The National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Plan (NEIP) is to train and stimulate at least two million students to become successful entrepreneurs in the next five years, Ms Abigail Laryea, the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the NEIP, …
The Government of Germany will over the next two years support Ghana with a grant of € 86.5 million in four priority areas of development cooperation to ensure sustainable economic development.
The support covers technical cooperation p…
The Consultative Forum, made up of the various freight forwarding groups, business operators and custom brokers are considering their next line of action as government fully implements the Cargo Tracking Note (CTN) from Monday.
The CTN…
Six strategic investor companies have been shortlisted to bid for the development of the Tema Shipyard and Drydock into a modern and world class facility.
The Companies are Dormec Marine and Engineering, Ladol Freezone Enterprise, Secan…
The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) closed the second trading week of October in the red as selling pressures in blue-chip companies weighed on the equity indices.
At the closing bell, the GSE Composite Index declined by 1.49 per cent to s…
Baroness Fairhead, Minister of State for Trade and Export Promotion delivered a speech at the UK-Ghana Investment Summit in Accra.
Your excellencies The President and Vice President of Ghana,
Honorable Minister,
High Commissio…
The National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Plan (NEIP) has debunked media reports that it has issued fake cheques to over 1,350 entrepreneurs who are receiving government's support to promote business development and for start-ups.
A …
The UK inflation rate fell more than expected in September after hitting a six-month high in August.
The Office for National Statistics said the fall to 2.4%, down from 2.7%, was largely driven by lower prices for food and non-alcoholic…
The National Insurance Commission (NIC) has hinted it will announce a new minimum capital for insurance companies in the country before the close of this year.
He said the commission was raising the current minimum capital which w…
Sears, the US department store chain that once dominated America's shopping malls, has filed for bankruptcy.
Sears Holdings - which also owns Kmart - filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday.
The company has suffered, alo…
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (the “Offeror”) today announces an offer to purchase (the “Offer”) to holders (the “Bondholders”) of its USD 350,000,000 zero coupon cash settled exchangeable bonds due 2021 (XS1748457352), of which USD 350,000,00…
Audi has been fined €800m (£700m) to settle an investigation by German prosecutors into breaches of diesel emissions rules.
The premium car brand, owned by Volkswagen, said it "accepts the fine and ... admits its responsibility".
In …
Ceres2030 will help donors prioritize investments by evaluating agricultural interventions and investment costs to achieve the U.N.'s sustainable development goal of zero hunger by 2030
How can donors best invest their money to suppor…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Monday assured the United Kingdom that the on-going BREXIT negotiations would not affect trade and investment cooperation between Britain and Ghana.
He therefore urged UK’s business community to …
Brand new for 2018 is the Africa Oil Week (AOW) Prospect Forum
Africa Oil Week (Africa-OilWeek.com), the leading international oil and gas event set to take place in Cape Town, South Africa on the 5 – 9 November 2018, will build on 25 y…
Technology and innovative finance key to reaching end users in the value chain through technology: African Development Bank at Global Infrastructure Forum 2018
Innovative finance and new technology will connect underserved populations Res…
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is to undertake origin inspection, verification, and collection of receipts of advanced Eco-Levy on electrical and electronic equipment imported to the country.
From the November 1st, 2018 all e…
The Ghana Oil Company Limited (GOIL) on Monday asserted that the Bank of Ghana holds the key for reduction in the prices of fuel which is on the upper trajectory.
Mr. Alex Josiah Adzew, GOIL Chief Operating Officer explained in an inter…
Mr Aikins Agyapong, the Asokore Mampong Municipal Director of the Business Advisory Center (BAC), has called on girls to acquire entrepreneurial skills to help them become financially independent and provide employment to others.
Addres…
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research – Savanna Agricultural Research Institute (CSIR–SARI) has developed two new varieties of groundnut and a soybean variety for cultivation.
The new groundnut varieties have been checked toget…
Mr Ignatius Baffour-Awuah, the Minister of Employment and Labour Relations, Monday launched the Ghana Online Mall to provide digital platform for small and medium-scale enterprises to market their goods and services to local and internatio…
BlackRock Inc (BLK.N) reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit on Tuesday, helped by lower taxes, but the company’s sales growth sank as investors cut risk in their portfolios.
The company’s revenue and earnings before interest …
Market Summary
The benchmark index (GSE-CI) declined by 1.02% on account of downward price movement in financial and telecom stocks to close with a 15.38% year-to-date return while market capitalization declined by 0.46% to close at G…
Ivy Gura CA (SA) (Audit Senior) and Chipo Mashava CA(SA) (Audit Senior) at BDO
We have all experienced toxic clients. They’re the highly demanding clients who are never wrong, who want much more than what they’re paying for and who expe…
Mall for Africa, an award-winning patented e-commerce platform, announced today that it will add cars from the United States to its long list of things it sells. Effective immediately, the company will sell to its customers in Nigeria, wit…
In a press conference held in Dubai, HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) announced details of the 20th Water, Energy, Technology, and Environment Exhibition (WETEX 2018) and the 3rd Dubai So…
The process of registering your company through CIPC would have helped in terms of business name searches, but you will need to consider registering your trading name, key brand or product names and any logos as trade marks.
Consider re…
Retaining top talent for many start-ups can be a struggle. Though the talent may be excited to be part of a new and innovative company when the going gets tough they may choose to move to greener pastures. According to a report done by Del…
It’s now time to be unconventional and bold so you can get your brand out there with style and impact. Start applying your thinking and risk-taking creativity into your everyday environment – Then get ready to make a marketing splash.
Y…
ODOTOBRI Rural Bank Limited at Jacobu in the Ashanti Region has been adjudged the 2017 Rural Bank of the Year by the Chartered Institute of Marketing, Ghana (CIMG).
The bank was selected out of the 140 rural banks in the country which…
The Director of Fixed Business and Customer Operations at Vodafone Ghana, Ms Patricia Obo-Nai, has charged organisations to consider a blend of technology and human interactions in order to deliver great customer experience.
Speaking …
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The market closed the week 45.45 points (-1.49%) lower, on the back of losses in…
Introducing WeShare MD, a solution for doctors who don't want to spend an arm and a leg to help patients in need. WeShareMD is the first and largest provider of co-sharing medical suites, with customers ranging from successful multidiscipl…
International bestselling author and business coach Mac Attram lead discussions at the 24th MTN business world executive breakfast meeting
MTN Ghana and Business World Magazine is set to host the 24th MTN Business World Executi…
Recently, Huawei released the AI Fabric Ultra-High-Speed Ethernet Solution that transforms data center networking with zero packet loss, low latency, and high throughput. The solution can help customers build a Remote Direct Memory Access …
PUBLIC NOTICE
This is to serve notice that the implementation of the Cargo Tracking Note (CTN) policy begins in earnest on Monday, 15th October 2018.
The intervention is to provide greater scrutiny of our major imports for both valua…
Erbil – The UN Migration Agency, IOM, congratulates the 2018 Nobel Peace Laureates Dr. Denis Mukwege, a Congolese doctor and advocate, and Nadia Murad, a prominent Yazidi human rights activist, for their efforts to end the scourge of sexua…
Deep Ocean off Southern Greece to Be Field Test Site for Finalists in the $7M Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE
Final Phase of Global Competition Puts Rapid, Unmanned, High Resolution Mapping of the Sea Floor to a Real-World Test
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In partnership with Africa’s leading accelerators and innovation hubs, the AHUB programme is designed to highlight the critical role of entrepreneurship in fuelling Africa’s digital economy and connect African tech start-ups and scale-ups …
So you’ve got your first international order. How do you invoice your customer? Which currency do you choose? And what do you do about tax? Here are the basics.
Which currency should you use?
There are no rules around using the expor…
The NSBC approached some of their Premier Members to learn more about how they approached entrepreneurship and becoming a successful small business. Today we will feature CLIA Consulting.
Izelle van Straaten is the owner of CLIA Consult…
Small businesses are big news. In South Africa, small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) are responsible for 40% of all business in the country and 36% of the GDP.
With the challenge of getting appropriate funding, it is fortunate th…
The UK-Ghana Investment Summit signals the launch of a new strategic partnership to boost a two-way trade and investment.
The Government of Ghana and the UK have launched a new Strategic Partnership focused on economic development, job …
A sell-off in US stock markets has continued with a second day of steep declines.
Despite early gains, losses on the indexes accelerated later in the day, extending earlier drops in Europe and Asia.
The Dow Jones and S&P 500 both clo…
The Japanese government has urged African leaders to join forces together and work towards removing all trade barriers that stifles the continents growth.
Addressing African ministers of state at the opening ceremony of this year's Mi…
Customers will benefit from the combined company’s expanded scale, with locations and local-language teams across 88 countries and support across 150 countries
The combined company will be home to more than 5,500 highly experienced e…
Michelle Obama Announces Global Girls Alliance to Support Adolescent Girls Education Around the World
Today, former First Lady Michelle Obama announced the launch of the Global Girls Alliance, a new Obama Foundation program that seeks t…
Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) acquires inaugural US$300 million facility from Export-Import Bank of China
The facility from CEXIM marks AFC’s inaugural financing facility from the People’s Republic of China (PRC)
Africa Finance Co…
Osinbajo to speak on Nigeria's Human Capital Development Investments at Oxford University Lecture tomorrow
At the event, Prof. Osinbajo will also be inaugurating the International Advisory Board (IAB) of Oxford University’s African Stud…
The General Manager, Geoscience, at the Ghana National Petroleum Company (GNPC), Mr Benjamin Kwame Asante, has advised the government to provide incentives to companies who intend to commercialise gas production in the country.
He said …