This exclusive, invitation-only event is designed specifically for the benefit of local and international market players to explore development opportunities in Islamic finance in Africa
Following the huge success of its first and secon…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has pledged Ghana’s commitment to the success of the Continent’s Common Market Agreement, urging other African heads to demonstrate political will to make the African Union (AU) an economic and politic…
The Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations with its development partners and stakeholders has reactivated the Employment Sector Working Group (ESWG) to discuss issues confronting it. The ESWG, which would be meeting on quarterly basi…
The Trump administration plans to announce sanctions against China on Thursday after determining that the country is encouraging the theft and transfer of intellectual property from US businesses.
The White House said the actions come a…
Scores of customers of uniBank became angry, frustrated and worried when their attempts to withdraw money from the bank’s automated teller machines (ATMs) Wednesday morning failed, after the Bank of Ghana (BoG) had handed over the manageme…
The British Airways in London has explained why the London – Accra route continues to be operating from Heathrow Terminal 3 while all other West African routes are operated from Terminal 5.
This follows severe agitations from British Ai…
The President of the Ghana Association of Bankers (GAB), Mr Alhassan Andani, has backed the move by the Bank of Ghana (BoG) to hand over the management of uniBank to the auditing firm, KPMG, to restore uniBank to financial health.
The t…
Alliance Motors Ghana, the exclusive distributor of Land Rover and Jaguar in Ghana is set to launch Jaguar's first compact SUV, E-PACE on the 14th of April 2018 in Ghana at a private event for media, specially invited guests and Brand Amba…
Mrs Catherine Abelema Afeku, Minister of Tourism Arts and Culture, on Tuesday said it is time for West Africa to appreciate that tourism can provide the economic base to offer competitive advantage to development through its unique culture…
Mr Isaac Kwadjo Buabeng, the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Nsawam-Adoagyiri, has advised the youth in the municipality to participate massively in the second year of the government’s flagship programme ‘Planting for food and jobs.’
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The European Commission proposed rules on Wednesday to make digital companies pay more tax, with U.S. tech giants such as Google (GOOGL.O), Facebook (FB.O) and Amazon (AMZN.O) set to foot a large chunk of any bill.
However, many EU lead…
Mr Tetteh Hormeku, Head of Programmes at the Third World Network, has advised governments in the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries to use lessons from the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) for the post-Cotonou possible fram…
Mrs Elizabeth Sackey, Deputy Greater Accra Regional Minister has warned revenue collectors to be transparent in the discharge of their duties, saying “staff caught in corrupt practices would be dealt with according to the law”.
Mrs Sack…
Cloud storage firm Dropbox Inc [DBX.O] raised the price range for its initial public offering by $2 on Wednesday as investors bid strongly for the first big tech IPO this year ahead of final pricing expected on Thursday.
The company now…
About 200 tourism industry players in West Africa are to participate in the main edition of the West Africa Integrated Travel Forum (WAIT), which is on the theme: “Promoting Integrated Travel within West Africa- Bridging the Gap”.
The p…
The European Union and its free trade agreement took decades to establish. Africa is now hoping it can achieve the same in a fraction of the time.
But with Nigeria pulling out, questions are being raised over just how achievable it real…
A document on the implementation of the “and Jobs Planting for Food,” a flagship programme of the Government, has been posted on the Ministry of Food and Agriculture Website and can be accessed on http://www.mofa.gov.gh.
Mr Kennedy Osei…
All is set for the second Poultry Value Chain (POVAC) fair scheduled for Wednesday, 21st and Thursday 22nd March 2018 at Sunyani.The United States Department of Agriculture’s Regional Agricultural Counsellor, Charles Rush, Mr Ron Strikker,…
Dr Kwabena Duffour II, Chief Executive Officer of Unibank heads a list of nine high-profile directors of the bank who have lost their jobs following the take-over by the Bank of Ghana.
The Bank of Ghana Governor, Dr Ernest Addison at a …
Accolades underline Emirates’ outstanding onboard facilities and services, as rated by passengers
Emirates received three Regional Passenger Choice Awards for Best Entertainment in the Middle East, Best Inflight Wi-Fi in the Middle Eas…
Facebook shares continued to slide on Tuesday, amid ongoing furore concerning the use of data collected by the social network.
The firm's stock closed down 2.6%, following a steep decline a day earlier.
The concerns infected fellow s…
The Bank of Ghana has outlined five reasons why it became necessary for it to appoint an Official Administrator for Unibank.
According to a statement issued by the Bank of Ghana Secretary's Department, Unibank among other things refused…
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has explained the reasons which led to it taking over the management of indigenous Ghanaian bank Unibank.
Dr Ernest Addison, the Governor of the Bank of Ghana at a press conference Tuesday said the takeover is du…
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has taken over the management of uniBank Ghana Limited, an indigenous lender after it declared it insolvent Tuesday afternoon.
The Bank of Ghana will now be in control of the day to day running of the local bank …
UN International Day of Forests announcement positions farmers to benefit from agroforestry and contribute to fight against deforestation and climate change Ghanaian Forestry Commission approves tree registration for 150 cocoa farmers near…
In June this year, The Hospitality Leadership Forum brings together key personnel from across the world for a unique three-day conference focused on the future of the sector across Africa
Across Africa, hotel investment is soaring with …
MECATHERM unveils "The Baguette Factory", a turnkey solution for industrial baguette production, for the African market
MECATHERM, one of the world's leading manufacturers of automatic production lines for the industrial bakery sector, …
African Development Bank and the International Solar Alliance team up to drive solar development in Africa
The African Development Bank’s Vice-President for Power, Energy, Climate and Green Growth, Amadou Hott, took part in the Foundi…
African Development Bank launches US $2.0-billion 2.625% Fixed Rate Global Benchmark due 22 March 2021
On Wednesday, March 14, 2018, the African Development Bank, rated Aaa/AAA/AAA (Moody’s/S&P/Fitch), priced a new US $2.0-billion…
The Board of the African Development Bank Group has approved a loan of US $30 million to support the establishment of Rwanda Innovation Fund (RIF). The main objective of the project is to promote innovation economy in Rwanda and the East…
The Pan African University Institute for Water and Energy Sciences including Climate Change (PAUWES) offers four distinct two-year Master programs
The Pan African University Institute for Water and Energy Sciences including Climate Chan…
Ghana has urged members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to show commitment to a borderless sub-region. Mr Ambrose Dery, the Minister of the Interior, who made the call, said the rationale for forming ECOWAS, which…
Nigeria's 4th International Trade Show on Agriculture, Food, Plastics, Printing and Packaging - agrofood (www.agrofood-Nigeria.com) & plastprintpack Nigeria (www.ppp-Nigeria.com) - is continuing its success story. Taking place from 27 to 2…
The delegation, which comprises of businesspeople from different provinces of South Africa, will get an opportunity to interact with their counterparts in Ghana
A delegation of South African businesspeople has arrived in Ghana where…
Tax payers in the informal sector, have called for the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) to open more offices in the Upper East Region to make it easier to file their tax returns.
They said the situation where they had to travel long distan…
Mr Francis Owusu Adjei, the Kwahu West Municipal Director of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), has observed that tax payers had the right to demand accountability and development from public office holders.
He explaine…
Harvey Weinstein's former company has filed for bankruptcy, months after the Oscar-winning producer was accused of multiple sexual assaults.
The move by the Weinstein Company is intended to facilitate a buy-out offer from a private equi…
BitPesa, the premier digital payments platform for frontier markets, has launched a suite of services in Ghana today.
Having expanded from East Africa across to West Africa in 2015, BitPesa remains dedicated to facilitating intra-Afr…
Hna-Caissa Travel Group, a listed unit of Chinese conglomerate HNA Group, says it plans to buy minority stake in Africa World Airlines (AWA), a Ghanaian private airline company.
Additionally, the Chinese firm has expressed interest in a…
The outage execution service of two steam turbines, which lasted 20 days, succeeded in bringing back 5000 person workforce and solving sugar scarcity for Ethiopia’s more than 100million population
Combined teams of Power Service…
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia said for the banking system to transform, there is the need to roll out national identification database to uniquely identify individual in the country.
He said the database had become imperative in vi…
Falling petrol prices and a slower rise in the cost of food contributed to a drop in UK consumer price inflation during February.
The rate fell from 3% to 2.7%, the lowest figure since July 2017.
The fall eases pressure on the Bank o…
In spite of a recent advice by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the country to limit its next Eurobond to US$500 million, the GRAPHIC BUSINESS is reliably informed that the government is boosting its appetite for foreign debt, wit…
Ghana is taking greater advantage of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), the outgoing American Ambassador to Ghana, Mr Robert Jackson, has said.
“Ghanaian non-oil exports to the United States (US) doubled in 2017. We saw co…
The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has announced that a revised version of the Right To Information Bill (RTI Bill) has been approved by Cabinet and forwarded to Parliament.
In recent weeks, pressure has been mounting on the govern…
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has said Ghana is the best investment destination because government is committed to pursuing business-friendly programmes and policies to improve the business climate for domestic and foreign investments…
The Dormaa Poultry Farmers Association has appealed to the government to waive the new 15 per cent Value Added Tax(VAT) imposed on imported day-old chicks.
The association pleaded with the government to maintain the old tax of five per …
Mr Noble Yaotse Adonoo, Managing Partner, AKA and Partners, has encouraged Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to register their businesses to qualify for various assistances including accessing loans to expand their businesses.
He noted th…
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has announced Government’s ambition to embark on aggressive exploration in the upstream oil industry to revive the petroleum industry, accelerate discoveries and to replace the depleting oil reserves.
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Increased tax education, jointly mounted by the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) and the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) is showing positive results as many in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis comply with their tax obligations.
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