Following the successful launch of the 2018 edition of its flagship African Economic Outlook, the African Development Bank will on Monday, March 12, 2018 launch the regional versions of the Report.
This is the first time in the African …
The maiden edition of Business & Finance Partnership (B&FP) seminar has been held in Accra as part of efforts to address the challenges facing entrepreneurs in the country.
Organised by Global Teletrade Ghana in collaboration with UTIC …
The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) has stated its resolve to empower women to take a centre role in the nation’s socio-economic development.
Mrs Lucy Tenkorang, Vice Chair, Volta/Eastern branch of the Association, in a release c…
Dr Agnes Adu, the Chief Executive Officer of Ghana International Trade Fair Company Limited, has assured the public of a “bigger and better fair” next year.Speaking at a press soiree to round off this year’s 22nd International Trade Fair a…
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), has called for a strong collaboration between academia and industry to help address the menace of Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) in the country.
Mr Henry Yentumi, the Technical Adviser to the Commissio…
Companies and individuals who fail to take advantage of the tax amnesty programme by the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) will face the law in tax suits against them at the end of the expiration date.
The Commissioner General of the GRA, M…
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The Director at the Steel Tube Export Association of South Africa, Mr Keitumetse Moumakoe, said the trade fair was a good investment and was beneficial to the association
South African businesspeople who showcased locally-made product…
Dr Fred M. Dzanku, a Research Fellow at the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), University of Ghana, Thursday said it is important to mobilise Domestic resources to accelerate Ghana’s socioeconomic development.
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Twenty-five factories are going to be established under the phase-one of the one-district one-factory (1D1F) policy implementation in the Eastern Region.
Ms Doris Asetena-Mensah, the Regional Director of the Trade and Industry Ministry,…
The Chief Executive Officer of the African Network of Entrepreneurs (TANOE), Mr. Ekow Mensah, has called for small and medium enterprises to put premium on branding.
He said that was vital to establish significant presence in the market…
Mr Appiah Kusi Adomako, Centre Coordinator, Customer Unity and Trust Society (CUTS) Ghana, has called on district assemblies to intensify education on the importance of property rate to increase revenue mobilisation.
He said tax educati…
The World Bank says with the right reforms in Ghana, the agricultural sector has the potential to be one of the leading sector for a more diverse economy, which can be transformed to become an engine of growth and job creation.
The Bank…
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Mastercard has completed its acquisition of mobile payments technology company Oltio from Standard Bank Group.
The acquisition builds on Mastercard's l…
Mr Jobila Mohammed Zakari, the Techiman Municipal Director of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has called on Ghanaians to pay their taxes promptly for accelerated national development.
He said voluntary payment of taxe…
The Chief Executive Officer of NBC Ghana Trust, William Asiedu Yeboah, has urged workers, especially those in the informal sector to retire right by investing in pension schemes to enable them enjoy their retirement life.
Speaking on a …
Eleven Asia-Pacific countries have just signed the trade pact formerly known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Although the US pulled out last year, the deal was salvaged by the remaining members, who signed it at a ceremony in the Chil…
An aircraft operated by Nigeria’s largest airline, Arik Air, made an emergency landing on Tuesday when the pilot detected smoke in the cabin.
The aircraft, travelling from Lagos to Accra, Ghana, had smoke coming from its cabin many mile…
A Deputy Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Eugene Boakye Antwi, has revealed plans by the government to grant tax holidays and other incentives to new estate developers in the country.
The incentives forms part of a grand scheme by the …
The Komenda Sugar Factory, set up to provide 7,300 direct and indirect jobs, remains shut, two years after its inauguration.
Sugar cane farmers and the people of the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abirem municipality in the Central Region are hop…
The fair affords South African exporters with an opportunity to promote a broader food and beverage sector with a view of establishing a more prominent market presence and reputation
Twenty-eight South African companies will showcase …
EnergyNet, organisers of the Africa Energy Forum, is partnering with African Business to publish this year’s Africa Energy Yearbook - the official publication of the annual Africa Energy Forum 2018
EnergyNet and African Business have jo…
Infiny by Epsilon’s on-demand connectivity platform will be deployed in Johannesburg and Cape Town, giving African service providers rapid access to Cloud-centric networking and assisting international service providers in extending servic…
#MyChicAfrica, the digital campaign by AccorHotels and Air France to explore Africa makes a stop in Dakar
AccorHotels Africa is working on developing the MyChicAfrica brand content platform, the aim being to showcase a trendy, dynamic A…
At its 19th Board Meeting in Songdo, South Korea, the Board of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved the first funding proposal of the African Development Bank for Zambia's Renewable Energy Financing Framework. The GCF will provide a U…
A former President of the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) and Chief Executive Officer of Tropical Cable and Conductor, Mr Tony Oteng-Gyasi, says domestic manufacturers are still losing out to their foreign counterparts following the …
A Kumasi based entrepreneur has called on the you to attend to their duties with seriousness and take advantage of the numerous interventions being implemented by government.
Mr Mohammed Aminu Osman, Chief Executive Officer of Karima Mu…
Ecobank Ghana on Wednesday officially opened its new Head Office in Accra, to boost Ecobank’s commitment level to the Ghanaian market and for improved customer service.
The new Ecobank Ghana Head office is a customer centric ultramodern…
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has announced the appointment of Mrs. Abiola Bawuah as the new Regional Chief Executive Officer (RCEO) in charge of six African countries.
The new appointment, which takes effect from 1st March 2018, wil…
As far back as she can remember, growing up in Ofankor, Portia Ama Anobea Oduro always wanted to be a Petrochemical Engineer. She didn’t know of any women in the field but this didn’t deter or discourage her. On 8th May 2017, Portia’s drea…
Marian is a Geotechnical Engineer with the Mine Engineering Department of Newmont Ghana’s Akyem Mine. In November 2016, Marian was adjudged the Best Candidate (Civil Technical Division) in the Engineering Professional Examination by the Gh…
Some countries may be exempt from US plans to impose tariffs on metal imports, the White House has announced.
The exemptions - on national security grounds - included Canada, Mexico, spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said.
Reports, however, …
ADB Bank has denied media reports that uniBank has taken over its operations.
Media reports on Wednesday stated that four shareholders of ADB, comprising Belstar Capital, Starmount Development company, EDC as well as SIC Financial Servi…
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has appealed to banks to reduce their interest rates so as to compliment the efforts being made by his government to create a more stable macro-economic framework in the country.
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There is the dark web and then there is the event rental business in Ghana. Slight exaggeration but in reality trying to navigate the event and décor rental space in Ghana is like trying to buy the most prized bitcoin on the dark web.…
Graphic Online can confirm that the Bank of Ghana (BoG) will later Wednesday denounce as null and void, the purported take over of ADB Bank [Agricultural Development Bank] by its counterpart indigenous lender, uniBank Ghana Limited.
The…
Stakeholders and farmers of AngloGold Ashanti Iduapriem Gold Mine host communities have met to deliberate and agree on crop rates for mine-wide farm compensation for 2018.
The meeting, which is held yearly, brings together relevant stak…
“Only two people in our community here own canoes.
We are forced to hire a canoe at GH?10 daily to fish because we cannot afford to buy a canoe at the cost of GH?1,200 in addition to the fishing nets,” Nana Kojo Mmoyin, a fisherman with…
African capital markets indicate recovery in 2017 with overall increase in value and volume of equity capital market (ECM) transactions
ECM activity in 2017 was the second highest since 2013 in terms of volume with 121 issuances, up 2…
The World Bank (WB) has urged the government to ensure more “forward-looking expenditure planning” to sustain its fiscal consolidation efforts.
It additionally asked that it took steps to improve domestic resource mobilization.
This …
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday said after a year of fiscal discipline and innovative economic management, the results have been remarkable.
“Ghana’s economy has grown from 3.6 per cent in 2016, the lowest in 22 years, …
Anti-immigration rhetoric coming from the White House is deterring software developers from going to the US.
That's according to the world's youngest self-made billionaire, 27-year-old Irishman John Collison.
Stripe, the company he f…
Coca-Cola is planning to produce an alcoholic drink for the first time in the company's 125-year history - with an alcopop-style product in Japan.
It is keen to cash in on the country's growing taste for Chu-Hi - canned sparkling flavou…
Nestle has bowed to pressure from public health advocates and is removing the Health Star Rating from Milo.
Public health groups have targeted the food giant for labelling the sugary chocolate powder with 4.5 stars, when they claim it…
Ghana needs to improve revenue collection and can’t keep reducing spending on capital items to achieve its fiscal targets, the International Monetary Fund said.
That’s one of the recommendations made by the Washington-based lender durin…
The Dangote (http://Dangote.com) Rice Outgrower Scheme in Jigawa State reached a turning point yesterday when the President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote laid a foundation stone for the construction of a multi-billion Naira rice processi…
WaxPrint Media, a boutique strategic media and digital marketing agency, produced a fashion shoot for Ghana’s largest European shopping outlet Numero Uno at Marina Mall. The shop was transformed into a full-fledged fashion shoot under the …
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The website provides key facts for businesses and investors on the economies of S…
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INSEAD, the business school for the world, today announced that its faculty have performed exceptionally by receiving prestigious awards and commendations in The Case Centre Awards and Competitions 2018, which honours and celebrates worldw…