Facebook(NASDAQ: FB) has faced a lot of backlash this year from both users and advertisers over its lapses in data protection. And that backlash is wholly justified, following the revelation of management's mishandling of data shared with …
When it comes to starting a company, one of the hardest challenges founders face is convincing other people to get behind their idea. If you're a product-focused founder like I was, the challenge can be especially acute. You've identified …
Asili Coffee, a carefully selected and roasted to the highest specialty standard coffee, has been introduced onto the Ghanaian market. Licensed by COCOBOD, the new coffee brand is ethically sourced from the best African farms with most out…
Ghana has been hailed for its consistency in improving its economic indicators to attract more foreign investment.
The Director of International Banking of Africa, Mediterranean Basin and Overseas (AFMO) of the Societe Generale Group, A…
The first ever African Pagne trade fair in Congo will take place from 29 to 30 June 2018 at the Radisson Blu in Brazzaville (Republic of Congo), under the theme 'Undertaking with the pagne'
Whether Kita, Kinté, Senoufou, Bogolan, Baoulé…
Two MultiChoice Ghana dealers are set to join millions of FIFA World Cup fans in Kiev, Russia after winning the Special 2017 Multichoice Annual Trade Sales promotion. The two dealerships, Cadmus Electronics, in Osu, Accra with fourteen bra…
Officials of the newly-inaugurated maize processing factory at Tumu expect to invest an additional $5 million by next year to increase operational capacity and employment opportunities for the youth.
Managing Director of Kedan Limited, …
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said that "threats" by business over Brexit are "completely inappropriate".
He was responding to warnings by Airbus and BMW that investments in the UK could be jeopardised by Brexit uncertainty.
Speak…
The Veteran Administration of Ghana (VAG) has ceded its power to conduct and regulate VAG lottery to the National Lottery Authority (NLA).
The move has made the NLA the sole regulator of lottery activities in the country.
In a co…
The Ghana Shippers’ Authority (GSA) is organizing a six week French language course for freight forwarders as part of efforts to address their linguistic challenges as Ghana firms her maritime and transit trade hub status.
Thirty freigh…
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has re-launched its Joint Customs Consultative Committee (JCCC) for its operations at the Tema Port.
The JCCC which consist of representatives of all stakeholders on the Custom supply chain was introduc…
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NBC Ghana Limited, Mr William Asiedu Yeboah, has charged workers to make a deliberate effort to invest part of their earnings in the voluntary Tier 3 pension scheme administered by private entities…
Societe Generale Ghana Limited (SG) says it will continue to play a leading role in Ghana’s economic growth and development.
Mr Alexandre Maymat, the Director of International Banking of Africa, Mediterranean Basin and Oversea of SG Gro…
The Kintampo Rural Bank Limited performed commendably in the 2017 banking year as it recorded a profit before tax of GHC1.862 million, Mr. Yaw Effah-Baafi, the Chair of the Board of Directors announced on Saturday.
He said the figure wa…
RS South Africa opened its doors in 1996, the flagship operation in Africa with 22 years of experience distributing products and components to engineers around the African continent
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RS Components (RS) (za.RS-Online.com/web), the t…
IFC $1 Billion Mobilization for Indorama Eleme Fertilizer Supports Nigeria’s Agricultural Sector and Economic Diversification
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, today announced a new $1 billion debt financing for Indorama Eleme…
Trading closed on the bourse with a block trade in the shares of Ice and citrus maker, Fan Milk Limited with no price change; Nordea Capital Investment Stock Expert review to the Ghana News Agency on Friday indicated.
According to the …
The Pan-African Coalition for Transformation (PACT) is set to establish two more chapters in Agriculture and Skills Development and Youth Training at the second Africa Transformation Forum (ATF2018) in Accra.
The formal establishment of…
Mr Abdallah Ali-Nakyea, a Tax Consultant has proposed the enactment of a new law similar to the Petroleum Revenue Management Act (PRMA) to replace the existing Mineral Development Fund (MDF) Act, 2016, Act 912.
The proposal according to…
The Chief Executive Officer of BEIGE, the financial services provider, has confirmed that The BEIGE Bank(TBB), its universal banking subsidiary, is on course to meeting the Bank of Ghana’s (BOG) GH¢400 million minimum capital requirement f…
MTN-Ghana on Thursday climax its 21 days of Y’ello Care, a staff volunteering programme, with students from Ashaiman, Osu Salem, Accra High and Kinbu Secondary Technical Schools.
The programme, which is an annual staff volunteer initiat…
A fast-changing climate, conflict, inequality, persistent pockets of poverty and hunger and rapid urbanization are challenging countries’ efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a UN report has said.
The SDGs Repor…
Mrs Sophia Kesewa Ampofo Kusi, Principal Health Planner of the Policy Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Division of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), has stressed the need for programme-based planning and budgeting to ensure efficient util…
Travelers will have many reasons to visit Egypt and benefit from Marriott International’s enticing offers to explore the land of hidden gems and make their stay truly special
Following the launch of Marriott International’s (www.Marriot…
The recipient of this year’s Outstanding Leadership Award was Papa Madiaw Ndiaye, Founding Partner and CEO at AFIG Funds
Private Equity Africa (PEA) (PrivateEquityAfrica.com) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2018 GP & Advisor A…
Some 96, 904 cross-network mobile money transactions took place in the first month of the launch of mobile money interoperability. The transactions are valued at over 8.3 million Ghana Cedis.
These transactions are limited to transfers…
Marriott International Hotels Gear up as Water Savvy Cape Town Bounces back after successful Implementation of Sustainability Measures
Sector Regains Momentum as Hotels in Western Cape Ready to Own the Upswing
“We’re open for busines…
The competition is open to all journalists across the globe; The winner will be offered free registration to the IRU World Congress in Muscat, Oman, with hotel and flights included
IRU (www.IRU.org) is launching its media award, recogni…
Network infrastructure investment and digital transformation top priorities for African telecom operators, says TMT Finance
Topics such as network infrastructure business models, B2B and B2C convergence, M&A, digital transformation and …
East Africa’s tech hubs spur the next generation of disruptors
Growth in GDP and rising export revenues provide sound foundations
East Africa’s tech hubs spur the next generation of disruptors
Ongoing improvement in East …
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has complained about the unwillingness of many income earners in the Cape Coast Metropolis to pay tax. Mr. George Amankwa Boateng, Assistant Commissioner at the Medium Tax Office, said the tax revenue base…
Alston’s comments mark the presentation of his report to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on 21 June, on his 10-day fact-finding visit to Ghana in April 2018
Ghana’s flagship policies might well stimulate the country’s economy but …
Kosmos Energy Ghana, a leading independent oil and gas exploration and production company, has presented a cheque for GH¢ 35,000.00 to Agrihouse Foundation, organisers of the eight pre-harvest agribusiness exhibition and conference.
The…
Mr. Peter Maala, the District Coordinating Director (DCD) for Berekum West has announced that tax education campaign recently embarked on by the Assembly has yielded positive results as the tax-payers are honouring their tax obligations.
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Ghana, Nigeria and Senegal register effectiveness of public economic reforms
Increased political stability, improved commodity prices and effective public economic reforms led to an improvement of the risk-reward score in several West A…
For the first time, the usage of mobile money in non-cash retail payments has overtaken the traditional cheques, ushering in a new period of cashlite regime that can phase out the use of cheques in the country.
A Bank of Ghana (BoG) rep…
Farmers in the Bawku area who were advised to insure their farms against unforeseen disasters have received claims from the Ghana Agricultural Insurance Pool (GAIP) for various degrees of damages on their farms last year.
About 1,924 f…
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft announced today that Delta Air Lines, Inc. of Atlanta, Georgia (Delta Air Lines) has signed a firm purchase agreement for 20 CRJ900 aircraft becoming the launch operator of the new ATMOSPHÈRE cabin for CRJ Se…
The ‘VC4A Venture Showcase – Series A’ positions deal ready companies as a central component of the annual meeting of Africa investors
VC4A (https://VC4A.com) is calling for disruptive African scale-ups looking to raise between $250K a…
New initiative benchmarks seed companies on support smallholder farmers and SDGs
A new study by the Access to Seeds Index evaluated 118 seed companies across 20 countries in Western and Central Africa. This resulted in the selectio…
OPEC edged closer on Thursday toward raising oil output, with Iran softening its opposition to an increase and Saudi Arabia warning of supply shortages and price rallies if production remained stable.
A production rise of about 1 millio…
The Bank of England has held interest rates but signalled an August rate rise is more likely than previously thought.
In a decisive move, Andrew Haldane, the Bank's chief economist, joined two other Monetary Policy Committee members in …
itel, a mobile phone brand committed to providing budget-friendly, high quality products boasting excellent user experience under TRANSSION Holdings, has today announced to launch its first three smartphones which run on the Android™ Oreo™…
Pampers handed over their donation to UNICEF. In attendance were Hervé Ludovic de Lys, UNICEF representative and Brand Manager at Procter & Gamble South Africa, Michael Simpson.
In 2017, the world’s top-selling brand of baby nappies, P…
Toys R Us and Babies R Us stores across Australia will be shut down after the company's local administrators said they were unable to find a buyer for the embattled brand.
The Australian arm of the US chain has 44 stores across the coun…
The Ministry of Inner-City and Zongo Development is undertaking nationwide needs assessment of the various Zongo communities to determine what their priority development needs are for government’s appropriate action.
The Sector Minister…
Shares in big European carmakers have fallen after Germany's Daimler warned of lower earnings this year because of US-China trade tensions.
Daimler forsees lower sales of Mercedes-Benz cars due to a tax on the import of US vehicles into…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) says it is working assiduously to ensure its new deadline of 2020 for the introduction of Single Currency is met.
The regional economic block has on countless occasions held-back to…
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and the Government of Canada are providing approximately $25 million in financing for the second Scaling Solar project under development in Zambia, allowing construction to start on a solar plant that…
According to NETSCOUT Arbor’s 13th Annual Worldwide Infrastructure Security Report (WISR), attacks targeting encrypted web services have becoming increasingly common.
According to Bryan Hamman, territory manager for sub-Saharan Africa a…