The Bank of Ghana has launched a Cyber Security Directive for Financial Institutions to ensure an uninterrupted financial intermediation process and boost the trust and confidence of consumers in the banking industry.
Generally, the Dir…
The Malta Individual Investor Program is the world’s top citizenship-by-investment program and the Austria Private Residence Program is the world’s top residence-by-investment program, according to the Global Residence and Citizenship Prog…
The market continued its bearish trend to close at 2,924.66 on account of negative price movement in ten counters in the agribusiness, oil, insurance and banking stocks. Accordingly, the GSE-CI shed 0.94% to close with a YTD return of 13…
Members of the Asante Effiduase Kroye Farmers’ Cooperative Union at Effiduase in the Ashanti Region, is taking steps to enter into contract agreements with buyers of their farm crops ahead of planting.
This would help secure good prices…
Enevate Secures Funding from LG Chem to Accelerate Fast Charge Li-Ion Battery Technology Development for Electric Vehicles
Enevate’s advanced Li-ion technology features extreme fast charging combined with high energy density and low-t…
Deputy Auditor-General Mr George Winful has indicated the Audit Service is determined to generate credible payroll information that is robust and free from error and corruption to put Ghana into its rightful position.
“We want to put ou…
On October 18th, Safe Group sold its Safe Cronite business area, including the Swiss holding company Cronite SA and all its manufacturing plants and sales offices, to new shareholders brought together by Pierre Wittmann and managers in par…
Management of Tullow Oil Ghana Limited has said it will drill up to eight infill wells in 2019.Mr Kweku Awotwi, the Managing Director, Tullow- Ghana, said the rig agreements gives the company maximum flexibility to optimise the drilling sc…
The Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) is expected to complete the discharging of about 950,000 barrels of crude oil on Tuesday as it prepares its boilers for refining fuel after several months of shut down.
A source at the Refinery told the Ghana…
The Ghana Oil Company Limited (GOIL), the nation’s foremost indigenous oil marketing company, has been tagged as the country’s energy sector shock absorber mitigating the impact of increment in fuel prices.
Mr Alex Josiah Adzew, the GOI…
The country’s expected earnings from non-traditional exports (NTEs) are hinged on the ambitions and aspirations of personalities that head the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA), the GRAPHIC BUSINESS has observed.
This is partly …
The Petroleum Commission has assured small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the downstream and upstream petroleum sector that the Enterprise Development Centre (EDC), which aims at deepening the capacities of SMEs to effectively play in th…
Stanbic Bank Ghana has held an awareness campaign to educate the public on the acquisition and proper use of credit cards.
The campaign held under the theme: ‘Responsible Borrowing,’ also formed part of a broader strategy of the Bank to…
Businesses and business personalities in Ghanaian have been honoured at the second edition of the Business Quality Awards held to promote quality leadership, best premium quality products and business services in the country.
The ceremo…
The Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has encouraged traders and investors to explore the benefits of warehousing.
Mr Emmanuel Kenney, Chief Revenue Officer, Preventive of the Volta Regional Office, said a major bene…
Despite the fact that the informal sector makes up 70 percent of the national economy, only about two per cent are contributing to tax payments according to the Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority, Mr Emmanuel Kofi Nti.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping has officially opened the world's longest sea crossing bridge, nine years after construction first began.
Including its access roads, the bridge spans 55km (34 miles) and connects Hong Kong to Macau and…
Mr John Awuah, Chief Executive Officer, Universal Merchant Bank (UMB), has been adjudged the Finance Personality of the Year, at the just ended fourth Ghana Finance Innovation Awards (GFIA) in Accra.
A statement issued by UMB Bank and c…
Ecobank Ghana has made history by becoming the first bank in the country to enter the Chartered Institute of Marketing Ghana (CIMG) Hall of Fame.
The bank has over the years shown consistent performance, having won the CIMG Bank of the …
The NSBC approached some of their Premier Members to learn more about how they approached entrepreneurship and becoming a successful small business. Today we will feature Continuous Growth Life Coaching.
Nicola Kassier is a master life …
The Principal Architect of Spektra Global, a Ghanaian Design-Build firm, Mr William Halm, has urged the government to engage competent Ghanaian architects to redevelop the city of Accra into a modern city.
He said Ghanaian architects an…
Mr Donkris Mevuta, the Executive Director of the Friends of the Nation, says though there seemed to be great awareness about the oil and gas industry, less knowledge and appreciation is known among communities about their operations.
Th…
Dr Jonathan Nicholas Anglo, the University of Ghana Co-operative Union Limited outgoing Board Chairman, has said the total assets of the union rose significantly from GHC 77,095,132.83 in 2017 to GHC 102,541,408.48 in 2018.
Dr Anglo was…
The endorsement of the Impact Investment Forum that will take place the day before the South African Investment Summit signals recognition at the highest levels that growth for growth’s sake is not going to be enough to lift South Africa…
Kenyan telecom operator wins first place in the latest Forbes ranking of the best employers in the world.
Forbes, for the second time, has named the world’s 500 Best Employers, based on its annual Forbes Global 2000 ranking of the world…
The hand gesture of the “raised fist” is a gesture often used by groups of peoples as a symbol of solidarity against a common oppressor. One of its first uses was as a symbol of camaraderie in the fight against the fascist regime of Genera…
Tema – 22nd October 2018: George Boahene, a 41-year-old taxi driver at Dansoman, is the new owner of a brand new Hyundai Grand i10 taxi, after emerging as the ultimate winner in the first biweekly draw of the ongoing ‘Shell Filling No Y3 D…
Global engineering and infrastructure advisory company Aurecon has become an Implementation Partner of the Competitive Business Programme of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) in South Africa. Aurecon is the first major, multidisciplina…
KRIF Ghana on Monday donated a fire, water and burglar proof ‘Diplomat Reinforced Office Cabinet’ Safe worth GH¢15,000.00 to the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) to secure its valuable documents.
The Safe was ISO 9001 certifie…
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has said business and property owners who have defaulted in the payment of revenue will pay 30 per cent on all monies owned it.
It advised institutions, property owners and other businesses to leave…
Three student entrepreneurs have received GH¢4,500 seed money to start their business ideas following a business pitch programme organised by the Women’s Commission of the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA).
The business p…
A pawpaw processing factory and a tiles factory are to be established in the Ayensuoanu District under the One District One Factory policy.
Pawpaw farmers in the District are to be supported to expand their farms to produce enough to f…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Monday commissioned the National Communications Authority’s (NCA) Computer Emergency Response Team (NCA-CERT), and the Revenue Assurance and Traffic Monitoring Centre, a move critical to government‘…
Noel Kojo -Ganson has been appointed to the position of Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) for MTN Ghana, effective 15th October 2018.
Noel’s career with MTN Ghana started in May 2012 as the General Manager Consumer Marketing and he has…
Research and feasibility studies are underway for the establishment of Africa's first Neem tree processing factory at Cape Coast and Swedru in the Central Regional.
It is a collaborative move between the Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly…
The Ghana National Chamber of Commerce and Industry and its partners are working together to increase Ghana's utilisation of African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA).
AGOA accords sub Saharan African countries the opportunity to export…
Money can be a great motivator, but it’s not the only or most effective one. Employees who receive an increase can generally be expected to be motivated for a short period of time. If other aspects of their working environment aren’t right…
The AIMMAP Portuguese Business Association would arrive in Ghana on Monday, October 29, to seek partners, representatives and distributors for the promotion of a wide range of products and services on the Ghanaian market.
A statement is…
Some online sellers are offering people free goods in return for positive product reviews, an investigation by consumer group Which? has found.
Its investigator joined several "rewards for reviews" groups and was hired to write high-rat…
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The market closed the week 32.84 points (-1.09%) lower, on the back of losses re…
Have you been asked to present a brand concept, invention or idea to a potential investor, large retailer or big corporate? Do not disclose confidential information, new designs, ideas or inventions without appropriate protection in place …
If you needed any further evidence that the trade war between the US and China is not just about trade, consider what US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said about the world's second-largest economy during a recent trip to Latin America.
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The Seedstars Africa Summit 2018 is taking place in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, from December 11th to 13th. You are invited!
The event marks the end of our tour across 19 vibrant ecosystems in Africa. We are very excited to gather our…
The first property from progressive new hotel brand, SALT, will open in Mauritius on 1 November 2018
Newly launched hotel brand, SALT, today announces its first property, the 59-key SALT of Palmar that will open on the east coast o…
The Ghana Securities Industry Association has stressed the need for good corporate governance at the launch of the 2018 Capital Market Week at the Ghana Stock Exchange in Accra on 22nd October 2018. The launch was held on the theme "The R…
Karpowership Ghana Company Limited has been adjudged the Best Independent Power Plant service for the year 2017 at the Ghana Business Quality Awards held in Accra at the weekend.
The award seeks to appreciate Karpowership for its servic…
Mr Dominic Oduro-Antwi, President of the Ghana India Trade and Advisory Chamber (GITAC) on Sunday said, the chamber has made impressive efforts in promoting trade relations between Ghana and India.
This he said was achieved through the …
Twelve Green entrepreneurs drawn from all over the country have successfully completed a six months intensive, comprehensive and rigorous technical assistance and financing to hone their business.
Each member of the group had a climate-…
One of China's leading stock indexes has seen its highest daily spike in more than two years following signs that the government will step in to support battered equity markets.
The Shanghai Composite closed up 4.1%, its biggest one-day…
The management of GN Insurance Company Ltd, has indicated its intention to list on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) within the next four years.
The move is part of an initiative to enable Ghanaians to own part of the insurance company, wh…
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