africa’s #1 social startup studio, launches Jexport to accelerate access to regional & international market for African Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
In a bid to address their challenges in a more systematic and holistic w…
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The benchmark index continued its bearish trend, down 21.12 points (-0.80%) to close …
The African Development Bank has approved a US$ 35 million loan for the Shire Valley Transformation Program - Phase 1 (SVTP-1), aimed at reducing poverty through the development of agricultural value chain and climate adaptation mechanisms…
Only one startup missing to close the African tour: the Best Startup in Tanzania will be announced on December 10th, right before the Seedstars Africa Summit.
After hosting competitions in 16 countries in Africa in only five months, See…
On Saturday, 15th December, Martell, the oldest of the great cognac houses, will launch two of its outstanding cognacs in Ghana, the Martell VSOP Aged in Red Barrels and Martell VS Single Distillery. The exclusive launch event will introdu…
The Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of eight State-owned Enterprises (SOEs) and State Programmes would, on Monday, December 10, share the details of how they successfully transformed their operations over the last 23 months.
Mr Kojo Opp…
The Global Steering Group for Impact Investment, (GSG) an independent multilateral group, would tomorrow present six recommendations to the Ministry of Finance that will help Ghana unlock about five billion dollars in impact investments by…
Dr Eugene Owusu, the Special Advisor to the President on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Wednesday, said Ghana would leverage the benefits of the SDGs accelerate its agenda to grow the economy for the prosperity of all citizens.
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FBNBank Ghana Limited has received an inflow of US$72.5 million from its parent bank, First Bank of Nigeria to shore up its capital to meet the Bank of Ghana’s new minimum capital requirement.
The bank is liaising with the Bank of Ghana…
Under the Accelerated Oil and Gas Capacity (AOGC) Programme $4.5 million has been secured from Aker Energy to push 200 Ghanaians into skilled upstream oil and Gas jobs, Mr Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, Minister of Information, has said.
He said …
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, in cooperation with Egypt’s Ministry of Investment and International Cooperation (MIIC) have selected more than 100 high-potential start-ups to participate in a new initiative designed to spur innovat…
Shattering conventional thought on what a custom home can be: high-end design and materials; faster construction speed; self-sustaining power that brings “surplus energy income”; premium appliance features; superior long-term home value; a…
Azuri and Unilever launch mobile e-voucher system for off-grid rural consumers in Kenya as a gateway to goods and services
Pay-as-you-go solar pioneer Azuri and consumer goods company Unilever today launched an e-voucher system des…
Agricultural Transformation Initiative Hosts First Annual Summit with Key Stakeholders in Malawi to Discuss Economic Diversification on December 4 and 5
Agricultural Transformation Summit to address challenges facing smallholder tobac…
Arthur Energy Advisors (AEA) has been adjudged the Energy Consultancy Service Company of the year at the 2018 Ghana Energy Awards held in Accra.
Arthur Energy Advisors (AEA) was recognized for its excellence in consultancy service in th…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo would on Friday, December 7, announce additional boosts for farmers and the agricultural sector at the 2018 Farmers’ Day celebration, which takes place in Tamale.
Mr Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah, Information…
Parliament by a majority vote on Wednesday approved in Deferred Payments Agreement an amount of US 646.63 billion between the Government of the Republic of Ghana and Sinohydro Corporation in respect of construction and rehabilitation of se…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will be the special guest of honour at the 2019 Investing in Mining Indaba Conference in South Africa, Mr Kwaku Asomah-Cheremeh, Lands and Natural Resources Minister, has announced.
“As the second l…
What if paint could clean the air; withstand extreme heat; reduce drag and fuel consumption; cope with conditions on Mars. AkzoNobel products already do this - now the plan is to go even further.
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Nigerian consumer wallets under pressure
Ghanaian consumers’ immediate-spending intentions increase by 14 points
Nigeria’s latest Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) for the third quarter of 2018 has shown a four point decline to 118…
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The 2nd African Youth Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Summit took place in Accra, Ghana from the 7 - 9 November 2018 under the theme "Partnership with Youth to Achieve the SDGs: Moving from Policy to Action". UNFPA, the 2030 Youth All…