The prestigious trade and industry exhibition, Water Africa and West Africa Building and Construction would mark its 25th anniversary in Accra from June 26 to 28, 2019.
The event, which will be opened by MrsCecilia Dapaah, the Minister …
Mr Egbert Faibille Jnr, Chief Executive Officer of the Petroleum Commission, has led a section of the Ghanaian delegation to visit the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) to explore possible exchange programmes for Ghanaian stu…
Stanbic Ghana has expressed its continuous support to the mining sector to leverage on its skills in corporate finance, advisory, risk management and knowledge of the financial markets.
The bank was of the view that the support initiati…
The Eastern Regional Minister, Mr Eric Kwakye Darfour has charged stakeholders in agriculture in the region to come out with decisions that could influence policies to convert mine fields into agricultural lands.
He explained that, such…
A ban on adverts featuring "harmful gender stereotypes" or those which are likely to cause "serious or widespread offence" has come into force.
The ban covers scenarios such as a man with his feet up while a woman cleans, or a woman fai…
MTN Ghana, as part of its "Y'ello Care" Staff Volunteering programme, on Thursday trained young entrepreneurs on how to use digitisation and social networks to grow their businesses.
The training programme aimed at enlightening start-up…
Aggrieved customers of GN Savings at Tongor-Dzemeni in the South Dayi District of the Volta region have given two weeks ultimatum to management of the bank to pay them their investments or face court action.
The customers, most of whom …
The Prestea Huni-Valley Municipal Assembly has earmarked Tuesdays as the second market day to boost trading in Bogoso and its neighboring communities.
The Assembly has already adopted Saturdays as the first market day in the area.
Sp…
The Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA) in the Western Region, under the Planting for Export and Rural Development (PERD) Programme would establish an oil palm and coconut seedlings plantation to be supplied to interested farmers…
In 2018, the Bank earned $214 million in allocable income, 48% of which has been reinvested in the institution to reinforce reserves and its business growth capacity
The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) remains strong with growin…
Drone technology is being used to collect and analyse data, and monitor irrigated areas, combat pests
At a special event highlighting the partnership between the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) and Korea held on the sidelines of…
As a global trade war rages, Africa fears contagion from lower commodity prices, according to the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) latest report, Economic Insight: Africa Q2 2019. The accountancy body provide…
Huawei will delay the launch of its much-touted foldable 5G Mate X smartphone by three months, the latest setback for the company that was slapped with U.S. sanctions last month.
The Mate X, a competitor to Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy F…
Loom, an unlicensed investment scheme which Ghana's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has cautioned the public against is still receiving patronage by many.
Social media platforms particularly WhatsApp and Twitter have been inu…
The Institute of Directors, Ghana (IoD-Ghana) has called for a comprehensive legislation to regulate how individuals were appointed to serve on boards of institutions be it public or private.
This, it believed would ensure quality repre…
The third Youth in Tourism Conference has been held with a call on the youth to join the fight against marine littering to safeguard Ghana's tourism industry and the blessings that come with tourism.
The conference, which is on the the…
Nestlé Central and West Africa (CWA) and the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) has launched a new joint initiative dubbed the Youth Agripreneurship Development Programme (YADIS) to motivate youth in agriculture.
The prog…
Mobile Money Interoperability (MMI) recorded more than 4.4 million transactions in its first year of operation.
Beginning with just 96,907 transactions in its first month, public usage of the cross network platform grew phenomenally to …
European Investment Bank (EIB) to support EUR 4.5 billion new business, social, energy transition and sustainable transport investment
This includes investment that addresses challenges facing female entrepreneurs in Poland and across A…
Vodafone says it is working to tackle "disruption" to its mobile and fixed-line broadband services.
It has experienced a fault with an international link used to transmit data between countries but is rerouting traffic to address the issu…
Some rural and community banks (RCBs) lost as much as GH¢1 million per bank within a week to panic withdrawals that were inspired by social media rumours concerning the viability of the community-based lenders, the Managing Director of the…
The Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) is restructuring its operations to enable it to refocus on agricultural financing, the Managing Director of the bank, Dr John Kofi Mensah, has said.
He said the bank had expanded its Agriculture D…
Global Streaming Service ZEE5 now available for Robi and Airtel customers with a seamless payment process
Bangladesh’s leading digital service provider, Robi, today announced its partnership with the largest global multilingual stream…
India's economic growth might be overestimated, according to the country's former chief economic adviser.
In a column published in an Indian newspaper, Arvind Subramanian said his research shows India has changed how it measures growth …
Ford is recalling 1.2 million sport utility vehicles in the US over suspension issues that the car giant said could affect steering.
The recall, which is expected to cost $180m (£140m), affects Ford Explorers made in the US firm's Chica…
The aggrieved customers of the First Liberty Micro Finance Limited, a non-banking financial institution, on Tuesday besieged the premises of the Company in Sunyani to demand their cash deposits.
When the Ghana News Agency (GNA) got to t…
Ghana has made its first appearance at North America's leading energy event, the Global Petroleum Show (GPS) underway in Calgary, Canada.
The three-day event, which is attracting over 50,000 upstream petroleum professionals, provides a …
Mr Ignatius Baffuor Awuah, Minister of Employment and Labour Relations on Wednesday called on stakeholders to commence discussions on the transition pathways for the Senior High School leavers under the regime of Free SHS policy.
He sai…
The Leadership of the Ghana Navy and the Marine and Railways Unit of the Ghana Police Service on Wednesday assured the public of its continued service to safeguarding the port space and Ghana's territorial waters.
Commodore James Kontoh…
The 2019 Ghana Mining and Energy Summit that sets the agenda to foster growth and prosperity within the two sectors of the economy opened in Accra on Wednesday.
Organized by the Ghana Chamber of Mines, the Summit is on the theme: "Harne…
The Awards, held annually on the fringes of the Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank, have established themselves as the Oscars of African banking
Winners of the 2019 edition of the African Banker Awards (AfricanBanke…
Switzerland gives 3.2 million Swiss francs to African Development Bank’s ‘Boost Africa’ E-Lab and urban development fund
‘Boost Africa’ was launched in partnership with the African Development Bank and the European Investment Bank to en…
Some ten fuel stations in the Greater Accra and parts of the Central Region have been found to be under-delivering the right quantities of fuel to customers.
This was discovered after the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) carried out un…
The Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) yesterday handed over a cheque for GH¢480,000 to the government for presentation to Mr James Obeng Boateng as his prize for being adjudged the 2018 National Best Farmer.
The Minister of Food and…
Ghana needs to diversify its economy and widen the country’s tax net in order to avoid falling into debt distress, the World Bank Country Director for Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone, Mr Henry Kerali, has advised.
He explained that th…
GCB Bank Limited (+0.88%) was the sole gainer at the session, pushing the GSE Composite Index up by 0.65 points (+0.03%) to close at 2,422.68 with a -5.81% year-to-date return while market capitalization increased by 0.01% to settle at G…
MTN Ghana has picked up three awards at the maiden edition of the Health Environment Safety and Security (HESS) Awards held in Accra.
MTN received awards in the following categories;
Most Safety and Security Conscious Company of t…
Through the WorldRemit website and app small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can now quickly and securely transfer money to pay employees and contractors in 140 countries including Ghana
Leading digital money transfer company WorldR…
Surging demand for floral prints and soft tailored dresses have helped Boohoo post a huge jump in revenue for three months to the end of May.
The fast fashion retailer, which also owns PrettyLittleThing and Nasty Gal, said strong block …
Landlords and other creditors will meet on Wednesday in London to vote on revised proposals to save Sir Philip Green's Arcadia retail empire.
Arcadia's brands include Topshop, Miss Selfridge, Burton, Dorothy Perkins, Evans and Wallis.
…
Automation Anywhere, a global company specializing in Robotic Process Automation (RPA), has announced the expansion of its operations in Africa with plans to open an office in Johannesburg.
To lead the company’s expansion, Sriram Naraya…
Siemens invests in Southern and Eastern Africa to promote Digital Industries Software portfolio
Acquisition of distributor ESTEQ (ESTEQ.co.za) brings an experienced team and long-standing customer relationships to Siemens (Siemens.com);…
PETROSOL, a privately owned Ghanaian Oil Marketing Company (OMC), has won the Best Health and Safety Management Practices award at the Health, Environment, Safety and Security (HESS) Awards held recently in Accra.
The award was in recog…
The First National Bank, Ghana, has applauded the government for its efforts to stay on course with the fiscal consolidation it promised.
In a recent report, the bank also noted that the drastic personnel changes at the Ghana Revenue …
Eighteen Israeli Companies mostly in the Agribusiness sector have held an exhibition in Accra on the theme: "Ghana Grows with Israel," (GHrow-IL) to expose Ghanaian stakeholders to the Israeli Agricultural Technology space.
The exhibiti…
MTN Ghana in partnership with the National Youth Authority (NYA) is to train over 40 young people as part of this year's MTN 21 days Y'ello Care in the Eastern Region.
The two weeks training programme which has commenced, will see benef…
The governments of Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire on Tuesday expressed their commitment to unite towards setting up of a common floor price and fair living income for cocoa farmers to address the high income disparity in the cocoa value chain.
…
The Chairman of the Alliance for Sustainable Democracy in Africa (ASDA), Dr Prosper Ladislas Agbesi, is calling on the leadership of the ECOWAS Sub-region and the international community to step into the political situation in Benin and br…
-- Another central bank rate cut likely in next two meetings
By First National Bank Ghana Corporate and Investment Banking Unit
Following Ghana’s release of first-quarter fiscal numbers on June 3 that showed the government missed …
Donors pledge $17 million to Africa Solidarity Trust Fund at African Development Bank Annual Meetings side event
The donor conference was attended by the presidents of Mauritania, Guinea Bissau, the prime minister of Eswatini and severa…