The issue of rising public debt makes attainment of the ‘Ghana Beyond Aid’ agenda of the Government almost a daunting reality, Mr Nicholas Ekow de-Heer, Head of Programmes, Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS), has said.
He expressed conce…
A day’s training workshop to aid the growth of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) through proper packaging and labelling of their products has been held in Koforidua.
The programme was organized by SMEGA - an NGO, in conjunction with t…
Japanese government officials are bracing for Donald Trump to get tough in trade talks, and are particularly anxious that the U.S. president could target Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s weak-yen policies.
The deal Trump clinched with South …
India’s Jet Airways Ltd (JET.NS) has entered into an agreement to buy 75 Boeing Co (BA.N) 737 MAX narrowbody jets, worth $8.8 billion, to meet passenger demand which has shown no sign of abating after years of growth.
Jet Airways, in a …
Mr Kenneth Kwamina Thompson, Chief Executive Officer of Dalex Finance and Leasing Company has cautioned that government’s flagship project “One-District-One-Factory,” is at risk so long as the Cedi continues to be overvalued.
All the pr…
The Greater Accra Regional Shipper-Committee has pledged its commitment to deepen relationship with stakeholders in the maritime transport industry to protect and safeguard interests of shippers.
At the 20th Anniversary of the Committee…
The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) has vowed to impound any uncertified products sold on the market.This comes as it scales up the drive to check the influx of poor quality products into the country.
Mr. Thomas Aquinas Asolmia, its Upp…
It took the chance encounter of being held hostage in the Congo in the 1990s to awake in James Beeland Rogers Jr. (the Singapore-based veteran investor, businessman, adventurer, and author), a realisation of the great future that awaits Af…
The Ghana Revenue Authority has appealed to persons who are yet to register for the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) to take steps to do so as it begins the enforcement of the law.
With effect from April 1, 2018, a person without th…
DreamOval Ltd, creators of Slydepay, Stanbic Bank and Enterprise Life Ghana are pleased to announce a partnership which allows payment of premiums using Slydepay. This integration is readily available at the Slydepay website at www.slyde…
Emirates is offering Ghanaian travellers the opportunity to visit Dubai, available at a very special offer for Economy and Business Class roundtrip, a free third piece of luggage of up to 23 kg and a month’s tourist visa* included in the o…
Blockchain is a good example of distributed technology in action.
Invented in 2008 to run the peer-to-peer digital cash, Bitcoin, this technology has evolved to power other applications for things such as copyright protection, tracking of…
China hit back quickly on Wednesday against the Trump administration’s plans to impose tariffs on $50 billion in Chinese goods, retaliating with a list of similar duties on key U.S. imports including soybeans, planes, cars, beef and chemic…
Individuals without tax identification numbers (TINs) will not be able to access essential services at state agencies with effect from Tuesday, April 3, 2018, the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has said.
As a result, patrons seeking serv…
For the first time in seven years, the government has spent less than it budgeted, thanks to a drastic cut in expenditure in response to slow revenue inflows.
This has resulted in a provisional fiscal deficit that is healthier than the …
Shares in electric car firm Tesla have risen after it announced a boost in production of its cheaper Model 3 cars in the first quarter.
The firm said it had "by far the most productive quarter in Tesla history" after it built 34,494 veh…
Gold Fields made its long-anticipated move to buy assets in Ghana, buying half of Canadian Asanko Gold's subsidiary in the country and buying a 9.9% stake in the parent company for a combined total of nearly $204m.
Gold Fields CEO Nick …
Mr Akilu Sayibu, a Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA), has appealed to the media to support the Authority through positive publications for the needed development.
Speaking to the media i…
The app builds on the core functionality that saw the original version applauded as a game changer for African banking
The upgraded version of Ecobank’s (www.Ecobank.com) revolutionary mobile app has attracted 3 million new customers in…
The White House has criticised China after it imposed retaliatory tariffs against the US on a range of goods, including pork and wine.
Beijing put duties of up to 25% on 128 American imports following President Donald Trump's decision t…
Dr. David Anambam, the Asante-Akim South Municipal Director of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) has expressed worry over the slow pace at which farmers who were supplied with inputs under the Planting for Food and Jobs Programme…
Mr Samuel Ofosu, the Kwahu West Municipal Agriculture Extension Officer, has called for an increase in snail farming to make up for the shortage in its supply in recent times.
He explained that the high consumption of snails and the co…
Enterprise Life, the leading life insurer in Ghana and a subsidiary of the Enterprise Group, in pursuit of its Legendary Customer Service Agenda has introduced new and innovative payment platforms for its cherished policyholders.
The ra…
The Gushegu Municipality in the Northern Region has completed a tax compliance education campaign, sensitizing business entities and individuals in the Municipality on the need to pay tax to generate the needed revenue for the state to car…
A five-member Audit Committee has been inaugurated for the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) to ensure adherence to public financial management regulations.
The committee was inaugurated in accordance with the Public Finance Management Act 20…
The Hershey Company (NYSE:HSY) today announced Cocoa For Good, its holistic cocoa sustainability strategy. The comprehensive strategy addresses the most pressing issues facing cocoa-growing communities: poverty, poor nutrition, at-risk you…
Vodafone Ghana has entered into a partnership with Stanbic Bank to digitally empower students of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST).
The two leading institutions in Ghana will team up with Hacklab Foundation …
General Motors Co (GM.N) said on Tuesday it will stop reporting monthly U.S. vehicle sales, saying the 30-day snapshot does not accurately reflect the market and will instead issue quarterly sales.
GM will also no longer report monthly …
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is urging a more aggressive push towards agro-industrialization by African Governments to drive sustainable economic growth.
It said it was time the continent moved to the top of the global food value…
The Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST) on Monday revealed that it has uncovered some Ghanaians and foreigners who have entered into the petroleum sector (Petroleum Black Market dealers) whose operations are inimical…
The Ministry of Finance (MoF), the African Centre for Economic Transformation (ACET), and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are jointly organising a conference on, “Moving Beyond Aid: Domestic Revenue Mobilisation for G-20 Compact with…
Enterprise Life, the leading life insurer in Ghana and a subsidiary of the Enterprise Group has once again ignited its prowess of innovation.
Having pioneered the sale of funeral insurance in Ghana and introduced the first ever alternat…
Merged mobile telecommunications company, AirtelTigo, has said the integrated mobile money platform for the two different companies would deliver superior customer experience to subscribers.
The integrated process, when completed in Apr…
Oil marketing companies (OMCs) across the country are struggling to survive due to high taxes, diminishing profit margins and activities of illegal fuel smugglers, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the OMCs, Mr Kwaku Agyemang-Duah, has …
The Minister of Finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, is to appear before Parliament to answer a question on the procurement processes by which the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) awarded a contract worth GH¢28.8 million to Dextro…
Nigeria scored 42 out of 100 points and ranks 55 among 89 assessments in the 2017 Resource Governance Index (RGI), while Ghana’s oil and gas sector scored a satisfactory 67 of 100 points, making it the best performer in sub-Saharan Africa.…
His Highness Sheikh Saud Bin Saqr Al Qasimi, UAE Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, and His Excellency Mohamed Alabbar, Founder & Chairman, Emaar Properties, headline AHIC 2018
Unmissable AHIC programme also features gl…
Our conversation with Rasha Kelej, CEO Merck Foundation (Merck-Foundation.com) on the efforts of Merck Foundation for empowering women across Africa and Other developing countries.
I am very happy that we are marking the International W…
To rebrand or not to rebrand, that is the question. With all apologies to Hamlet, brand strategists like myself hear this question quite often from entrepreneurs and marketing leaders.
The most efficient way to make lean, mean and …
Persons with disabilities (PWDs) in the Bolgatanta Municipality have been trained in financial management and money literacy to help them manage their businesses well.
About 80 participants made up of persons with albinism, physically c…
In August 2017, Shopify announced it had reached a milestone, having powered more than 500,000 ecommerce storefronts in 175 countries. That’s a remarkable achievement for a company that began in 2004 as a platform for selling snowboards --…
The Centre for Democratic Development (CDD) – Ghana, says attaining ‘Ghana Beyond Aid’ (GhBA), would be the truest meaning of independence for Ghana. Professor Henry Kwasi Prempeh, the Executive Director, CDD – Ghana, said the idea of GhBA…
Financial policymakers gathering in Buenos Aires on Tuesday agreed cryptocurrencies posed some risks but should not be banned altogether, the head of Italy’s central bank said on Tuesday after the meeting.
My understanding is that there…
Think big-picture about what you need for life after work.
Retirement might sound wonderful, but all too often the reality is disappointing. Some 28 percent of recent retirees polled by Nationwide Retirement Institute last fall said tha…
Ghana’s largest telecommunication giant, MTN, has awarded four brand new Hyundai vehicles to the first set of winners in the “MTN 4G Taking Over” promotion. In all about 35 customers received various prizes in the promotion, five customers…
Mr Kenneth Kwamina Thompson, Chief Executive Officer of Dalex Financing and Leasing Company Limited (Dalex Finance) said Ghana should stop borrowing to put the economy on track.
He said Ghana was broke, and noted that “we spent almost 1…
Oil prices are likely to rise this year thanks to supply disruptions and an OPEC-led deal to limit production, but doubts over the future of compliance with the multilateral agreement and rising U.S. production could stem the upward moment…
Delegates at the third Ministerial Conference on the Abuja Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control, are to pay greater attention to ship and crew proficiency, alongside the focus on eliminating sub-standard shipping.
Mr. Chibu…
Here comes Peter Cottontail, and it seems he’s hopping down the money trail. According to data from the National Retail Federation’s annual Easter survey, the bunny has quite a pull when it comes to Americans’ wallets.
The survey, which…
Over the past few years, Meghaan Lurtz has had to turn down two destination bachelorette parties for dear friends. She was in graduate school and didn’t have the money to go.
“It felt really crappy, because these are people that I know …