Airbus called on Thursday for a chance to compete for a blockbuster plane order by British Airways owner IAG which stunned industry executives at this week’s Paris Airshow by ordering 200 of Boeing’s grounded 737 MAX.
Airbus launched a …
The Clydesdale Bank is set to continue issuing bank notes, despite the business being rebranded as Virgin Money.
We look back at some of the innovations by Scottish banks which have changed the face of cash down the centuries.
The fa…
Emirates has made a network-wide commitment to reduce single-use plastics on board its aircraft in line with the airline's ongoing sustainability efforts.
A statement from the Airline said as of June 1, eco-friendly paper straws have be…
Government has urged mining companies, service providers and stakeholders to pursue and adopt appropriate technology to improve performance of the sector.
The technology will help in improving the operations of mining companies and in p…
The Ghana Cocoa Board has announced the opening of the 2019 light crop cocoa season with purchases, beginning on Friday June 21, 2019.
A statement signed and copied to the Ghana News Agency by Dr Emmanuel A. Opoku, the Deputy Chief Exe…
The Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems (GhIPSS) and popular food chain KFC have teamed up to promote the use of gh-link cards for payments. The move is part of efforts to promote electronic payments and reduce the use of cash.
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Mrs. Doreen Asumang-Yeboah, Networking and Advocacy Expert at Tropenbos Ghana, has stressed the need for active involvement and participation of cocoa farmers in the implementation of the Cocoa and Forest Initiative to achieve the desired …
Two companies were on Wednesday awarded a grant of $478,180 under the second phase of the Remittance Grant Facility (RGF) challenge.
The beneficiary companies are Nsano Group, and IT Consortium Limited, all financial technology services…
Fiaseman Rural Bank Limited made a pre-tax profit of GH?6,007, 260 in 2018 representing 29 per cent as against GH?4,659,640 in 2017.
Osagyefo Amanfo Edu VI, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the bank, made this known at the 31st An…
The Akosombo Textiles Limited (ATL) is currently not in a situation that could be described as facing the risk of total collapse, Mr John Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, the Minister of Trade and Industry, assured Parliament on Wednesday, in Accra…
Ghana's economy grew 6.7 per cent year-on-year in the first three months of 2019 compared to 5.4 per cent in the same period last year, the Ghana Statistical Service said on Wednesday.
The quarter-on-quarter seasonally adjusted growth r…
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Africa Sales at Parallel Wireless is of the opinion that network automation driven by innovation and is what is needed to drive Africa's communications forward. The mobile telecommunications industry is busy …
African Development Bank, Making Finance Work for Africa (MFW4A) and the German Cooperation (BMZ/GIZ) host International Workshop on Africa’s Trade Finance Market
The workshop, themed: “The Consolidation of International Correspondent B…
Vivo Energy Ghana is sponsoring two hardworking Shell retailers, together with their spouses and a service champion for a sterling business performance and demonstrating a customer centric approach to their business.
Mr. Augustine Osei-…
If Becky Kean ever wants to organise a drunken party at her brewery, she'll have to buy in beers from somewhere else.
This is because Becky's company, London-based Nirvana Brewery, only makes alcohol-free beer.
Currently it brews sev…
Workers of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation (BOST) have hailed management, especially the Managing Director (MD) and the Board of Directors for the new conditions of service for the workers.
According to the workers, the Manage…
Herbalife Nutrition Ghana has expressed its commitment to forge closer ties with Ghanaians through regular engagement with the media.
The objective is to help promote the wellbeing of the people.
The Country Director, Mr Clarence Ame…
The National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI) through its various business support initiatives last year aided the creation of about 4,991 businesses in the country.
The NBSSI provided training and other support systems to owner…
Customers and Shareholders of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) Cooperative Credit Union have applauded Managers of the Union for its high sense of duty and honesty towards its clients.
They made the commendation at separate f…
Vodafone Ghana has partnered with MultiChoice, a Sub-Saharan African company to enable the network's patrons pay their DStv subscriptions through its mobile money service.
A statement from Vodafone to the Ghana News Agency said the part…
Dr Ernest Addison, the Governor of the Bank of Ghana, on Tuesday said the Payment Systems and Services Act will help to create an enabling environment for the on-going digitisation processes in the economy.
The Act, passed in March this…
African countries must work towards a more favourable regulatory frameworks and also improve processes to promote trade among the respective countries.
Mr Alain Raes, Chief Executive, EMEA & APAC, SWIFT, who made the call in an intervie…
Visa’s suite of sensory branding elements arriving at more than one million points of sale
Visa (NYSE: V) today announced global adoption of its sensory branding suite in 25 countries via more than a dozen new partnerships. The suite i…
In recognition of these developments, the Summit’s organising committee has released its high-level white paper here: 10 Trends Shaping African Real Estate
The Africa Property Investment (API) Summit (APISummit.co.za), now in its tenth …
Today, the Mastercard Foundation announced the appointment of two new members to its Board of Directors, the Honourable Louise Arbour and Dominic Barton.
“I’m thrilled to welcome both Dominic and Louise to the Foundation,” says Jim Leec…
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"After a decline in Q4 2018, Consumer Confidence remained stable in Q1 2019. This is likely as a result of the uncertainty that surrounds the market from a consumer point of view. Despite this, sentiments remain positive as there …
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso- On the occasion of the 38th Ordinary Session of the Pan African Postal Union (PAPU) Governing Council held in Ouagadougou on 17 June, the Association of African Airlines (AFRAA) joined other key continental stake…
Vouchers were used to redeem the seeds of staple crops like millet, sorghum and cowpea as well as high-value cash crops like groundnut
Gombi local government area lies two hours outside Yola, the capital of Adamawa, and a mere t…
The GSE Composite Index went up by 3.10 points (+0.13%) to close at 2,397.95 with a -6.77% YTD return while market capitalization increased by 0.05% to settle at GH¢58.76 billion.
The GSE Financial Index received a slight bump upwards…
Absa Group Limited, parent company of Barclays Bank Ghana, has been named Africa’s best investment bank at the continent’s most prestigious banking and finance award event – The African Banker Awards held under the high patronage of the Af…
Half of Millennials expect to become millionaires at some stage in their lives, and most expect to retire around age 56. But in order to complete these ambitious goals (which come courtesy of a 2018 Millennials and Money Survey by TD Ame…
US and China will resume trade talks ahead of a meeting between their leaders at a G20 summit next week, US President Donald Trump has said.
Mr Trump said on Twitter he had a "very good" call with Chinese President Xi Jinping and their …
The National Lottery Authority (NLA) has announced that it is set to roll out a full cash-lite policy in the country to fuel efforts by the government to digitise and modernise the economy.
The policy, according to the authority, was ai…
A former Justice of the Supreme Court, Professor Justice Samuel Date-Bah, who was appointed by the Commercial Division of the Accra High Court to arbitrate in the case of the uniBank, has written to the parties involved in the matter to ap…
New app features allow money transfer recipients to request and receive money from abroad, store multiple currencies, and pay out their funds at any time to a local bank account, mobile money wallet or cash pickup location
The…
It is a hugely ambitious - some might say megalomaniacal - project to create a new global currency. Facebook's David Marcus tells me it is about giving billions of people more freedom with money and "righting the many wrongs of the present…
A Committee of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is considering the adoption of standardised measurement and calibration guides towards the effective implementation of West African Quality System Programme (WAQSP) for …
The Ghana National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GNCCI) have inaugurated new Upper West Regional Council and Executive Committee members to strengthen the chamber's involvement in private sector development.
The Executive Committee …
The Deputy Minister of Energy in charge of Petroleum, Dr Mohammed Amin Adam, has said government will reposition the mining and energy sectors to deepen its contribution to economic growth.
He stated that with the country’s track reco…
The Commission of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has developed measures to intensify effort towards combating piracy and other maritime criminality with the support of development partners.
A statement from the Commi…
Air Malta managed to turn its business around after two decades of losses and soar with the big boys and girls in the airline industry. But how?
Air Malta is a tiny operator with 10 aircraft that had experienced two decades of annual lo…
Panasonic Signs Joint Business Development Agreement with Startup Linkwiz to Enhance Welding Processes in Manufacturing
Accelerating “Gemba Process Innovation” via collaboration with partner company
On June 17, 2019, Panasonic Corpor…
Ecobank was also nominated for African Bank of the Year in the Awards
Ecobank (Ecobank.com) has been named Best Retail Bank in Africa 2019 at the prestigious African Banker Awards. The judges were especially impressed by how Eco…
Top performing Sales Personnel were treated to a one week all-expense paid trip to Dubai for their outstanding performance in 2018.
Four Territory Sales Managers (TSMs), four Dalex Paddies (DPs) and a staff from the Investment Team bene…
Financial stocks trended lower, dragging the GSE Composite Index down by 7.10 points (-0.30%) to close at 2,394.86 with a -6.90% year-to-date return while market capitalization declined by 0.12% to settle at GH¢58.73 billion.
The GSE …
This coveted recognition further re-enforces the brand’s deep understanding of a rapidly evolving market and its growing traction in South Africa
For an impressive ninth consecutive year, Protea Hotels by Marriott® (ProteaHotels.com) ha…
Baker Mckenzie releases cross-border IPO index h1 2019 – Africa
overall capital raising decreases due to dip in domestic listings; pipeline may boost region's performance through rest of the year.
Capital raised by African issuers de…
Survey* finds MCIPS professionals in Sub-Saharan Africa earn almost double compared to non-MCIPS with wages generally on the rise, up 15% from the previous year
Professional members of CIPS receive 47% more in salary than their non-qual…
Oil and gas production over the next 10 years would inject billions of dollars into the Senegalese economy and support more than 1 million jobs
The African Energy Chamber (EnergyChamber.org) rejects the accusations made by the recent BB…
The latest World Bank Human Capital Index (HCI) report has ranked Ghana as the last but one country on harmonised test scores of children from basic to secondary school education in the world.
The report stressed that although Ghana had…