The Management of the Ghana Bauxite Company(GBC) at Awaso in the Western North Region has refuted claims that it pays its workers meagre wages.
Rather, it says its salary structure reflected the skill set and qualification of its work…
Vodafone Ghana has picked up five awards at the ninth edition of the Ghana Information Technology and Telecoms Awards (GITTA) held in Accra.
The telecom company won the Telecom Business Provider of the Yearaward for the second consecuti…
Thirty-three years ago. That's when Kylie Minogue first entered my life - and that of millions of teenagers - in the Australian soap Neighbours. It's hard to believe it's that long ago.
I watched her marry Scott Robinson (Jason Donovan)…
The UK's biggest gambling firms have agreed to contribute more money to fund treatment for problem gamblers.
The owners of William Hill, Ladbrokes Coral, Paddy Power Betfair, Skybet and Bet 365 will increase their voluntary levy on gamb…
The Koforidua Branch Manager of the ARB Apex Bank, Mr Charles Frimpong Asare has urged member banks to cooperate with the Bank of Ghana (BoG) to develop a robust banking system to support the economic transformation of the country.
H…
The African Development Fund (ADF) has approved $81.67 million loan facility to co-finance sections of the 695-km Eastern Corridor road in Ghana, linking the capital Accra with the northern hinterland and across the borders to the Sahel re…
Barclays Bank Ghana, part of the Absa family marked this year’s World SME Day in Tamale with a commitment of increasing its support for small and medium enterprises in the country.
Barclays, a leading bank in providing financing for SME…
We are delighted to announce the official press launch and nominee announcement of this year’s GUBA Awards USA, will take place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on Thursday, 11th July 2019.
The GUBA Awards is a prestigious…
Scotch whisky is among the products targeted by the US for a possible range of new tariffs on imported goods.
The US has threatened to impose tariffs on European Union imports worth up to $4bn (£3.2bn), although it is not known when tar…
The management of Ghana Exim Bank has debunked a publication in The Herald which suggested that an amount of GH¢33 million had gone missing at the bank.
The bank has labelled the publication an untruth, saying it lacks basis and only ai…
Telecom operator, AirtelTigo, picked up four awards at the 9th edition of Ghana Information Technology and Telecom Awards (GITTA), a recognition highlighting its commitment to providing innovative services and products to meet customer’s …
Walmart (WMT.N) plans to invest 8 billion yuan ($1.2 billion) in China over the next 10 years to upgrade logistics, the U.S. retail giant said on its social media account Monday.
The company also said in the statement it would set up or…
Today's further fall in the manufacturing PMI is no surprise, reckons Atul Kariya, head of manufacturing & engineering at MHA MacIntyre Hudson
"The lack of clarity surrounding the UK’s exit from the European Union continues to bring unc…
Ride-hailing service company Uber Technology Inc. has disclosed ambitious plans to launch a boat service in Nigeria’s commercial capital and biggest city as part of efforts to ease traffic congestion.
Uber says it is already negotiating…
The Ministry of Transport has directed the management of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) and the Meridian Port Services (MPS) to continue to operate with the existing port tariffs on the newly opened multipurpose terminal thr…
Mr Suraj J. Borsutie, Upper West Regional President of the Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) has advocated the need for women to be given productive farmlands for cultivation to improve their economic status.
"Women are seen a…
Mr Peter Bimpeh, Senior Manager for the South East Business District of Mobile Telecommunication Network (MTN), has assured that his company is committed to support development in all the communities that they operate through sustainable c…
The Sekondi Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly has launched the planting for Export and Rural Development (PERP), which is part of the government's flagship programmes aimed at reducing unemployment and developing rural areas .
Mr Anthony K…
Telecoming will exclusively distribute the digital contents of Real Madrid through mobile operators in Africa
The famous Spanish club chooses a partner with extensive experience in technologies to distribute and monetize digital content…
CoinDeal Celebrates Wolverhampton Wanderers Sponsorship Renewal with the Launch of an Innovative Free Token
CoinDeal, global cryptocurrency exchange, to continue as official sleeve sponsor of Wolverhampton Wanderers for 2019/20 Engli…
Recently, the launch of Impact Investing Ghana (IIGH) an independent, private-sector collective of entrepreneurship advisory and investment practitioners with the release of an emotive video that captured with a breathtaking narrative just…
Terrestrial fiber infrastructure investments key to enabling the growth of Africa’s digital economy say experts at International Telecoms Week's (ITW) Africa Panel Session
The dialogue centered on the notion that the development of the …
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Trillium Flow Technologies (“Trillium”), formerly Weir Flow Control (“WFC”), today announced the completion of its sale from The Weir Group PLC (“Weir”) to First Reserve, a l…
Weekly Highlights
Producer Price Inflation dropped to 6.7 percent in May.
GSE witnessed a turnaround, supported by price appreciation in some financial stocks.
Yields on short-dated treasury securities eased.
Cedi depreciated a…
Liesel Pritzker Simmons is fabulously wealthy. But this member of one of America's richest families is also uneasy about it.
"It's time for us who are blessed with unusual financial success or luck to contribute more to our common good …
Government says it will make some changes to the Vehicle Luxury Tax in the mid-year budget review to be presented to Parliament in July.
Finance Minister, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, who announced this at a press briefing, said while the fundame…
Ethiopian Airlines Group, the largest Aviation Group in Africa and SKYTRAX certified Four Star Global Airline, has been honored as the ‘Best Airline in Africa’ for the third consecutive year at the Skytrax 2019 World Airlines Awards held i…
The Ghanaian stock market was livelier than the previous week; investors were bullish on the shares of EGH which pushed the Composite Index 10.94 points up from 2,383.88 points the previous week.
The increase in share prices had an impa…
MTN MoMo customers are excited about the launch of an exciting promo which will deliver 10 cars and 1000s of prizes.
The promotion which was launched this month will reward the top 1000 MoMo subscribers every month for three months. P…
Access Bank Ghana (+13.33%) pushed the benchmark index up by 2.02 points (+0.09%) to close at 2,372.99 with a -7.75% YTD return while market capitalization increased by 0.04% to settle at GH¢58.31 billion.
The GSE Financial Index turn…
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Airtel Africa has floated on the London stock market - and its shares fell as much as 15% in early trading.
The shares were priced at 80p but fell to 67p as trading started.
The company is part of India's Bharti Airtel.
Even so Ra…
Frank Mosier, the chairman of Rendeavour, the developer of Appolonia City, an estate in Greater Accra Region, has been appointed a member of the United States President’s Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa (PAC-DBIA).
Set up i…
Products from Ghana pulled massive audience and recorded high patronage at the first ever China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo (CAETE) held in Changsha in the Hunan Province of China.
The event, which took place at the Hunan Internati…
Ernest Chemists Limited has once again confirmed its position as the leading pharmaceutical company in Ghana, by winning a total of 5 awards at the Ghana Pharma Awards 2019 last Friday, which was the highest number of awards for the night.…
Parliament has urged the Minister of Finance to seek approval from the House to enable the Finance Ministry disburse the unutilized Annual Budget Funding Amount (ABFA) of GH403.74 million.
According to the legislators, the amount, which…
Telecommunication infrastructure should be classified as critical national infrastructure of security concern and legal punitive measures instituted against recalcitrant people whose actions and inaction caused interruptions in its flow to…
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he hoped for productive talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on a trade war that is casting a shadow on global growth, but said he had not made any promises about a reprieve from escalating tar…
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) report has indicated that trade restrictions among the Group of 20 countries remain at historically high levels.
It comes before a G20 meeting in Japan later this week.
G20 economies implemented 2…
Huawei, a leading producer of technology devices says it has observed an increase in growth in its shipment of products. The company said it had shipped 100 million smartphones by 30 May, beating last year by 49 days when it clocked the …
Deputy Minister of Finance, Kwaku Kwarteng, has stated that government is reviewing its tax exemption policy to include taking up stakes in businesses in exchange for the exemptions.
According to him, this would enable the government to…
Reverend Johnson Avuletey, Deputy Volta Regional Minister, has challenged the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) to redouble efforts at capturing self-employed and workers in the informal sector in the Region under the Sc…
Sir Jony Ive, the Briton who over two decades helped turn Apple into the world's most valuable company, is leaving to set up his own venture.
Sir Jonathan, designer of the iMac, iPod and iPhone, leaves later this year to start a creativ…
Sir Jony Ive, the Briton who over two decades helped turn Apple into the world's most valuable company, is leaving to set up his own venture.
Sir Jonathan, designer of the iMac, iPod and iPhone, leaves later this year to start a creativ…
An industrialist and former Board Chairman of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Mr Tony Oteng-Gyasi, has welcomed the recent increment in utility tariffs as a necessary step that would help sustain the service providers and cushion t…
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Enterprise Group Limited (EGL), Mr Keli Gadzekpo, has announced plans by the company to explore new business opportunities in the financial service market with an entry into other West African countries…
The EG Ronda Licensing Round Roadshow 2019 in Beijing will be showcasing the 27 oil & gas blocks on offer under the country’s 2019 oil & gas licensing round
Equatorial Guinea Ronda has received great interest from public and private Chi…
Car giant Ford has said it is planning to cut about 12,000 jobs across its European operations by the end of 2020.
The carmaker is trying to cut costs and restructure its European business, which is losing money.
It plans to have clo…
The Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST) is to engage with other stakeholders along the value chain to ensure the smooth implementation of the ‘one-system rule’ in the petroleum downstream sector.
Although the ‘o…