Chief Executive Officer of one of Ghana's leading pensions administrators, Negotiated Benefits Trust Company (NBC Ghana Trust), William Asiedu Yeboah has charged Ghanaians to take pensions seriously in order to reduce the burden on their c…
Players in the private sector have immense potential to accelerate the attainment of the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Ghana, the External Affairs Director of Vodafone Ghana, Mr Gayheart Mensah, has said.
H…
Mr Benjamin Aryee, the Advisor on Mining at the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, said more efficient equipment are needed to scale-up Artisanal Small-scale Mining (ASM), reduce cost and increase profit from the sector.
He said f…
Fidelity Bank has opened a digital branch at East Legon to serve residents and surrounding businesses with satisfactory banking services in a comfortable and friendly atmosphere.
A statement from the Bank to the Ghana News Agency said t…
The Managing Director of the National Investment Bank (NIB) Mr. Samuel Sarpong has assured Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) of the bank’s continuous support to help grow and sustain their businesses. He gave this assurance when he led a…
Moody’s Corporation (NYSE:MCO) announced today that it has agreed to sell its Moody’s Analytics’ Knowledge Services (MAKS) business to Equistone Partners Europe Limited (Equistone), a European private equity firm.
MAKS is a leader in kn…
Andersen Global is proud to announce a collaboration agreement with Cabex, one of the oldest legal and tax consulting firms in Senegal. Senegal thus becomes the thirteenth African country where Andersen Global has a member or collaborating…
The oil production company, Aker Energy A.S. (Aker Energy) has secured $100 million (GH¢) to invest in crude oil and natural gas production from Ghana’s Deepwater Tano Cape Three Points (DWTCTP) block.
The block, offshore Cape Three P…
Banking stocks pushed the GSE Composite Index up by 17.57 points (+0.76%) to close at 2,322.38 with a -9.71% year-to-date return while market capitalization increased by 0.31% to settle at GH¢57.99 billion.
Cal Bank Limited (+8.89%) a…
Africa Finance Corporation (“AFC” or “the Corporation”), the leading infrastructure solutions provider in Africa, announces today it has financed Aker Energy A.S. (“Aker Energy”), a subsidiary of Aker ASA, one of the highest-quality-rated …
Strong like-for-like sales over the first quarter have propelled shares in luxury fashion house Burberry to the top of the FTSE 100, up 11.78% at £22.24.
Fans of the label have embraced designs by chief creative officer Riccardo Tisci w…
Ryanair has said it will be forced to cut the number of summer flights it operates next year blaming further expected delays before the Boeing 737 Max is allowed to fly again.
The airline said it could be as late as December before regu…
The Ghana Post Company Limited has been honoured with two awards at this year's Ghana Shippers Awards.
The company was awarded for excellence in innovation and also for its outstanding contribution to the country's shipping industry.
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Mr Yayrator Glover, Chief Executive Officer of Yayra Glover Ghana Limited, an Organic Cocoa Production Company, has called on the cocoa growing sector to consider investments in organically cultivated cocoa towards to help the nation to re…
Mr. Joseph Osei-Owusu, the First Deputy Speaker, has encouraged Members of Parliament (MPs) to show keen interest in public procurement processes at the local level, to enhance legislative oversight.
MPs, he said, were required to sit o…
Anidaso Mutual Fund, an investment scheme managed by the New Generation Investment Services (NGIS) in Kumasi, posted an impressive performance, last year, with its net asset hitting GHS3,117,410.00 from the 2017 total of GHS2,918,357.00.
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Seven farming communities near Coaltar in the Ayensuano District of the Eastern Region have appealed to the Department of Feeder Roads and the District Assembly to re-gravel the road network in the area.
The communities complained that …
On 7 May, customs officers in Ostend, Belgium, received a box of oysters from the UK.
The molluscs had been caught in Essex and transported to Belgium on a 12m (39ft) aluminium-hulled vessel, which traversed the English Channel with no …
Ghana Growth Fund Company Limited, a subsidiary of Group Nduom, has dragged the Ministry of Finance and five others to court over a GH¢20.7 million debt.
The company is demanding interest on the amount at the prevailing bank rate until …
The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI), in collaboration with the Qingdao Cross-border E-commerce Association, has organised an industrial and corporate matchmaking conference in Qingdao, China.
The event hosted by Qingdao Cross-bo…
The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) has embarked on an industrial mission to Zaozhuang in China to explore more industrial opportunities within the Shandong Province.
The mission was led by Dr. Yaw Adu Gyamfi, President of the A…
Market Summary
Fan Milk Ghana Limited (+0.89%) advanced as offers dried up in the market. Consequently, the manufacturing index increased by 7.12 points (+0.18%) to close at 3,928.04 with a -15.59% YTD return.
The GSE Financial Ind…
3 things powerful immigrant professionals have in common that can propel any aspiring workplace ‘outsider’
Being an outsider in the workplace is tough. Doubly so if you’re both a woman and an immigrant, TWO CHARACTERISTICS [1]] that can…
The Acting Eastern Regional Population Officer, Mr Kwasi Owusu Obeng has called on the country to strategically take advantage of the drop in the fertility rate of the country.
He argued that, with the drop of the fertility rate of the …
Cement dealers in Wa have blamed rising cost of the item and other building materials on increasing fuel prices and weak foreign exchange fundamentals which have seen the Ghana cedi slumped against major foreign currencies.
Scores of th…
The Upper West Regional Minister Dr Hafiz Bin Salih has visited Leo in the Province of Sissili in Burkina Faso to seek collaboration to combat fertilizer smuggling from Ghana to Burkina Faso.
He requested that the Planting for Food and …
Dr Ibrahim Mohammed Awal, the Minister for Business Development, has urged management of Guinness Ghana Breweries to endeavour to source all raw materials locally within the next three years.
He said this was important to sustain the li…
Local producers say the reduced tariff values for some imported products in the agriculture value chain, especially those that are already being produced locally, is impacting negatively on businesses.
They said the 50 per cent reductio…
Weekly Highlights
Inflation down to 9.1 percent in June.
Yield on 5-year bond trimmed by 25 basis points.
Equity indices drove further southwards.
Ghana cedi advanced against the US dollar but lost grounds versus the British po…
Nominees for the United States edition of the GUBA Awards has been announced. The announcement took place on Thursday the 11th of July 2019 at the press launch held at the United Nations, New York. The press launch is a lead up to the awar…
TRIGO Group was selected by Toyota to be their sole provider in quality control, inspection, and management activities.
For more than 20 years, TRIGO has been offering quality management solutions focused mainly for the automotive and a…
Market Performance
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The benchmark index moderated by 11.51 points (-0.49%) this week to close at 2,318.73 with a -9.85% …
Roots Hotel Apartment Launches Cultural Experiences To Align with Ghana Tourism Authority's Year of Return Initiative
Roots Hotel Apartment, a design inspired boutique in Accra, is utilizing Ghana’s national tourism initiative, “The Ye…
Goree Island was a huge slave holding facility and at the centre of the European slave trade from the sixteenth century until 1848
Led by the African Energy Chamber (EnergyChamber.org) and its Executive Chairman Nj Ayuk, several oil exe…
Fly, Stay, Earn - Marriott International And Emirates Strengthen Partnership With Relaunch Of Your World Rewards
Marriott Bonvoy and Emirates Skywards members can now discover the joy of good travel with elevated travel experiences and …
China's economy grew at its slowest pace since the early 1990s in the second quarter, official figures showed.
In the three months to June, the economy grew 6.2% from a year earlier. The result was in line with forecasts.
China has m…
Weekly Update on the Capital Market.!
The stock market remained relatively stable from last week’s low performance. The year-to-date loss of the GSE Composite Index was 9.85%; while investors await the reading the mid-year budget by the…
The government is to come out with a master plan to facilitate the development of an alternative transportation infrastructure for petroleum products in the country.
The infrastructure, which will include railway pipelines and river b…
The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) has begun the allocation of stores at the new Kejetia Market to traders.
One thousand five hundred traders are being catered for under the first phase of the allocation exercise.
Last?Saturday,…
There has been a decrease in prices of some foodstuffs in the Takoradi main market.
Though there is price reduction in items such tomatoes and pepper the prices of yam and maize remained unchanged.
A market survey conducted by the GN…
Cocoa farmers in Ghana will from October this year begin the use of Motorized Slashers to weed their farms.
This is a move towards mechanized farming which would help reduce the drudgery of the current practice of manual weeding involvi…
Trade and Industry Minister Alan Kyeremateng on Thursday rallied support for Ghana's confirmed hosting of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCTA), describing it as a major step in the nation's march towards economic prosperity…
A gender advocate expert, has appealed to Ghanaians to accept and embrace Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) as a viable option to create sustainable employment for the Country's teeming youth.
Mrs Patricia Boso, who…
The Aboadze community will soon build a new market shed to prevent traders from displaying their wares on the bare floor amidst waste and other insanitary conditions.
The creation of the decent market for traders is a partial fulfilment…
Press Secretary to the Minister of Food and Agriculture, Mr Ridwan Issah Alhassan, has said fertilizers for Planting for Food and Jobs would be supplied to farmers in Sissala East and West.
He said this would be done though there is a t…
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has said in moving towards Ghana and Africa's new path for inclusive and sustainable economic development, it is prudent for governments and development partners to leverage on credible research outcomes …
Mr Daniel Banuoku, Deputy Executive Director, Centre for Indigenous Knowledge and Organisational Development (CIKOD)-North, has called on government to invest in livestock extension services to ensure the success of the Rearing for Food an…
Ghana's oil revenue inflow into the Heritage Fund has reached US$485,172,436.04 as at 2018, seven years after the country commenced commercial production of crude oil.
The nation's Petroleum Revenue Management Act (PRMA) 2011, set the G…
The Commissioner of the National Insurance Commission (NIC), Mr Justice Yaw Ofori, has called on insurance companies to come out with innovative products to meet the changing needs of customers.
He said there was the need for attractive…
The Chartered Institute of Marketing, Ghana (CIMG) on Wednesday launched the 30th edition of its Marketing Performance Awards for the year 2018 in Accra.
The Awards ceremony is to recognize individuals and organisations for outstanding …
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