Global engineering and infrastructure advisory firm Aurecon is proud to launch its pioneering approach to engineering in Afrika, Afrikan Design Innovation (ADI), which focuses on fusing traditional technical skills with design thinking to …
Leading SME focused commercial bank, Premium Bank has announced a GH?5 Million integrated credit facility for members of the Ghana Startup Club 100 through its HelpStation initiative.
The announcement which was made by the MD, Mr Kwasi …
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FBC Insurance has chosen to support the growth of its Zimbabwean general insurance business in line with its strategic obje…
Caterpillar Inc's (CAT.N) results smashed expectations and the company raised its full-year forecast for the second time, underscoring strength across its businesses and a steady recovery in demand from China.
Shares of the world's larg…
Luxury shoemaker Jimmy Choo has been bought by Michael Kors Holdings in a deal which values the firm at £896m.
The British firm, which was put up for sale in April, had attracted attention from a number of suitors.
As well as shoes, …
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc issued loftier projections for its long-term profitability on Tuesday at its first day-long conference for investors since the 2007-2009 financial crisis.
The fourth-largest U.S. bank said it expects t…
The Builsa Community Bank LTD (BUCO Bank) has been commended for supporting 7,000 smallholder farmers in its operational areas to undertake maize, rice and soya bean farming.
Mr Frank Fuseini Adongo, the Upper East Deputy Regional Mi…
The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG), wants government to as a matter of urgency collaborate with agric research institutions in the country to be able to develop effective pesticides that would combat the Fall Army Worm (FAW).
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The Animal Science Department of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has appealed for increased funding by the government to grow the poultry industry.
Dr. Jacob Alhassan Hamidu, a Hatchery and Eggs Scientist …
Precise Communications Ltd, a Ghanaian marketing and communications Company, is partnering EIB Network as the official media partner to organise the maiden Ghana Finance Week (GFW) slated for October 16 to 21.
The Ghana Finance Week wo…
Team leads from Tigo Cash have engaged with agents at a nationwide retailer convention to explain the Bank of Ghana (BoG) regulations and agent guidelines. The agents are also been trained on mobile money safety as well as new initiatives…
General Motors has reported a drop in profits for the three months to June, due to lower vehicle sales and restructuring charges.
The car giant saw net income fall to $2.4bn (£1.8bn), down from $2.8bn a year earlier. Revenue fell 1% to …
Mr Donald Mpande, the World Bank’s Task Team Leader (TTL) for the Public Financial Management Reforms Project (PFMRP), has commended the Government for the introduction and implementation of various interventions to strengthen prudent publ…
The various transactions handled by the Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement System Limited (GhIPSS) from January to June this year stood at 97 billion Ghana cedis compared to 81.3 billion Ghana cedis for the same period last year.
T…
The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) is hosting an ECOWAS Commission (EC) standard harmonisation workshop, which aims at reviewing and finalising critical draft standards that would promote sustainable economic development in the sub-region…
Mr Kwame Asomaning, the Chief Executive Officer of the Gold Coast Fund Management, has said intelligent financial decisions are needed to help avert the mal-development of the society.
He said the unnecessary expenditure on the part of …
The country needs five Tree Global technologies, an international nursery company, to exceed the one million tonnes of cocoa target, Mrs Yaa Peprah Amekudzi, the Country Lead, Mondelez International Cocoa Life Programme has said.
She sa…
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The Monetary Policy Committee has concluded its meeting and presented the highlights of recent economic developments that have shaped the Committee’s view of the outlook and informed its decision on the stance of monetary po…
The Secretary General of Ports Management Association of West and Central Africa (PMAWCA), Mr Michael Luguje has said that practical experiences have shown that single windows at the ports were no longer an option but an obligation for tra…
Dr Ben Asante, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ghana Gas, has said more indigenes from the Western Region would be offered employment in the gas sector in fulfillment of the Local Content Policy.
He said it has, therefore, become i…
Oxfam in Ghana, has invested GHC 14.5 million, in its work for the financial year ending April, 2017 to March, 2018.
The investments are spread in three key areas: Extractive Industry Governance; Economic Justice and Food Security; a…
A total of 17,063 smallholder farmers have subscribed to the Government’s Planting for Food and Jobs (PJFs) programme in the Upper West Region. The figure fell short of the project target of 20,000 farmers for the region, but Mr Hudu Abu, …
The Anidaso Mutual Fund continues to show strong performance with its net assets hitting GHC1,938,597.00, last year, from the 2015 total of GHC1,639,185.00. The Most Reverend Professor Daniel Yinkah Sarfo, the Board Chairman, who announce…
The Managing Director of Agricultural Development Bank (ADB), Mr Daniel Asiedu, has dedicated the achievements of the bank at the 16th Ghana Banking Awards to its customers.
“This award would not have been possible without the esteemed …
The Tema Regional Engineer of the Electricity Company of Ghana(ECG), says henceforth major shut down maintenance works on their plants would not affect electricity supply in the Region.
Mr. Mark Asomani-Wiafe made this revelation during…
For some of us, holidays are becoming more than just a chance to relax in the sun but the chance to experience something different - and this growth in out-of-the-way travel is playing a vital role in many countries' economic development.
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Working families in the UK face rising childcare costs and a scarcity of council run childcare provision this summer, a survey has suggested.
The cost of holiday childcare has risen 4% since 2016 to an average of £125 per week, a Family…
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has announced a partnership with the London-based Global Innovation Fund, Isle Utilities, and the African Water Association to originate an Innovation Platform …
Mr Ibrahim Mohamed, the Secretary of the Koforidua Beads Sellers Association, has appealed to the New Juaben Municipal Assembly to upgrade the stalls at the market into shops to facilitate business.
He said despite the fact that, the Ko…
Mr Hayford Attah Krufi, the Chief Executive Officer of the National Pensions Regulatory Authority, has said the Authority has transferred an amount of GH¢547,638,012.40 from the Temporary Pension Fund Account (TPFA).
He said this repres…
Mr Dennis Armah-Frempong, Agona East District Chief Executive (DCE) has appealed to the Ministry of Food and Agriculture(MOFA) to place cocoa mass spraying exercise programme under Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief executives(MM…
World Bank Group commitments to help developing countries take on poverty and boost opportunity reached nearly $59 billion in loans, grants, equity investments and guarantees in fiscal year 2017 (July 1, 2016 – June 30, 2017).
A state…
The European Central Bank (ECB) has insisted there is still a long way to go before it can call a halt to its economic stimulus programme.
ECB president Mario Draghi threw cold water on speculation that the bank might wind the programme…
Haruhiko Kuroda’s policies have a surprise new critic: the head of Japan’s stock exchange.
The Bank of Japan’s purchases of exchange-traded funds are distorting the market, Japan Exchange Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer Akira Kiyota …
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has launched a comprehensive web enabled system that provides customised services for staff/users, organisation, health providers and insurance companies.
Dubbed the Electronic Health Management Inform…
Seed producers, who supplied maize seeds for the government’s ‘Planting for Food and Job’ programme, have complained about the unexpected delays in payment.
The group supplied the improved seeds through the National Seed Trade Associati…
A cross section of tax payers at a tax education seminar organized by the Western Regional Office of the Ghana Revenue Authority have stressed the need for a template to enable them easily calculate their taxes for prompt payment.
The…
The maiden summit of Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) has been launched in Accra scheduled for Monday, November 20.
The summit would be on the theme: “Scaling up SMEs for Inclusive Growth: The CEO a…
A new World Bank report released on Thursday highlighted the potential impacts that the expected continuing boom in low-carbon energy technologies would have on demand for many minerals and metals.
Using wind, solar, and energy storage…
Gold prices steadied early on Thursday, with the dollar firming as markets waited for clues on the future of key stimulus programmes in upcoming Bank of Japan and European Central Bank meetings.
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(Reuters) - Sears Holdings Corp's shares soared as much as 24 percent after the struggling retailer said it would sell its Kenmore home appliances on Amazon.com and integrate the brand's smart gadgets with the online giant's Alexa digital …
The Minister for Transport, Mr Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, has urged the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA), to synchronise its systems with allied agencies in Ghana’s ports before September 1.
That, he explained would make it possible…
The Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) has launched the 16th edition of the Ghana Club 100 (GC) Awards in Accra on the theme: “Industrialisation: A Tool for Job Creation and Accelerated Economic Development.”
The awards, which was…
An in-depth analysis by the Ministry of Agriculture’s 2017 budgetary allocations and research report on addressing funding gaps in the sector recommended that the ‘One District, One Dam” policy should prioritise agro-industries.
That, t…
As part of its strategic branch expansion objective to provide for the specialised needs of businesses and residents within the Lashibi and neighbouring communities, Access Bank has relocated its old branch at the UBI Petroleum Station to …
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has nominated Ms Amma Frimpomaa Dwumah as Acting Managing Director (MD) of SIC Life Savings and Loans Company Limited.
Frimpomaa is a private legal practitioner who previously worked with Golden Pri…
Mobile Phone and Accessory Dealers Association (MPAADA) has expressed misgivings that a decision to reduce the one-million dollar threshold required by law to permit a foreigner to do business in Ghana will collapse their businesses.
Th…
Government has abrogated a US$13 million contract with Bullion Group Consortium, an investor in the Volta Star Textiles Limited at Juapong in North Tongu Constituency in the Volta Region.
This is because Bullion Group Consortium has fai…
Government would spend about GHc500 million (US$150 million) in the next five years to implement the Multilateral Mining Integrated Project (MMIP).The project, which is expected to commence by the end of 2017, is estimated to cost GHc100 m…
The Eastern Region in conjunction with the Ministry of Trade and Industry and the Ghana @ 60 Secretariat, is organising Eastern Region 2017 Trade Fair and Exhibition on the theme: “Brand Eastern for Export from September 19 to 24 at the Ja…