Mr Benjamin Afful-Eshun, the Chief Executive Officer of the Ahantaman Rural Bank Limited, has stressed the need for effective business engagement on regular basis to strengthen existing commercial ties as well as growth.
“Business expan…
The pound has hit its highest level since the UK's vote to leave the European Union in June 2016.
The pound gained more than 0.2% to $1.437 in morning trade, beating a post-Brexit vote high set in January.
However, the pound fell bac…
China will allow full foreign ownership of car firms by 2022 in a move that could open up the world's biggest car market.
The plans will change rules that require global carmakers to work through state-owned partners.
The US says thi…
Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has called for increased collaboration towards a sustained Public-Private partnership led economy to charge a new direction for Ghana.
He made this known when a high powered business delegation from B…
UK consumer price inflation fell in March to 2.5%, the lowest rate in a year, according to the Office for National Statistics.
It fell from 2.7% in February after prices for women's clothing rose at a slower pace than last year.
The …
China has announced a hefty anti-dumping move against US sorghum imports, as a multi-billion dollar tit-for-tat trade spat between the two nations continues.
China said US importers would have to pay a temporary 178.6% deposit on the va…
The 2018 Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (Bank) opened on Monday at the headquarters of the Breton Woods Institutions in Washington District of Columbia (DC), the capital of the United Stat…
Saudi Arabia has ranked 23rd among 92 countries in terms of patents granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in 2017. The vast majority of these patented inventions are scientific.
According to StatNano, whi…
The top ten economies by Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Africa all have active competition regulation, save for Angola and Nigeria but those countries are in the process of establishing completion law regimes, which are expected to be up …
• Ford sold 125,809 Mustang coupes and convertibles in 146 countries last year
• Mustang has enjoyed 10 percent sales growth with women buyers over the last five years
• Mustang was the top-selling sports coupe worldwide in 2017 with…
She Leads Africa Accelerator 2018 set to provide training and funding for women led technology enabled businesses
The 2018 Accelerator will consist of three 1-week residencies in Lagos where entrepreneurs will receive training from the …
In line with its commitment to ensuring the socio-economic advancement of communities in which it operates, Vivo Energy Ghana, the leading retailer and marketer of Shell-branded fuels and lubricants has donated a digital dental x-ray machi…
Siemens and Anglo American Platinum collaborate on digital and automation skills development in Africa
There is an opportunity, especially in Africa to embrace new and exponential technologies combined with human talent to accelerate in…
DPO set to launch Ghana operations
*Move aims to expand the payment service provider’s African portfolio* African payment service provider DPO has today announced the official opening of its Ghanaian office to accommodate the compan…
China’s economy grew at a slightly faster-than-expected pace of 6.8 percent in the first quarter, buoyed by strong consumer demand and robust property investment.
Resilience in the world’s second-largest economy will likely keep a synch…
The Tema District Council of Labour (TDCL) has bemoaned the new trend of industries making use of casual workers instead of employing permanent staff.
Mr Emmanuel Addo-Kumi, Secretary for the TDCL, speaking to the Ghana News Agency on M…
The year-long squeeze on wages is nearing an end, official figures for the three months to February suggest.
Using the consumer prices index (CPI) average wages went up by 2.8%, still below the 2.9% inflation rate.
But the Office for…
The International Monetary Fund has forecast that 2018 will be the strongest year for global growth since 2011.
In its new assessment of the World Economic Outlook, the IMF predicts growth this year and next of 3.9%.
However, it warn…
The Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has asked countries that have signed the Abuja Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to co-operate effectively in ensuring the compliance and enforcement of the Port State Control regime.
The agreeme…
The United State Agency for International Development (USAID) has partnered some local Non-Governmental Organisations to empower local fishing communities on the proper management of fisheries resources as part of a co-management scheme be…
China's economy grew at an annual pace of 6.8% in the first quarter compared to the same period last year, according to official data, beating forecasts for the period.
The growth figures for January to March were also above Beijing's 2…
The Mauritius Ambassador to the USA, H.E. Soorooj Phokeer, has offered to assist Groupe Nduom to invest in productive and profitable ventures in Mauritius.
Ambassador Phokeer was speaking at the official commissioning of the Groupe Nduo…
Nyonkopa Cocoa Buying Company has rewarded farmers under its programme with Ghc5.3 million as bonus for undertaking sustainable means of cocoa cultivation and other acceptable practices during harvesting and packaging.
This is aside the…
Experts and government ministers to debate the significance of Africa’s oceans
The first Africa Blue Economy Forum (ABEF) (www.ABEF2018.com) is to be held in London on 7-8 June 2018, to coincide with World Oceans Day. More than 150 dele…
Access to the most extraordinary portfolio of hotels, expansion of the Moments experiential platform and richer and enhanced benefits for members
Today, Marriott International (www.Marriott.com) announced it will introduce one set of…
flydubai is the first national carrier for the UAE to create direct air links to the Congolese capital, Kinshasa
Dubai-based carrier launches daily flights to Kinshasa with enroute stop in Entebbe
flydubai’s network in Africa gr…
For the fifth consecutive year, MCB Group (MCBGroup.com) was one of the main sponsors of the Africa CEO Forum, an annual event organised by Jeune Afrique that attracts over 1,000 senior African and non-African leaders who do business on th…
Financial accounts, like wrinkles, proliferate as you venture further into adulthood.
Where there was once a single checking account for your first paycheck, now there are savings accounts, money market accounts, credit cards, 401k's, m…
Bank of America (BAC.N) reported a 34 percent rise in first-quarter profit on Monday, topping Wall Street estimates, as the lender benefited from higher interest rates and growth in loans and deposits.
Revenue rose at three of BofA’s fo…
About 90% of Americans have seen a bump in take-home pay since the new tax law went into effect at the beginning of February.
Millennials are more inclined to put the extra cash toward savings, investing, and paying down debt, accordi…
SIEMENS Ghana has indicated its commitment to empowering the future of engineering in the country.
As a result, it has joined forces with various higher learning institutions in the country to help empower young and upcoming engineers a…
The Lawra Municipal Assembly has rendered accounts to the people of the municipal area as part of efforts by officials to deepen transparency and accountability in Ghana’s local governance system.
The citizens were taken through the Ass…
The Senior Regional Manager of MTN Ghana South West, Mr Simon Amoh, has deplored the wide gap in telecommunication services among cities, peri-urban and rural areas.
He said the gap was of prime concern to MTN, the country’s leading tel…
Jaguar Land Rover says it will not be renewing the contracts of 1,000 temporary workers at two factories.
The UK's biggest carmaker, owned by India's Tata Motors, blamed "continuing headwinds" affecting the car industry.
It said it w…
Five oil companies that under-declared or failed to declare returns on fuel they loaded at the Tema Tank Farm (TTF) this year have been suspended by the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) until they are able to reconcile their figures and …
Ghana is estimated to have lost about US$64 million through the fall armyworm infestation. The pests, detected in the country some 15 months ago, have since attacked more than 20,000 hectares of farms, nationwide.
Research scientists at…
The Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCO) on Thursday advised Ghanaians to desist from procuring Chinese electrical cables for power installation and extension.
According Mr Dacuster Anthony Gbadago, Sunyani District Supervi…
Mr Peter Elolo Darrah, Chief Revenue Officer of Ho Small Tax Office of the Ghana Revenue Authority has said about 7,000 applications for the Tax Identification Number (TIN) are outstanding to be cleared soon.
He assured all applicants w…
The Government will soon establish 22 Sector Skills Councils (SSCs) to develop occupational standards and skills solutions for their industry sectors.
Dr Fred Kyei Asamoah, the Executive Director, Council for Technical and Vocational Ed…
The National Commission on Civic Education (NCCE) in the Volta Region has engaged over 1000 communities on tax compliance in the second phase of its tax sensitisation campaign.
The campaign is aimed at helping the Ghana Revenue Authorit…
The prospects of around 800 million of the world's poorest people remain dire. The global economy is experiencing a moderate upturn, and momentum around sustainable investing is growing, the UN said today.
But the vast majority of inves…
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has organised a day’s symposium for students of the University of Professional Studies and University of Ghana, Legon, to build their understanding and the need to follow the country’s Tax Compliance polic…
Sales objections are par for the course when it comes to sales. It is more often than not that you will hear an objection to your sales pitch, so how do you deal with it?
Many small business owners don’t have a background in sales and t…
Spring is a time of new life, longer days, and - for those who really know how to celebrate the end of a long winter - a moment to review your investment portfolio.
Better known as a season to spring clean around the house, this time of…
The Nyonkopa Cocoa Buying Limited, a subsidiary of Barry Callebaut Group, manufacturers of quality chocolate and cocoa products has initiated a project to support and reward cocoa farmers as part of the implementation of its sustainabilit…
The Energy Commission is working on a Legislative Instrument (LI) that would regulate importation of electrical cables into the country. According to the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA), the lack of an LI has partly contributed to the infl…
The Ghana National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GNCCI) has cut the sod for the construction of the office complex for its National Secretariat. Since its inception in 1961, the Chamber has carried out its activities from rented apartm…
Ghana and Japan have agreed to work towards strengthening economic and social partnerships between the two countries.
The commitment was mutually expressed by Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta of Ghana and Deputy Prime Minister, Taro Aso…
Organisations and companies, which used the e-zwich to pay various remunerations, have made a lot of savings from the biometric card, the Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement System (GhIPSS) has said.
The savings stem from a fall in t…
Komet Resources Inc. is delighted to have generated record gold sales of CA$1,354,000 in the first quarter of 2018, with a production cash cost of CA$1,038,000 for 27.5 kilos of gold from the Guiro mine located in Burkina Faso. This …