African Union online portal, supported by the European Union and the International Trade Centre, will boost the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
The EU is committed to supporting the AU in its integrat…
TOBi, Vodafone’s friendly digital assistant is now available on the Telco’s customer care WhatsApp number 0501 000 300. The chatbot, which is powered by artificial intelligence, has been introduced to improve customer queries and response …
The benchmark index advanced by 8.13 points (+0.44%) to close at 1,850.96 with a -18.00% year-to-date return on the back of two banking counters while the market capitalization increased by 0.47% close at GH¢53.32 billion.
The GSE Fina…
Heineken's pubs business has been fined £2m by the industry watchdog after forcing tenants to sell "unreasonable levels" of its own beers and ciders.
Star Pubs and Bars "seriously and repeatedly" broke rules for three years, the Pubs Co…
The chiefs and people of Bonwire, renowned for its thriving kente industry, have advocated the setting up of a National Kente Board.
The initiative, they argued, had become necessary to chart the course for effective management and sust…
The year-on-year inflation rate for September 2020 recorded a marginal drop at 10.4 per cent compared with 10.
5 per cent the previous month, driven by negative month-on-month food inflation.
Month-on-month inflation between August 2…
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has been honoured at the seventh Central Banking Awards.
The Governor of the BoG, Dr Ernest Addison received the Central Bank of Year award on behalf of the bank.
The organisers of the award ceremony, Central…
Ikea, the world's biggest furniture business, is planning a second-hand furniture venture.
The Swedish giant will next month launch a scheme to buy back your unwanted Billy bookcases, and certain other of its furniture items you no long…
Bank of America Corp missed Wall Street estimates for third-quarter revenue on Wednesday as the lender was squeezed by lower interest rates, and it set aside $1.4 billion to meet future losses in its commercial loan portfolio.
Net inter…
Online fashion group Asos added three million customers in the past year, with annual profits jumping thanks to cost-cutting and buyers returning fewer items amid the pandemic.
It now has 23.4 million customers, with more than seven mil…
The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) has launched an online platform to monitor petroleum contracts in Ghana to ensure accountability the petroleum sector.
The launch was also used to call on the Ghana government to review existin…
In an effort to help improve insurance penetration in the country, staff of Hollard Ghana, besieged various tollbooths in Accra to pay the road tolls of over 20,000 motorists.
The move is a gesture of appreciation and care as part of th…
The National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI) has held a two-day training workshop for beneficiaries of the Coronavirus Alleviation Programme Business Support Scheme(CAP BUSS) in Ho.
The about 100 operators of small to medium en…
Ghana is among a handful of countries that are "on track to achieve universal access to electricity" by 2030, according to the World Energy Outlook 2020 published, on Tuesday, by the International Energy Agency (IEA).
The other African …
First use of agency’s technical development program speeds critical project
U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has committed $1.55 million in technical development for the Tulu Moye Geothermal Power Plant Project i…
The benchmark index moderated by 21.49 points (-1.15%) to close at 1,842.83 with a -18.36% year-to-date return due to Ecobank Ghana (-10.00%) while the market capitalization decreased by 0.13% to settle at GH¢53.07 billion.
The GSE Fin…
In the world of business, beginnings are never easy, however, Africa presents some unique challenges to new businesses due to the uniqueness of the continent’s emerging markets.
The entrepreneurial drive in Africa is significantly large…
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and the Africa Agriculture and Trade Investment Fund (AATIF) today announced an investment to help Société Africaine d’Ingrédients (SAF Ingrédients) build an onion dehydration plant in Senegal—the fir…
Ford Presents "The Warriors in Pink Podcast" - Models Of Courage Who Testify in Support Of The Breast Cancer Awareness Month Across The Middle East And Africa
Each month of October marks the start of the Breast Cancer Awareness Campaig…
Gas is fast establishing itself as a key player in the global energy transition dynamics as nations seek to significantly reduce carbon dioxide emissions and other air pollutants
Mozambique and Germany have a special relationship, that …
Top African Brands Could Lose up to US$60 Billion from COVID-19
• Top 150 most valuable African brands from inaugural Brand Finance Africa 150 2020 ranking stand to lose up to US$60 billion of cumulative brand value following devastating …
The next government of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) will adopt expenditure policies to contain fiscal deficit within sustainable levels, consistent with growth strategies and policies.
Mr Elvis Afriyie Ankrah, NDC Director of …
NGOs: Are Industry and Governments Watering Down New Cocoa Report Data to Downplay Persistent Child Labor and Farmer Poverty?
Leaked World Cocoa Foundation Strategy Documents Show Industry More Concerned About Messaging Than Ending Farm…
Some Ghanaian entrepreneurs have underscored the need for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMES) to leverage e-commerce and innovation to improve their business ventures or operations.
Particularly, they held the view that such a m…
More informal sector businesses are taking steps to formalise their operations to benefit from various interventions designed to alleviate micro, small and medium scale enterprises (MSMEs) from the impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-…
The Bank Fines 2020 report reveals the list of banks that faced the biggest fines in 2020 on a Year-to-Date (YTD) basis. Fines were imposed by regulators for breaches of different protocols like Anti-Money Laundering (AML), violation of Kn…
eXp Realty’s Innovative Business Model Allows Local Real Estate Agents to Invest In Their Future
eXp World Holdings (Nasdaq: EXPI), the holding company for eXp Realty, one of the fastest-growing residential and commercial real estate co…
Airports Council International (ACI) World and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) reinforced the urgent call for governments to use testing as a means to safely re-open borders and re-establish global connectivity and to pr…
The International Monetary Fund is projecting a deep recession in 2020 with global growth projected to be -4.4% in its latest update to the World Economic Outlook forecast, IMF chief economist Gita Gopinath says.
“So we continue to proj…
THOUGHT OF THE WEEK
Why now is the Best Time to Establish Emergency Fund.
Building an emergency fund is the first step in financial planning. The current coronavirus pandemic has brought to bear the need for every individual have an em…
Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O on Tuesday began 48 hours of promotions as part of "Prime Day," a closely watched marketing event the company had postponed due to operational challenges from the coronavirus pandemic.
The event, typically held in …
European shares struggled on Tuesday as worries over the coronavirus pandemic overshadowed Chinese trade data that pointed to a buoyant recovery, while the U.S. dollar edged away from a three-week low.
The Euro STOXX 600 .STOXX fell 0.4…
The SOCODEVI, a Canadian non-governmental organization (NGO) with its 'PROCED' project has partnered women rice par-boilers in the Upper East Region to form a Cooperative, to roll out an improved, but simple and cost effective technology f…
Mr Eric Asubonteng, Managing Director, Anglogold Ashanti (Ghana) Limited, has reiterated the need for industry to continue working together with government, communities and citizens in identifying opportunities to sustain long-term benefit…
The Western Regional Minister, Mr Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, has tasked MMDAs to adopt innovative strategies to boost revenue generation and collection in the post-COVID -19 pandemic era.
He pointed out that the COVID-19 pandemic that…
Weekly Highlights
• Ghana’s economy posted mixed outturns in first nine months
• Yield on 182-Day T-Bill dropped to 14.11 percent.
• Accra Bourse sustained recovery mode.
• Ghana cedi outmuscled the British pound and the Euro.
•…
Scancom Plc (MTN Ghana) wishes to advise of its engagements with the National Communications Authority (NCA) in a concerted effort to settle the procedural and administrative legal challenge concerning the NCA’s declaration of MTN Ghana as…
• The African Insurance Organization (AIO) launched the Africa Insurance Pulse
• Digitization to transform the continent’s insurance industry
• Delphine Traoré, President of the AIO and regional COO of Allianz Africa shared Allianz’s vis…
Coronavirus-related travel restrictions are beginning to lift in some countries after more than six months of panic and uncertainty. The resumption of international cross-border travel may appear to be a signal that things are slowly retur…
Coronavirus: Trade has a role to play in making the COVID-19 response more effective, says Deputy Directors-General (DDG) Agah
An opportunity for the trading system to emerge stronger from this crisis and better-equipped to respond to t…
The GSE Composite Index opened the week flat at 1,864.32 with a -17.40% year-to-date return while the market capitalization stayed at GH¢53.30 billion.
The GSE Financial Index recorded no gains or losses, closing at 1,700.50 with a -15…
The 2020 ABH prize competition is created to support and inspire the next generation of African entrepreneurs
What: The Jack Ma Foundation (JackMaFoundation.org.cn) will host an online media roundtable discussion and Q&A to allow accred…
The digital economy as we know it refers to the economic activities enabled by digital technologies that connect people, businesses, and processes
With a shift away from physical commerce, consumers are increasingly taking their daily a…
Puttru launches digital solution to bridge the investment gap, happening on 29th of October 2020, at 12:00 GMT
The African continent is a huge reservoir of energy resources, with potentials largely unexploited and many more undiscover…
Singapore diners have jumped at the opportunity to have lunch on a stationary Airbus A380 parked at the city's main airport.
Despite a price tag of up to $496 (£380), the first two seating dates sold out within half an hour.
The airl…
Guinness Ghana Breweries PLC has served notice about the closure of register of members on Tuesday, November 3, 2020.
NOTICE OF CLOSURE OF REGISTER OF MEMBERS
Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section 37 of the Companies Act, 2019 (…
About GH¢10.8 million will be disbursed to the accounts of 340 customers of liquidated Fund Management Companies by close of Monday, October 12, 2020.
Mr Kofi El-Awuku, the Managing Director of GCB Capital Limited, the implementer of th…
The CEO of SUKU Technologies, Tsonam Cleanse Akpeloo, has been awarded the 2020 Forty Under Forty award in the Technology and Innovation category.
The Forty Under Forty Award is to identify, honour and celebrate a cross-section of the n…
A cautionary tale from book publishing.
I have written before about how digitization and virtualization can help reduce costs and enable your business to access talent you couldn't reach otherwise. But digitization--like the Force in St…
Many tips on how to market your business mean spending money. But what if you have a shoestring budget and limited time?
There are plenty of low effort ways you can increase brand awareness and advertise your business without breaking t…
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