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With an MBA in Strategy, Innovation and Emerging Markets from the ESSEC School of Business in Paris, Candace Nkoth Bisseck is an advocate for moving back to Africa to invest her exp…
Indonesian, Liberian and International NGOs have just filed five (5) new complaints against Indonesia’s largest palm oil company, Golden Agri Resources (GAR).
GAR which is part of the huge Sinar Mas (Golden Rays) conglomerate run by th…
Head of Corporate Affairs, Mr. Charles Wordey, National Investment Bank (NIB), has reiterated the bank’s resolve to continue providing support to the underprivileged and needy in our society as this is one of the cardinal values of the ban…
Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, Minister for Finance has charged stakeholders to localise the Strategic Development Goals (SDGs) to make them beneficial to every Ghanaian.
Ministries, Municipal, Metropolitans, District Assemblies, among others must …
MTN Ghana has held its annual Mobile Money (MoMo) Stakeholder Conference in Accra. This year’s MoMo Stakeholder Conference was under the theme Digitizing Payments in Ghana: The Implications of Additional Taxes on Mobile Money Transactions …
Booking a flight from London to Sydney can paint a telling picture of the big change in global air travel in recent years.
It is the same if you are looking to fly from Bangkok to Los Angeles. Or from Singapore to New York.
In all th…
Air France-KLM (AIRF.PA) shares fell on Friday in response to the hostile reception from unions to the company’s new boss Benjamin Smith, while the airline’s Dutch pilots threatened to strike over working conditions.
Unions rep…
Government through the Ministry of Communications is implementing an ICT Innovation Project at the Accra Digital Centre under the eTransform Ghana Project aimed at nurturing Tech Startups to promote digital entrepreneurship and create digi…
Staff of GHL Bank have paid for the total cost of the surgery, anaesthesia, intensive care and ward stay for Efua Nhyira Baidoo, a five-year-old girl with Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF), a complex hole in heart condition, under the Children’s H…
Mr Akwasi Agyeman, Chief Executive Officer, Ghana Tourism Authority, has hinted of plans to train chefs in the informal sector to promote local cuisine at tourist sites and hotels.
He said the initiative was also to encourage patronage …
The mid-week session trading on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) witnessed increased activities, as volumes rose significantly on account of a negotiated transaction in the shares of Ecobank Ghana Limited which boosted its share price.
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The government is expected to rake in an annual revenue of US$100 million from the electronic waste project which involves the responsible collection and recycling of electronic waste.
The project, which is in partnership with Societe G…
Every country is ruled by regulations and laws, among others. The objective is simple – to ensure that individuals and institutions that flout the laws are brought to book. But basically, it is also to ensure that the lives of the citizenr…
The Tema Port Expansion Project is preparing to receive 27 cranes valued at US$ 82 million.
This follows a purchase agreement signed in August 2017 between Meridian Ports Services (MPS) and Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. (ZPM…
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has approved a proposal by Sahel Sahara Bank and Omni Bank to consolidate their operations into one entity to help meet the new minimum capital requirement of GH¢400 million.
The approval was communicated to the…
China will hold a fresh round of trade talks with the United States in Washington later this month, Beijing said on Thursday, offering a glimmer of hope for progress in resolving a conflict that has set world financial markets on edge.
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UK retail sales increased by 0.7% in July, ahead of expectations.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures also showed that retail sales rose by 3.5% in the year to July.
ONS statistician Rhian Murphy said: "Many consumers st…
Patronage of express ACH Direct Credit has shot up significantly in the first six months of the year, indicating public interest in the electronic form of payment. The volume for express ACH Direct credit transactions increased by 141 per …
Mr Aaron Aduna, Upper East Regional Coordinator of the Water Resources Commission (WRC), has said regular collaboration between Ghana and Burkina Faso on the Bagre dam is important to the development of the area.
Speaking in an intervie…
The year-on-year inflation rate for July was 9.6 per cent down from 10.0 per cent recorded in June 2018.
Mr Baah Wadieh, the Acting Government Statistician, on Wednesday, presenting the CPI for July 2018 noted that, the monthly change r…
Some members of the Ghana Employers’ Association have stressed the need for the country to have a national re-orientation on how the development of the country should be.
The members also expressed concern about the huge corporate tax o…
Losses at Uber are mounting even as it reported a 51% annual increase in income from its taxi app business.
Income from its global taxi businesses, once it had paid its drivers, rose to $2.7m (£2.1m) in the last quarter.
But the cost…
Online sales at the US retail giant Walmart soared 40% in the last three months helping boost overall sales to $128bn (£101bn).
Walmart shares jumped 10% ahead of the opening of the New York stock market.
President and chief executiv…
Inflation, the measure of the average change in prices of goods and services, dropped from 10 per cent in June to 9.6 per cent in July.
The decrease was influenced by a corresponding decline in the non-food inflation basket, which dippe…
A middle age woman, Madam Fatima Ali has been returned unopposed as president of the Kuapa Kokoo Farmers Union (KKFU) at a national delegates conference held in Kumasi.
Delegates endorsed her to lead the union for another four-year term…
Swiss authorities have halted registrations of some new Mercedes-Benz (DAIGn.DE) Vito and Porsche (PSHG_p.DE) Macan and Cayenne vehicles which had diesel engines that disguised emissions levels, the Astra roads agency said on Wednesday.
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India implements TIR today, activating regional connectivity and advancing the country’s global trade prospects.
As India celebrates its Independence Day, the launch of the multimodal and digital TIR customs transit system looks set to…
Upon completion, the Tamale International Airport is expected to become the only Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility that will provide aircraft maintenance activities in Ghana and West Africa.
This means that the airport wil…
Mr. George Ofori, the Afram Plains South District Chief Executive (DCE) has hinted that government would soon construct a bridge over the Afram River to help reduce the strenuous way of travelling to the Afram Plains.
Addressing a Town …
Andersen Global continues expansion in Africa with Isalcio Mahanjane e Associados, a law firm headquartered in Maputo, Mozambique. The collaboration with Isalcio Mahanjane e Associados signifies Andersen’s growth in the African region, as …
Arsenal and WorldRemit launch, “Future Stars,” an exclusive Premier League Club training camp for African Community Coaches
Mandela’s Centenary year sees the launch of a pioneering new coaching programme to build on his legacy in A…
Arsenal and WorldRemit launch “Future Stars”, an exclusive Premier League Club training camp for African Community Coaches
Mandela’s Centenary year sees the launch of a pioneering new coaching programme to build on his legacy in Africa
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The Management of Capital Rural Bank Limited at Abesim in the Sunyani Municipality, on Tuesday organised a financial management training for its customers engaged in small and medium enterprises in the Brong-Ahafo Region.
About 70 custo…
As an entrepreneur, free time is a rare luxury. There are nearly always tasks to complete and deadlines to meet. Realistically, you probably have between eight and twelve hours each day to get work done – maybe 14 at a push – and still, th…
The ILO’s Impact Insurance Facility has helped Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme save money and improve customer service.
Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has an ambitious goal: to achieve universal health coverage…
Be a game changer: Samsung lines up note9 pre-order packages
After a successful unboxing of its most flagship smartphone, Samsung Electronics has announced a special package for Ghanaian customers who will pre-order for the super powerf…
Amazon's one-day delivery ad for Prime members has been banned as misleading.
The UK advertising regulator said it had received 280 complaints, mostly from Prime customers who reported not receiving their packages within a day.
It sa…
GreenX Note II is Vantage GreenX’s second generation renewable energy debt fund
Vantage GreenX Fund Managers announced today that through its second renewable energy fund, Vantage GreenX Note II, it has provided R2.05bn of funding to a …
UK inflation rose to 2.5% in July, after holding steady at 2.4% in the previous three months, as the cost of transport and computer games increased.
It was the first jump in the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) measure since November and was…
Your customer’s lifetime value (CLV) is a critical metric for growing small business. This metric can help you know if you are flying or coming down in flames. If there is an imbalance between your customer’s acquisition cost and the custo…
A stakeholder Forum on Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) in Accra has called on Government to engage all relevant stakeholders, prior to major trade interventions to ensure successful implementation.
Mr Samson A. Asaki, the Executive …
The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) will announce a new inflation rate tomorrow. The new figure will reflect the current consumption trands in the country.
It is not clear which direction the rate will be heading but it has been predict…
Turkey's move to increase tariffs on US imports has helped boost its weakened currency.
A decree signed by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan raised the tariffs on cars to 120%, on alcoholic drinks to 140% and on leaf tobacco to 60%.
The…
More than 2,000 cashew farmers in Wa West District of the Upper West Region have received 8,000 cashew seedlings under the Planting for Food and Export promotion programme.
The five-year programme is expected to support the planting of…
The Chief Executive Officer of Menzgold Ghana Company Limited, Nana Appiah Mensah, has apologised for describing the Bank of Ghana as a joke.
Mr Mensah a week ago branded the Central bank as a joke after the BoG released a public notice…
The inaugurated Tax Dialogue Committee has begun work in earnest as stakeholders deliberated on issues affecting them moments after the inauguration.
What was to be just an inauguration ceremony turned into a mini sitting of the committ…
Peasant farmers in the Upper West Region say utterances of some political actors have made it difficult for them to accept Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) crops and breeds to help boost food production.
The farmers said politicians …
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The partnership will enable ANMFIN to promote access to financial services for Nigerian clients on a larger scale by using ANMFIN Cloud Express
As part of their shared mission to boost financial inclusion throughout Nigeria, Oradian (Or…