Vodafone has launched an international digital skills programme to provide career guidance and access to training content in the digital economy for up to 10 million young people across 18 countries.
The Vodafone digital skills and…
Each Monday we’re tackling one of your pressing personal finance questions by asking a handful of money experts for their advice.
If you have a general question or money concern, or just want to talk about something PeFi-related, email …
AngloGold Ashanti Ghana on Tuesday hosted current and potential suppliers in Accra as part of its local enterprise development initiative to enable them to compete effectively in the value chain of its Obuasi and lduapriem mines.
The ev…
India's government has decided to sell a controlling stake in the loss-making national carrier, Air India.
It is putting 76% of the business up for sale in what would be India's most high profile asset sale in decades.
Air India has …
China warned the United States on Thursday not to open Pandora’s Box and spark a flurry of protectionist practices across the globe, even as Beijing pointed to U.S. goods that it could target in a deepening Sino-U.S. trade dispute.
Chin…
The government has been called upon to face the reality of the state of the Ghanaian economy, as the country is broke and is heading for a disaster.
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Dalex Finance and Leasing Company Limited, Mr Kenn…
The Ghana Shippers’ Authority (GSA) has clarified the reason behind its decision to abandon the fumigation contract signed by itself as the client, the Ghana Health Service (GHS), as the regulator, and LCB Worldwide Ghana Limited, as the…
Telecommunication Company AirtelTigo says it is working to integrate and harmonise its mobile money platform to be able to deliver superior financial services to clients.
Ms Roshi Motman, the Chief Executive Officer AirtelTigo, said to …
The ninth edition of National Food and Agriculture Show (FAGRO) has been launched to strengthen Ghana’s agriculture sector.
This year’s edition, which was launched on the theme: “Accelerating Sustainable Agriculture through Investm…
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) have jointly pledged greater support to the success of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) strategy to integrate Africa.
They…
A fully-fledged trade war between China and the US would have "a severe impact on the global economy", the World Trade Organisation head has told the BBC.
There was a risk global growth could fall "very quickly", WTO director-general Ro…
Shares in Tesla and California chipmaker Nvidia dived on Tuesday amid fresh worries about the promise of self-driving car technology.
The concerns added to a wider technology sell-off that saw US markets reverse gains notched on Monday …
Signing of the Line of Financing agreement between the Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) and Nigerian Banks
ICD is now focusing on increasing access to funding to the private sector by channeling the fu…
Google will pay nearly £50m in tax to the Treasury this year.
The technology giant's annual accounts show that the company will pay corporation taxes of £49.3m on UK profits of £202.4m.
Although the tax figure is the highest the comp…
The takeover of the UT and Capital banks a few months ago sent shivers down the spine of many players in the banking industry. The customers of the banks were also not spared the ordeal because of the fear they harboured about the security…
U.S. e-commerce giant Amazon (AMZN.O) has made further inroads into food retail in France as Casino’s (CASP.PA) upmarket Monoprix chain became the first local retailer to agree to sell groceries via Amazon.
Future cooperation could exte…
The Senior Minister, Mr Yaw Osafo-Maafo, has charged the Joint Cocoa Committee of Ghana and Cote d’ Ivoire to come up with programmes and policies that would improve the welfare of the farmers in the sector.
He said in spite of the nume…
Ghana recorded a provisional trade surplus of $584.5 million for the first two months of 2018 on the back of higher export receipts from crude oil.
This compares with a trade surplus of US$494.3 million recorded over the same period in …
Cities and companies are being urged to show their commitment to climate-friendly infrastructure investments by signing a “green bond pledge” launched on Tuesday.
The initiative according to a release to the Ghana News, aims to scale up…
Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, Minister for Food and Agriculture, has underlined the need to have accurate data for effective planning and resource allocation to the sector.
Additionally, this could also significantly aid the rebasing of the …
Mr Yoofi Grant, Chief Executive Officer (CEOs) of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), on Tuesday said the country is seeking to raise $10 billion in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI).
“This year’s target is very ambitious and wh…
Over 32,500 rural households in the Bagoué, Poro, Tchologo, Hambol and Gbêkê regions will benefit from a financial agreement signed today between the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Cote d’Ivoire to increase the …
Executives from around the world can access a unique global programme through the UCT Graduate School of Business (GSB). The school is the only one in South Africa, and one of two in Africa, to join an alliance of 19 top global business sc…
As Asia’s appetite for more future-ready buildings and infrastructure expands, global engineering and infrastructure advisory company Aurecon aims to play a major role in the birth of new ideas to feed this hunger, through its new Singapor…
It will serve as a one-stop online destination for art enthusiasts interested in learning about the African contemporary art space as expressed by creatives aged 18-35
British Council in partnership with YNaija.com (YNaija.com) has laun…
Intelcia expands into Madagascar and Mauritius, consolidating its position as a pan-African leader in customer relations
This move falls within the group's strategy to expand its activities throughout Africa and the Indian Ocean in keep…
Akzo Nobel will sell its chemicals business in a 10.1 billion euro ($12.6 billion) deal to buyers led by Carlyle Group, the maker of Dulux paints said on Tuesday, making good on a promise made as it fought off a takeover last year.
The …
Pharmaceuticals giant GSK is to take full control of a joint venture which owns Sensodyne toothpaste, Panadol headache tablets and Nicotinell patches.
GSK will pay Novartis £9.2bn for its 36.5% stake in the Consumer Healthcare Business …
The Government has begun processes to conduct a Census of Agriculture, to produce and disseminate complete and reliable data for decision making and for monitoring programmes aimed at further developing the agricultural sector and the econ…
A banking consultant and former Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Mr Emmanuel Asiedu-Mante, has taken a swipe at the board of directors of embattled uniBank Ghana Limited for failing to rescue the bank from financial distress, a …
The government has denied that it was focusing much attention on the food crops under the Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) programme to the neglect of the livestock and poultry sub-sectors.
Dr Owusu-Afriyie Akoto, Minister for Food and …
Another day, another brutal day on the cryptocurrency markets as Bitcoin led a broad-based selloff.
Bitcoin fell more than seven percent overnight and dipped below $8,000, which equates to a 42 percent drop on the year to date - and 60 …
The New Juaben Municipal Assembly has inaugurated a three- storey office complex at a cost of GH¢540,604,90 funded from the Assembly’s Internally Generated Fund (IGF).
The facility which consists of 40 shops and eight executive offices …
Emirates is celebrating 10 years of enabling mobile phone use on board its aircraft. As a global leader of inflight innovations, Emirates made history in March 2008 by becoming the first airline in the world to allow customers to make and …
Shares of General Electric dropped below $13 in Monday trading. The company's stock fell as far as $12.86, the lowest level since July 2009.
Pressure on GE has not let up this year, with the stock sliding more than 25 percent after a di…
South Africa’s anti-corruption agency is investigating a 671 million rand ($60 million) government contract with German software firm SAP, which has admitted misconduct in separate deals involving friends of ousted president Jacob Zuma.
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Mr Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, the Minister of Transport, has said the Ministry was putting structures, policies and legislations in place to ensure local content policy was made to manifest in the maritime industry.
He said work that should b…
Dr Mohammed Awal, the Minister of Business Planning, has said the Government would deepen the entrepreneurship culture of the country and therefore urged young people not to fear to start-up their own businesses.
He said one challenge i…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has charged engineers to instil ethical conduct in their practice to ensure their projects are delivered on time, conform with quality standards and within budget.
He, therefore, called on the leade…
Swedish fashion giant H&M - the world's second-biggest clothing chain - has posted a 61% profit fall for the three months to February amid weak sales.
Its outlets, which include mid-market chains & Other Stories and Cos, made 1.26bn Swe…
A former Managing Director of the GCB Bank, Mr Simon Dornoo, is to lead a team of experts from accounting and auditing firm, KPMG to revive and stabilise uniBank Ghana Limited.
The revival is to help bring the bank, which was declared i…
The Bank of Ghana in a new banking business and corporate governance directive has indicated that it will no longer tolerate a situation where one person assume two top positions in any regulated financial institution.
“No one indi…
The government raised GH¢1.57 billion through the sale of a three-year bond in line with plans to raise a total of GH¢11.13 billion cedis for the first quarter of 2018.
The proceeds are to be used to refinance maturing debt and also fin…
Somoco Ghana Limited, the authorized resellers of Bajaj motorcycles in Ghana have unveiled the latest Pulsar 220 and Discover 125 motorcycles into the Ghanaian market.
These models are packed with the best of Bajaj technology to meet th…
One on the most powerful men in luxury retailing has said it is time to stop seeing smartwatch makers Apple and Google as threats.
Jean-Claude Biver, who runs watchmakers Tag Heuer, Hublot, and Zenith, said the smartwatch will boos…
Kempinski Hotel has been adjudged the Five-Star Hotel of the Year 2017 at the 13th Edition of the National Tourism Awards. The Four-Star Award went to Tang Palace Hotel, while Acqua Safari Resort received the Three-Star Hotel of the Year. …
Five thousand scholars comprising 1000 tertiary and 4000 senior high school (SHS) students have so far benefited from the MasterCard Foundation Scholars Programme being implemented by the Campaign for Female Education (Camfed – Ghana).
…
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) says the recent announced reductions in tariffs by the Public Utility Regulatory Commission (PURC) only reflects in the calculation of energy consumption.
The PURC some few weeks ago announced re…
The Management of Unilever Ghana has met and encouraged the three Ghanaian students who won the Africa Ideatrophy Championship in South Africa.
The three, who are all students of the University of Ghana, will represent Africa in the Glo…
Management of Barksanem™ (BKM™), an Artisanal Mining License Company, wants to extend its portfolio of technologies in precious metals extraction, digital money, and tracking to Ghana and other mining communities to ensure environmental pr…