The Public Procurement Authority (PPA) on Tuesday debunked media reports that the Authority had signed a GH¢97 million contract for the development of e-Government Procurement system.
Addressing the media in Accra to explain the issues,…
Glo Mobile Ghana has unveiled four new products for the benefit of existing and new subscribers on the network across Ghana.
The products include “Ay3 D3 k3k3” Recharge bonus, Welcome Back Offer, e-Top-Up 15% Recharge Bonus and Glo Café…
The Mall of Africa, which is the largest retail development to be built in a single phase in Southern Africa, achieved further prestige at this year’s Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) Awards. The flagship 131 000 m² mall was announ…
Vodafone Ghana impacted more than 400 lives last Friday when its Foundation organized a medical screening for residents in the Osu traditional area.
The medical programme, dubbed “HealthFest” was introduced by the Foundation in 2014 as…
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has announced its audited half year financial results ended June 30, 2017, showing remarkable performance across major metrics.
UBA grew its gross earnings for the period by 34.5 per cent to N222.7 billi…
Ghana Oil Company Limited (GOIL) was incorporated as a private limited liability company on June 14, 1960 as AGIP Ghana Company Limited.
The shareholders were AGIP SPA of Italy and SNAM SPA. In 1974, the Government of Ghana acquired the…
The Graphic Business has uncovered a syndicate of smugglers who cart government’s subsidised fertiliser through unapproved routes in some border towns in the Upper East, Upper West, Volta and Western regions into neighbouring countries for…
WomanRising, in its pursuit of honouring Women Entrepreneurs and Professionals, has presented a Certificate of Honour to the CEO of Tigo Ghana, Roshi Motman as one of the 2016 Top 50 Corporate Women Leaders in Ghana.
Roshi, who has serv…
Manufacturers have warned of a recruitment crunch if they are unable to keep hiring EU workers after Brexit.
Trade body the EEF says the government must clarify the rights of EU workers "as a matter of urgency".
It said a quarter of …
The Tema Freight Forwarders Association has called for the suspension of the paperless transaction at Ghana’s sea ports for more education and sensitization to be done before implementation.
Mr. Mawuli Tettey, Spokesman of Tema Freight …
Glo Mobile Ghana has unveiled four new products for the benefit of existing and new subscribers on the network across the country.
The products include ‘’Aye De Keke’’ Recharge bonus, Welcome Back Offer, e-Top-Up 15 per cent Recharge Bo…
Osaagyefo Oseadeeyo Agyemang Badu II, the Dormaahene, has called on the public to do business with traditional and credible financial institutions for the security of their financial investments.
He said in recent years there has been t…
Institutions are being urged to use Direct Credit payment for bulk disbursement of funds such as salaries. This is because it enables funds meant for different sets of people to be disbursed quickly and with ease.
Archie Hesse, Chief Ex…
The euro has hit $1.20 for the first time since January 2015 as the prospect of a US interest rate rise recedes.
Hurricane Harvey's impact has led analysts to assume the US central bank will not want to risk curbing economic growth and …
A new study at the country’s ports has identified duplication of functions by some Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) as major challenges impeding ease of doing business at the ports.
The report gives details on how activities …
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) is set to increase revenue collections from the ports by ensuring that the various loopholes that give rise to leakages are plugged.
The authority intends to achieve this by strictly enforcing the paper…
Graphic Communications Group Limited (GCGL) and thirteen other Ghanaian businesses were on Saturday honoured for demonstrating service quality and innovation in their business operations.
At the 2017 edition of Made in Ghana Business Qu…
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s biggest maker of memory chips, will invest $7 billion in a Chinese semiconductor plant to meet growing demand for the NAND flash memory used in smartphones and other devices.
The spending will take p…
When you are young, time is on your side. But as you grow older, it becomes more precious and you can't get lost time back. Many Baby Boomers are wishing they had some time back. They would have made different financial decisions. Or so th…
U.S. crude oil futures fell more than 3 percent on Monday but gasoline prices surged to two-year highs as Tropical Storm Harvey kept hammering the U.S. Gulf Coast, knocking out several refineries which backed up crude supplies and disrupte…
Ghana’s former Ambassador to Cuba and long-time Member of Parliament (MP) for Talensi in the Upper East Region, Mr John Akologu Tia, has gone back to his first love, farming, after returning from the Caribbean Island nation this year.
A…
The European Union's chief negotiator Michel Barnier has expressed concern about progress so far, as the third round of Brexit talks gets under way.
He warned that UK "ambiguity" must be removed and progress on "separation" issues made …
Ghana will enjoy uninterrupted and reliable electricity due to the arrival of the world’s largest Powership, the 470 MV Karadeniz Powership Osman Khan ,says the Corporate Communications Specialist for the Karpowership Ghana Company Limite…
Contactum, a London based electrical wiring accessories and circuit protection products manufacturer, has opened a local showroom in Accra to provide a one-stop shop for electrical wiring accessories and circuit protection.
The showroom…
Gold rose to its highest in more than a week on Monday as the dollar weakened and the euro powered ahead after the head of the European Central Bank refrained from talking down the single currency at a high-profile meeting of central banke…
The government is taking steps to address the duplication of functions by some ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) which are adversely impeding the ease of doing business at the ports and the country as a whole.
Consequently, it…
Since its establishment in 2011, the Accra regional office of the China Africa Development Fund (CADFund) has supervised Chinese investments in Ghana, West and Central Africa worth over US$ 100 million, Ms Jiang Lin, Executive Director of …
A customer at the Ashiaman Branch of Stanbic Bank, Mr Michael Kwetey, has emerged the overall winner of the bank’s promotional campaign christined ‘Pure Save Campaign’.
For his prize, he took home an amount of GH¢100,000. Mr Kwetey was …
The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) has suspended five companies from trading on the GSE from today for failing to meet “continuing listing obligations, in spite of several promptings to do so.”
A statement from the GSE named the five defaul…
Vodafone has supported the Homowo festival to the tune of GHS20K, as part of its commitment to Ghana’s rich cultural heritage.
The telecommunications company has already stepped up its commitment to Ghana by supporting the Asafotufiam f…
How South African companies manage to do this will be one of the topics in the spotlight at the 8th annual Africa Property Investment (API) Summit & Expo, taking place at the Sandton Convention Centre this week
Despite Africa’s market a…
eBay Inc., a global commerce leader, and Mall for Africa, Africa's award-winning global e-commerce and m-commerce platform, announced a strategic partnership today that further boosts the sale of handmade African products into the United S…
A Ghanaian businessman living in China has advised businessmen and women in Ghana and Africa to pay particular attention to the specifications of the products they import from China if they want to do good business.
The General Manager …
The Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has posted significant financial growth in the 10 years of its operations, with its revenue growing from GHC21 million in 2007 to GHC363 million in 2016.
The Company’s total capitalization, has …
Mr Alhassan Mudashiru, Chief Executive Officer, Mudashio Enterprise, has urged corporate bodies to offer jobs to locals of the area they operate since it was the best way of empowering them economically.
"Most companies would want to bu…
The Institute of Chartered Economists of Ghana (ICEG) has urged the government to reconsider its decision to cap the level at which the government can overspend its budget, otherwise known as fiscal deficit, between three and five per cent…
The Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) has launched an initiative to boost the production of the smooth cayenne (SC) variety of pineapples to meet demand for the local and export market.
The SC variety which has been widely produce…
Australia's biggest airline, Qantas Airways, has delivered its second highest profit in its 97-year history.
Pre-tax profit came in at A$1.4 billion (£860m; $1.11 bn) for the year to the end of June. The airline's highest ever profit wa…
Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) have been urged to be more transparent and accountable in their financial resource management.
Mr. Lukman Abdul-Rahim, a Consultant working with Water and Sanitation for the Urban …
Mr Boakye Kyeremanteng Agyarko, the Minister of Energy, has called on the Petroleum Commission to facilitate the development of upstream petroleum regulations in its bid to ensure compliance of national laws and agreements relating to petr…
The 15th Ghana International Book Fair has opened in Accra with a call on parents to inculcate reading habits in their children by developing interest in reading books themselves.
Dr Margaret Nkrumah, Former Vice President of SOS-Kinder…
Without warning, the country has been thrown into deep discussions about the collapse of UT Bank and Capital Bank. We are told that quite a few other banks may join the wagon.
UT Bank was listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) until t…
The GCB Bank will review its lending rates downwards to the level of its existing corporate clients for the benefit of the corporate customers of the ex-UT and Capital Bank.
The Bank assured the ex-UT and Capital Bank customers to acces…
Globalisation and migration have made it easier for people to move from one part of the world to another, sometimes to even settle. And it is on the back of this that the United Kingdom (UK) government has instituted various means by which…
The power crisis of 2012-2015 had a huge negative effect on manufacturing firms in Ghana, a study by the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) of the University of Ghana has revealed.
According to the study, red…
The Ghana Community Network Services Limited (GCnet), systems management consultant, has begun a series of training and sensitization workshops for stakeholders ahead of the paperless port operations which starts on September first.
Spe…
Fidelity Bank has organised a forum to interact and sensitise its corporate clients.
On the theme “Creating awareness through digitisation”, the event hosted over 50 corporate and investment banking clients in a two-hour discussion and …
Ghana Oil Company Limited (GOIL) has introduced a modern mobile fuel laboratory van to provide on the spot fuel quality check at all service stations.
The mobile van which has been calibrated by the Ghana Standards Authority is equipped…
The Ghana Digital Centres Limited (GDCL) has extended an invitation to interested companies to submit applications as tenants at the Accra Digital Centre for the purposes of digital job creation.
According to the GDCL, the Accra Digital…
The Ministry of Information has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Business Year magazine, a research firm and publisher of annual economic resources on national economies, to publish a comprehensive report on the developm…