Staff of GHL Bank have paid for the total cost of the surgery, anaesthesia, intensive care and ward stay for Efua Nhyira Baidoo, a five-year-old girl with Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF), a complex hole in heart condition, under the Children’s H…
Mr Akwasi Agyeman, Chief Executive Officer, Ghana Tourism Authority, has hinted of plans to train chefs in the informal sector to promote local cuisine at tourist sites and hotels.
He said the initiative was also to encourage patronage …
The mid-week session trading on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) witnessed increased activities, as volumes rose significantly on account of a negotiated transaction in the shares of Ecobank Ghana Limited which boosted its share price.
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The government is expected to rake in an annual revenue of US$100 million from the electronic waste project which involves the responsible collection and recycling of electronic waste.
The project, which is in partnership with Societe G…
Every country is ruled by regulations and laws, among others. The objective is simple – to ensure that individuals and institutions that flout the laws are brought to book. But basically, it is also to ensure that the lives of the citizenr…
The Tema Port Expansion Project is preparing to receive 27 cranes valued at US$ 82 million.
This follows a purchase agreement signed in August 2017 between Meridian Ports Services (MPS) and Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. (ZPM…
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has approved a proposal by Sahel Sahara Bank and Omni Bank to consolidate their operations into one entity to help meet the new minimum capital requirement of GH¢400 million.
The approval was communicated to the…
China will hold a fresh round of trade talks with the United States in Washington later this month, Beijing said on Thursday, offering a glimmer of hope for progress in resolving a conflict that has set world financial markets on edge.
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UK retail sales increased by 0.7% in July, ahead of expectations.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures also showed that retail sales rose by 3.5% in the year to July.
ONS statistician Rhian Murphy said: "Many consumers st…
Patronage of express ACH Direct Credit has shot up significantly in the first six months of the year, indicating public interest in the electronic form of payment. The volume for express ACH Direct credit transactions increased by 141 per …
Mr Aaron Aduna, Upper East Regional Coordinator of the Water Resources Commission (WRC), has said regular collaboration between Ghana and Burkina Faso on the Bagre dam is important to the development of the area.
Speaking in an intervie…
The year-on-year inflation rate for July was 9.6 per cent down from 10.0 per cent recorded in June 2018.
Mr Baah Wadieh, the Acting Government Statistician, on Wednesday, presenting the CPI for July 2018 noted that, the monthly change r…
Some members of the Ghana Employers’ Association have stressed the need for the country to have a national re-orientation on how the development of the country should be.
The members also expressed concern about the huge corporate tax o…
Losses at Uber are mounting even as it reported a 51% annual increase in income from its taxi app business.
Income from its global taxi businesses, once it had paid its drivers, rose to $2.7m (£2.1m) in the last quarter.
But the cost…
Online sales at the US retail giant Walmart soared 40% in the last three months helping boost overall sales to $128bn (£101bn).
Walmart shares jumped 10% ahead of the opening of the New York stock market.
President and chief executiv…
Inflation, the measure of the average change in prices of goods and services, dropped from 10 per cent in June to 9.6 per cent in July.
The decrease was influenced by a corresponding decline in the non-food inflation basket, which dippe…
A middle age woman, Madam Fatima Ali has been returned unopposed as president of the Kuapa Kokoo Farmers Union (KKFU) at a national delegates conference held in Kumasi.
Delegates endorsed her to lead the union for another four-year term…
Swiss authorities have halted registrations of some new Mercedes-Benz (DAIGn.DE) Vito and Porsche (PSHG_p.DE) Macan and Cayenne vehicles which had diesel engines that disguised emissions levels, the Astra roads agency said on Wednesday.
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India implements TIR today, activating regional connectivity and advancing the country’s global trade prospects.
As India celebrates its Independence Day, the launch of the multimodal and digital TIR customs transit system looks set to…
