Given there is no single definition of Public Private Partnerships (PPPs), experts agreed that Africa should define and determine the PPPs that are relevant to its context
The Macroeconomics and Governance Division of the Economic Commi…
Total Petroleum (+1.69%) traded with gains today. However, losses in three oil marketing and financial counters lowered the GSE Composite Index marginally by 0.66 points (-0.03%) to close at 2,137.35 with a -16.91% YTD return while mark…
In recognition for its professionalism in undertaking Marketing Campaigns and activities, MTN Ghana excelled at the 9th Marketing World Awards by receiving seven prestigious awards.
MTN was awarded in the following;
Best Company i…
The National Food Buffer Stuck Company (NAFCO) is mobilising its licensed buyers to move to Fumbisi in the Upper East Region to purchase rice from the farmers there.
This follows complaints from the farmers that even though they have …
dmg events looks to grow its Design & Hospitality division as the Middle East transforms its tourism and entertainment sectors
dmg events welcomes the return of Andy White to the company as Senior Vice President for its Design & Hospita…
The Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications has refuted suggestions that Mobile Network Operators may have been under declaring tax revenues due government.
A statement issued by the Chief Executive Officer of the Chamber, Ing. Ken Ashigb…
Australia's financial crime watchdog has accused Westpac bank of 23 million breaches of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing laws.
The Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (Austrac) said each breach carrie…
Mr Bakary Dosso, Acting Director, Economic Commission for Africa Sub-Regional Office for West Africa (ECA SRO-WA) has reiterated ECA's commitment to work in close collaboration with regional agencies to ensure the production, dissemination…
Safaricom and Huawei have jointly received a prestigious Most Innovative Service award dubbed, "the Business of Tomorrow" Award at AfricaCom 2019 in Cape Town.
The Award recognised the two companies for offering the new revolutionary Mo…
Mrs Hannah Owusu-Koranteng, the former Chairperson of Civil Society Organisations into natural resources, has called on government to continue the review of the Natural Resources and Environment (NRE) sector to safeguard accountability.
…
GIG Mobility (GIGM), a technologically powered transport platform, is set to enter the Ghanaian intercity transportation sector with a pledge to deliver quality service, comfort and safety.
The company announced its expansion into the G…
Dr Mohammed Amin Adam, the Deputy Minister of Energy, has said the significant progress made by government in gas infrastructure will ensure the full utilisation of the country's indigenous gas.
He said the infrastructure included the c…
An Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) workshop on economic monitoring, short-term economic forecasting and modeling for member countries is underway in Accra.
The four-day workshop is being organised by the Economic Comm…
Making Our Own Luck: What Africa’s Future Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Producers Can Learn from Qatar in the Era of Billions At Play (By NJ Ayuk)
Qatar learned that it possessed truly huge reserves of natural gas in 1971, when Royal Dutc…
Africa Finance Corporation Continua a Expansão para a Ásia com o Empréstimo Kimchi de 140 milhões de dólares americanos
– Aproximadamente o equivalente a 1.2 biliões de dólares americanos em investimentos Asiáticos para a AFC.
– O suce…
My latest Instagram post has been live for less than an hour, and already it's been liked more than 1,000 times.
I'm quite proud of the photo - it's the pasta I had for lunch - penne with a lentil ragu - taken from above with a filter, …
My latest Instagram post has been live for less than an hour, and already it's been liked more than 1,000 times.
I'm quite proud of the photo - it's the pasta I had for lunch - penne with a lentil ragu - taken from above with a filter, …
The economy will continue to grow, especially in the long term, due to the sustainable and inclusive policy stances of the government, an analysis of the 2020 Budget by the Danquah Institute (DI) has indicated.
The think tank based it…
In spite of positive showings by TOTAL (+1.72%), GOIL (+0.60%) and EGH (+0.26%), the GSE Composite index was down 11.85 points (-0.55%) to close at 2,138.01 with a -16.88% year-to-date return due to losses in two counters in the consumer…
Two innovative start-ups in the agribusiness sub-sector have won $100,000 for emerging the overall winners of this year’s Kosmos Innovation Centre (KIC) agribusiness competition, dubbed: AgriTech Challenge.
AiScarecrow, which develope…
The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) on Monday renewed its call to government to enforce the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) regulation, which prohibits foreigners from engaging in retail trade.
The Association said th…
Ghana could stop rice importation in the next five years, according to Odiasempa Antwi Obugyei II, a rice seedling producer for the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA).
He said with the right structures in place for continu…
The Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) in collaboration with the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) has launched a Youth in Export Programme (YIEP) to encourage the youth to venture into the export trade.
This initiative seeks to promot…
The Ghana Trade and Livelihood Coalition (GTLC) has engaged stakeholders in the Upper West region on gender-responsive budgeting to discuss the needs and challenges of farmers under the government flagship programmes.
The forum of the t…
The Nakori women in agriculture have appealed to the government to make fertilizer and tractor services readily available to rural women farmers to facilitate crop production to empower women in the area.
They complained that access to …
Deputy Finance and Economic Planning Minister, Kwaku Kwarteng, on Monday, underlined the Government's determination to tighten tax compliance to generate more revenue to finance development activities.
It was also going to use financial…
MTN Group has announced that its messaging platform, "Ayoba" has reached one million monthly active users.
Ayoba is an advanced communications application localised for the needs of African and Middle East consumers under an independent…
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia Monday launched the Ghana Deposit Protection Corporation (GDPC) to support the development of a safe, sound and stable market-based financial system.
The establishment of the Corporation, he said, is a…
Weathering the Storms of the Stock Markets (Part 3)
When buying stock in a bear market, some investors choose the methodology of legendary investor Warren Buffett, "value investing," which entails choosing stocks based on the underlying…
Weekly Highlights
Ghana’s economy to grow at 6.8 percent in 2020.
Government expected to spend GHS85.9 billion in 2020.
Yields on short-dated treasury instruments recorded mixed adjustment.
GSE posted whipsawed previous week’s …
The Estée Lauder Companies will acquire Korea-based Have & Be Co. Ltd., the company behind Dr. Jart+ and Do The Right Thing.
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE: EL) announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire the share…
Tanzania is moving to ensure the connectivity and infrastructure is in place to welcome growing numbers of African business travellers
Tanzania is emerging as an African leader in the rapidly growing meetings, conferences and events ind…
Global Media Alliance (GMA), a leading marketing communications company in Ghana, has won the International Public Relations Association’s (IPRA) Golden World Award. African Legends Night, an event organized by Global Media Alliance was aw…
The average tax-to-GDP ratio for the 26 countries participating in the new edition of Revenue Statistics in Africa [1] was unchanged at 17.2% for the third consecutive year in 2017. This was lower than the averages for Latin America and th…
The engine order is svalued at more than $150 million list price
The Republic of Ghana announced its intent to purchase GEnx-1B engines for its three Boeing 787 Dreamliners that will be used to re-launch an airline in the African nation…
FSS, one of India’s largest payments processor and a leading global provider of integrated payment products, and US-based Oracle Financial Services, will collaborate to enhance digital payments for banks. As part of this strategic relation…
The outlook is the result of a strong regional and international cooperation between actors of the government, public and private sector across sub-Saharan Africa
The African Energy Chamber (EnergyChamber.org) will be issuing this month…
Production optimisation specialist, Enpro Subsea, has recently completed another two successful subsea hydraulic intervention campaigns for two operators in West Africa. Operations were conducted from a single Multi Services Support Vessel…
The Marketing Manager for leading food manufacturing company Promasidor Ghana (PGH), Mr Shine Akiem Torsoo has been awarded as part of top 20 marketing communication professionals in West Africa.
Mr Torsoo was among the host of awardees…
The government and the Bank of Ghana (BoG) have each contributed €13 million as seed money for the smooth take-off of the Ghana Deposit Protection Corporation (GDPC).
This is in addition to the GH¢400,000 paid by the banks to boost th…
The benchmark index moderated by 1.65 points (-0.08%) to open the week at 2,149.86 with a -16.42% year-to-date return due to losses in two oil marketing and banking stocks while market capitalization shed 0.03% to settle at GH¢55.69 bill…
Ghana’s leading telecommunications network operator, MTN Ghana has for the second successive year been adjudged the Number One Company in Ghana, beating 99 companies to win the coveted title at the 18th Ghana Club 100 Awards.
MTN Ghana …
The 6th West Africa International Trade Show on Agriculture, Food Processing, Plastics, Printing and Packaging will be held on 10th to 12th December, 2019 at the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC).
This year’s edition of agrof…
Blue economy is Africa’s hidden treasure, which if well and sustainably tapped, can make a difference in Africa’s economic transformation and development
“The blue economy can be a site of economic production, which through its value ch…
Jamie Heinemeier Hansson had a better credit score than her husband, tech entrepreneur David. They have equal shares in their property and file joint tax returns.
Yet David was given permission to borrow 20 times the amount on his Apple…
Scancom Limited (MTN Ghana) has been adjudged the Number One Company of the Year for the second consecutive year at the 18th Edition of the Ghana Club 100 Awards held in Accra.
The telecom company was also adjudged the highest taxpayer …
Testimonies of some rice farmers in the Northern Region indicates that there has been a tremendous increase in local rice production.
Since 2018, Mr Joseph Ton-Kurubil, a rice farmer at Botanga in the Kumbungu District of the Northern R…
Mr Kofi Osei-Ameyaw, the Director-General of the National Lottery Authority (NLA) on Friday received a Government Delegation from the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) at the Authority's Headquarters in Accra.
The Ivorian delegati…
The 2020 Post Budget Workshop for Members of Parliament opened in Accra on Saturday for a meaningful debate and analysis of the policy underpinnings of the Budget.
For the first time in many years the post-budget workshop is being at th…
Africa Investment Forum 2019 - Promises made, promises kept: Champions share why investments benefit women
We are looking at the value chain of businesses and asking how do we support women across the value chain…from the factory floor …