Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc’s (HLT.N) main shareholder HNA Tourism Group will sell about 63 million shares of Hilton common stock in a secondary offering, making good on signals it would exit its stake in the U.S. hotel operator.
Hilt…
The City regulator has said it is facing a £30m Brexit bill in the year running up to the UK's withdrawal from the EU.
The Financial Conduct Authority will ditch "non-critical" work to find £14m, while the rest will come from reserves a…
Ms Amma Lartey, the Africa Regional Director of Reach for Change, has advised entrepreneurs to frequently update their knowledge and skills in business management and seek training in order to stay competitive.
In a statement issued in …
One of the leading indigenous banks, GN Bank Ghana Limited, has secured a $20-million funding from the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) to support its expansion drive.
The bank is expected to use the money to support its…
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Scores of business executives, chiefs and government appointees on Friday filed their tax returns in Ho to mark the launch of “Tax and good governance week” of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) in the Volta Region.
The “Tax and good gov…
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Deutsche Bank has dismissed its chief executive John Cryan amid continued losses at Germany's biggest lender.
After taking over in 2015, British-born Mr Cryan, 57, has battled the fallout from a series of scandals as well as three years…
Labour unions have observed that although the economy has grown over a decade, it has not been commensurate with employment opportunities.
According to them, the assumption by economic policy makers that economic growth policies would…
The Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has reiterated the government’s resolve to create an enabling environment for businesses to grow and for the creation of employment.
He said Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s administration was und…
Netflix Inc (NFLX.O) is attempting its largest acquisition, offering more than $300 million to acquire a company that owns billboards across Los Angeles, including West Hollywood’s famed Sunset Strip, according to people familiar with the …
Cashew processors have called on the government to impose taxes and levies on the exportation of raw cashew nuts to protect the local cashew processing industry.
Aside from the fact that the country did not earn much revenue from the …
It can be a problem for some retirees to live on a fixed income. One potential solution is to lower your expenses. No one wants to surrender the things they enjoy – whether it's a sports activity, a trip to the mall or a warm home in winte…
The government is to make available 15,000 metric tonnes of improved seeds for distribution to 500,000 farmers under the Planting for Food and Jobs Programme (PFJ) this year.
The seeds include rice, maize, sorghum, soya beans, groundnut…
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MoneyGram, a global provider of innovative money transfer services, is thrilled to announce that the MoneyGram Foundation has distributed books, notebooks and school supplies to about 1,000 students at Osu Home Primary & JHS School in Accr…
Goofy cat photos, pet rocks and a “gas-passing” app: All are simple — and dare we say dumb? — ideas that reportedly made their creators millions.
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THE GROWING 'BUSINESS OF HOOKUP CULTURE' IS CHANGING THE WAY APPS ARE BUILT; THERE'S A NEED FOR MORE FEMALE-FRIENDLY HOOKUP APPS
-- Google Cloud Vision, launched back in 2016, is being employed to make at least one 'hookup app' more pal…
The Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Mr Emmanuel Kofi Nti, has stated that the authority will begin taking more drastic action against persons and organisations that refuse to fully honour their tax obligations wi…
Sweden is winning the race towards becoming the world's first completely cashless society, but there are growing concerns it's causing problems for the elderly and other vulnerable groups.
None of the high street banks around Stockholm'…
Donewell Insurance Company Limited (DICL), has launched its 25th anniversary celebration with a promise to deliver quality and exceptional insurance services to customers.
The 25th anniversary celebration is on the theme, ‘25 years of D…
New markets for KwaZulu-Natal companies and a boost for the province’s Trade, Investment Promotion and Economic Development Programme (TIPED) were some of the spin-offs of the recent successful Trade and Investment KZN trade mission to Gha…
Here at Zacks, we don’t generally classify stocks as “cheap” or “expensive,” and rather than looking at the stock’s face value, we have a system that puts an emphasis on earnings estimate revisions to find stocks that will hopefully be win…
FINANCE Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has stated that job creation is the fulcrum around which the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo led administration formulates its policies and programmes.
Mr Ken Ofori-Atta said though the government inherited…
The Architects Registration Council (ARC), government’s regulatory body set up to regulate and promote architectural practice has held an orientation programme for newly registered architectural firms.
Held at the ARC Secretariat at Rid…
Antonios Chalkiopoulos’s story is typical of many Greeks. After studying in London, he returned to Athens in 2002 and worked in software engineering.
“Then the crisis happened,” he says. “I decided to go back to the UK and seek new oppo…
US President Donald Trump has instructed officials to consider a further $100bn (£71.3bn) of tariffs against China, in an escalation of a tense trade stand-off.
These would be in addition to the $50bn worth of US tariffs already propose…
An economist, Prof. John Gatsi, has said the lack of a clear plan to chart the country’s development path will continue to hinder its economic growth if the phenomenon is not addressed.
He said the tendency to compare Ghana to other c…
Mall for Africa Launches Affiliate Program in Africa Affiliates will receive a fee every time one of their readers makes a purchase.
Mall for Africa, Africa’s most popular e-commerce and m-commerce platform, announced today the launch o…
China has never surrendered to external pressure and it will win any trade war with the United States, the nation’s state media stressed in a series of editorials and columns in the hours after the world’s two top economies targeted each o…
Monsanto Co (MON.N), which is being acquired by Germany’s Bayer AG (BAYGn.DE), missed analysts’ quarterly profit estimate on Thursday on lower volumes and prices for corn.
Sales in the company’s corn seeds and traits business dropped 6.…
Agribusiness giant, Olam International, leader in agri-business across the value chain in 66 countries, received the International Company of the Year Award in Africa at the 2018 Africa CEO Forum in Abidjan.
The company stood out on a n…
The Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry has announced plans to digitize fees collection and administration at tourist sites.
Mrs. Catherine Afeku, the Minister, said this would help block revenue leakages.
It would significantly reduc…
Mr Akwasi Amankwaah, Chairman, Community Three Livestock Farmers Association, has appealed to government to retool the Ghana Veterinary Services Department to boost livestock production.
“We have a very dedicated veterinary service corp…
The government of Ghana has adopted the an indigenous factory which produces building blocks from plastic waste into the one district, one factory policy for the Ashaiman Municipality.
The initiative was adopted into the policy after t…
Australia's biggest winemaker, Accolade Wines, is to be bought by a US private equity firm.
The Carlyle Group has agreed to buy the maker of Hardys wine from Australia's Champ Private Equity for 1bn Australian dollars ($769m; £546m).
…
The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) has delisted two companies from the bourse for breaching aspects of the regulations governing the operations of listed companies.
The delisting of the two, Golden Web Limited and Transaction Solutions Ghan…
A new reference rate for lending, the Ghana Reference Rate (GRR), has taken effect to serve as a guide in the setting of interest rates on loans by banks.
The maiden rate has been pegged at 16.82 per cent for April 2017, a press state…
The Akrofuom Teachers’ Co-operative Credit Union continues to show strong performance, recording a net surplus (profit) of GH¢167,740.58, last year.
It had in year 2016, posted a surplus of GH¢144,783.02 on its operations.
Mr. Jo…
The issue of rising public debt makes attainment of the ‘Ghana Beyond Aid’ agenda of the Government almost a daunting reality, Mr Nicholas Ekow de-Heer, Head of Programmes, Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS), has said.
He expressed conce…
A day’s training workshop to aid the growth of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) through proper packaging and labelling of their products has been held in Koforidua.
The programme was organized by SMEGA - an NGO, in conjunction with t…
Japanese government officials are bracing for Donald Trump to get tough in trade talks, and are particularly anxious that the U.S. president could target Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s weak-yen policies.
The deal Trump clinched with South …
India’s Jet Airways Ltd (JET.NS) has entered into an agreement to buy 75 Boeing Co (BA.N) 737 MAX narrowbody jets, worth $8.8 billion, to meet passenger demand which has shown no sign of abating after years of growth.
Jet Airways, in a …
Mr Kenneth Kwamina Thompson, Chief Executive Officer of Dalex Finance and Leasing Company has cautioned that government’s flagship project “One-District-One-Factory,” is at risk so long as the Cedi continues to be overvalued.
All the pr…
The Greater Accra Regional Shipper-Committee has pledged its commitment to deepen relationship with stakeholders in the maritime transport industry to protect and safeguard interests of shippers.
At the 20th Anniversary of the Committee…
The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) has vowed to impound any uncertified products sold on the market.This comes as it scales up the drive to check the influx of poor quality products into the country.
Mr. Thomas Aquinas Asolmia, its Upp…
It took the chance encounter of being held hostage in the Congo in the 1990s to awake in James Beeland Rogers Jr. (the Singapore-based veteran investor, businessman, adventurer, and author), a realisation of the great future that awaits Af…
The Ghana Revenue Authority has appealed to persons who are yet to register for the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) to take steps to do so as it begins the enforcement of the law.
With effect from April 1, 2018, a person without th…
DreamOval Ltd, creators of Slydepay, Stanbic Bank and Enterprise Life Ghana are pleased to announce a partnership which allows payment of premiums using Slydepay. This integration is readily available at the Slydepay website at www.slyde…
Emirates is offering Ghanaian travellers the opportunity to visit Dubai, available at a very special offer for Economy and Business Class roundtrip, a free third piece of luggage of up to 23 kg and a month’s tourist visa* included in the o…
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