The Media Coalition Against Galamsey (MCAG) is urging further stakeholder engagement on the government’s announced roadmap towards lifting the ban on illegal small-scale mining, popularly, referred to as “galamsey”.
It said although it …
Participants at a day’s workshop on anti-corruption have acknowledged the need for the fight against corruption to start with the individual.
“Corruption, no doubt continue to ruin the developmental fortunes of the nation and it is esti…
Investors are becoming concerned with entrenched state corruption and the persistently weak state of the economy - Report
EXX Africa (EXXAfrica.com) published a special report on the investment risk outlook on Angola.
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Uganda offers opportunities for companies looking to explore, develop and utilise its petroleum assets
Hon Irene Muloni, the Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, in the Republic of Uganda will lead a delegation of private and pub…
Participants come from Nigeria, Uganda, Kenya, Ghana, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Tanzania
Twenty-five Africans have been selected to participate in the prestigious Cornell University Alliance for Science Global Leadership Fellows Program, whi…
Andersen Global continues its expansion in Africa through a Collaboration Agreement with Oliveira & Associados, a law firm based in Angola, founded by Formosa Oliveira in 2016.
Andersen Global Chairman and Andersen Tax LLC CEO, Mark Vor…
ABB’s global leadership in fast charging solutions for electric vehicles leads Fortune magazine to rank it #8 among top companies that “help the planet and tackle social problems.”
ABB has been named #8 in Fortune magazine’s “Change th…
Poultry farmers have been admonished to provide their birds with the right feed to ensure healthy and optimal growth of their birds in order to boost the poultry industry and their incomes.
They have also been encouraged to adhere to be…
Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom, Chairman of Groupe Nduom, says the Bank of Ghana should be strengthened with the requisite resources to support small, local banks in Ghana.
According to him, Ghana’s banking sector was in a crisis of poor regulato…
Moody’s Corporation (NYSE:MCO) announced today that it has completed its acquisition of Omega Performance, a leading provider of online credit training. Moody’s announced its intention to acquire Omega Performance, a business unit of Twent…
Technologies such as blockchain are already being implemented in sectors such as agriculture and in many other areas, and will drive user sophistication
Reduction in cash dependency affecting the overall economy. Digitalisation is cu…
Wealth Managers Seek AI Tools to Make Sense of Vast Amounts of New and Alternative Data According to New Report by Thomson Reuters and Celent
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Enabled Data has become the lifeblood of the modern wealth m…
In recent months, Africa has seen several big announcements of international multi-million-dollar awards to build more inclusive, sustainable economies in the region. Jack Ma’s Netpreneur Award, France’s $76m Africa Start-up Fund, MIT’s In…
The maiden edition of the Ghana Fiesta Tradeshow is slated for Monday, August 27 to Sunday September 2, 2018 at the Cape Coast Town Hall.
The fair is expected to create a common platform for local and international businesses to network…
New Contracts in the Republic of Montenegro, Western Sahara, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Expanding Company's Global Reach
After recent contract wins, XCMG, the world-leading construction machinery manufacturer, is now exporting to the…
Naver Corp, South Korea’s leading Search Engine and parent company of mobile messenger app, LINE, invests in iPrice Group
iPrice Group, Southeast Asia's leading product discovery and comparison platform, has extended its latest fund…
This week hundreds of US business leaders will head to Washington DC in a bid to convince the Trump administration not to impose additional tariffs on imported Chinese goods.
The White House has already increased charges on $34bn (£26.4…
US President Donald Trump's trade war against China has moved up a gear as it brings in a 25% tax on a second wave of goods worth $16bn (£12.4bn).
The move ratchets up the dispute, which had already seen trade tariffs being imposed earl…
Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab has set out what he called "practical and proportionate" advice in case the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
The guidance includes instructions for businesses who could face extra paperwork at borders and c…
"It is now mandatory for foreign institutions that want to enter into the electronic money space to be at least 30 per cent Ghanaian owned". This revelation was made known by Dr Settor Amediku, Director and Head of Payment Systems Departme…
FAA Approves AerTrak for Boeing 757-200 Series Aircraft to Comply with Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Operations Mandate
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for…
Offshore Cape Three Points (OCTP) has started delivery of gas from the Sankofa field to the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), a commodity group has announced.
The Vitol Group, a global energy and commodity trading company in …
The maiden Ghana Finance Week (GFW), a festival of financial industry events designed to showcase and celebrate the best of finance and encourage financial inclusion while providing networking, social learning and business opportunities in…
Key players in Ghana’s oil industry, including the regulator and the national oil company, are set to make a case for the country at this year’s biennial Offshore Northern Seas 2018 (ONS 2018) conference and exhibition in Stavanger, Norway…
RMG Ghana Limited and Detia Degesch Group have held a training workshop on fumigation for staff of Quality Control Division of the Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod).
The over 80 participants, drawn from the Kaase, Takoradi and Tema Ports were…
The HMD Global, new managers of the Nokia brand, say they are working assiduously to recapture the market share and ensure sustainability of the brand. In interview with a section of the Ghanaian media in Accra, HMD Global, said they seek …
Agrihouse Foundation, an event organization, has been handed the mandate to organize the 8th Agribusiness Exhibition and Conference scheduled between October 3 and 5, 2018 at the Aliu Mahama Sports Stadium in Tamale.
The event has over …
The Chamber of Freight and Trade says its members would not join the Freight fraternity to embark on a strike from Monday August 27, in protestation against the implementation of the Cargo Track Note (CTN) system.
Mr Denise Anfo-Sefah…
The Inspectorate Division of the Minerals Commission of the Eastern Region has organised a workshop to sensitise mining sector stakeholders on the laws and regulations governing activities in the sector.
The workshop was to ensure that …
AngloGold Ashanti (Ghana) Limited has asked the public to disregard postings of online job vacancies in the name of Obuasi and Iduapriem mines by some parties and/or individuals unrelated to the Company.
A statement from the Company and…
Private sector Stakeholders say they could be the engine of total transformation of the Ghanaian economy if the challenge of the high cost of doing business, especially access to funding is addressed.
Players in the sector unanimously r…
The Entrepreneurs Foundation of Ghana (EFG) will hold the second edition of the Ghana Business Quality Awards 2018 on October 20 to promote quality leadership, best premium quality products and business services in the country.
The awar…
Goldstar Air, a private and wholly owned Ghanaian airline, says it has written to the Safety Department of the Ghana Civil Aviation (GCAA), asking for a date for the inspection of their five Boeing aircraft.
After the inspection and app…
Dr Kwabena Duffour, a shareholder of the defunct uniBank Ghana Limited, has initiated a fight to reclaim uniBank, which the Bank of Ghana (BoG) on August 1, 2018, collapsed along with four other banks on grounds of insolvency.
The Bank…
Standard Chartered (STAN.L) is in talks to sell its private equity business to Intermediate Capital Group (ICP.L) (ICG), a source with direct knowledge of the deal said on Monday, as part of a broader disposal of its ‘principal finance’ in…
The Community Development Alliance (CDA-Ghana), a local non-governmental organisation in in the Upper West Region, has indicted several state officials of perpetuating activities of smuggling government subsidized fertilizer into neighbour…
The Veterinary Service Directorate (VSD), of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA), has introduced a harmonised vaccination protocol for the poultry sector. This is to help address the uncontrolled and disjointed vaccine administrat…
Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) has to recall about 700,000 Tiguan and Touran cars worldwide due to a possible lighting defect, German trade magazine Kfz-Betrieb reported on Monday.
The magazine reported that humidity can cause a s…
The culprit behind most would-be entrepreneurs giving up on their dreams is the fear relating to finance or, more accurately, the lack thereof. Even at a potential entrepreneur’s most motivated of times, such as when he is just a few steps…
Republic Bank (Ghana) Limited has met the Bank of Ghana’s new minimum capital requirements ahead of the set deadline of December 2018.
The announcement comes after the bank successfully completed its rights issue to raise an addi…
According to the IEA, the electrification rate in sub-Saharan Africa is currently just 43%. It is clear that greater action must be taken to achieve the international community’s goals of universal electricity access by 2030. There are a n…
Award-winning online platform now available in five new countries
MoneyGram is extending its global digital footprint with the launch of its award-winning online platform in five new countries. Customers in Australia, the Netherlands, B…
African Development Bank Mourns Passing of former Secretary General of the United Nations and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Kofi A. Annan
The African Development Bank has learned with deep sadness the news of the death of Kofi A. Annan, …
Canada is the fourth largest contributor to the Bank among non-regional members, and the sixth largest donor to the African Development Fund (ADF)
On her first visit to the West African nation of Cote d’Ivoire, Canada’s Minister of Inte…
PepsiCo has announced it is buying Sodastream for $3.2bn (£2.5bn).
Israel-based Sodastream makes a machine and refillable cylinders allowing users to make their own carbonated drinks.
The deal gives Pepsi a new way of reaching custom…
The shareholders of the collapsed financial institution, uniBank have announced that they will take steps to force the Bank of Ghana to provide them with the official report on the Financial Condition and Future Prospects of the bank.
T…
For Africa to make any meaningful progress and create more jobs for the youth, the continent must be targeting a minimum of 20 per cent GDP growth annually, the General Overseer of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC), Pastor Men…
Technology that was once too expensive for small businesses such as business intelligence and cloud-based solutions, is now accessible to most SMEs. Services like these now assist SMEs in transforming, and enables them to stay agile and gr…
There is one statement about sales which will always remain true: people buy from people they like and trust. So what skills do you need to sharpen to build rapport and trust with leads and customers? These are seven skills to focus on:
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Togbe Afede XIV, Co-Chairman of Africa World Airlines (AWA), a domestic airline with operations in West Africa has stated the readiness of the company to run Ho-Accra-Ho flights at the new Ho Airport.
“AWA is ready to start with Ho-Accr…