Traders in jewellery and hair products at the Makola Market have expressed satisfaction with the increase in sales this festive season compared to that of previous years. Speaking to the Ghana News Agency, Madam Charlotte Quaye, a trader i…
• Airtel Ghana has announced the industry’s biggest treat for its Premier customers over the Christmas and New Year period
• Thousands of customers are expected to benefit from surprise offers, dinners, amazing discounts with benefi…
The Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) will produce high volumes of aviation turbine kerosene (ATK) when it refines crude oil from the Tweneboa, Enyera and Ntomme (TEN) fields in the Western Region.
Officials of TOR say they believe that the supp…
The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) is hopeful that the successful listing of the shares of the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) Limited and Access Bank Ghana Limited will help to lure blue-chip companies onto the local bourse.
The listi…
Mobile money deposits hit GHC697.2 million as of the end of June, this year, showing increasing public acceptance of mobile money service. Mr. Clarence Blay of the Systems Office of the Bank of Ghana (BOG), who announced this put the previ…
GCB Bank Limited has disbursed more than GH¢ 23 million to 900 small and medium scale enterprises within 12 months. The disbursement followed the launch of the GCB SME Loan Scheme designed to provide short to medium term credit facilities …
Mansuki Ghana Limited (MGL), a natural cosmetics manufacturing, packaging, trading and service entity, has developed over 20 ranges of value added cosmetics out of Shea butter.
The products, classified into three categories; soap, lotio…
In 2013, Benin became the first West African country to join ATI, a pan-African institution that provides political, investment and commercial risk insurance products
Benin is a country on the rise led by a newly appointed President, H.…
Representatives of farmers and of civil society organisations, providers of small, low-interest loans and Rwanda government officials met this Tuesday in Kigali to discuss how to mainstream land governance in agricultural strategies and pl…
Emirates, the World’s Best Airline in the 2016 has announced that it will operate the first ever commercial Airbus A380 flight to Morocco and North Africa, when it takes the iconic double decker aircraft to Casablanca on March, 26th, 2017.…
Management of Ghana Post Company Limited has rewarded some of its hard working staff across the 10 regions of Ghana and three from the Headquarters.
The programme was organised at the headquarters (GPO) of the company in Accra Central o…
Nigeria has confiscated 102 bags of "plastic rice" smuggled into the country by unscrupulous businessmen, the customs service says.
Lagos customs chief Haruna Mamudu said the fake rice was intended to be sold in markets during the festi…
Ethiopian Airlines, the fastest growing African airline, will start a direct and non-stop service to Singapore from June 2017 using the ultra-modern Boeing 787. Singapore’s Changi Airport is one of the major global aviation hubs with the …
The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) on Tuesday launched its Biometric Terminal (BT) self-service point to allow clients to transact business with.
A SSNIT client with a valid smart card can access personal informati…
The Standard Chartered Bank Ghana, together with the University of Ghana Alumni Association, has provided an eye clinic at a cost of over GH? 60,000 to the University’s Hospital in Accra.
The project forms part of the Bank’s global init…
Gold dropped to its lowest in over 10 months last week as the dollar surged to its highest in 14 years after the United States (US) Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the first time in a year and signalled more rate hikes in 2017.
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Dr. Ayiku, (middle), with some workersThe Lakeside Estate Limited has been adjudged the ‘Hall of Fame’ during this year’s Ghana Property Awards, held in Accra on the theme, ’Effective home coding system for proficient market capitalisation…
Preliminary fiscal data for January to October, 2016 has revealed that the country’s revenue and expenditure fell below the respective targets for the period resulting in fiscal deficit higher than anticipated, Seth Terkper, Minister of Fi…
A special calendar with information to guide cocoa farmers on sound farming practices they need to undertake throughout 2017 to ensure sustainable cocoa production has been launched in Accra.
The 2017 Cocoa Farmers’ Calendar, the brainc…
Tigo Ghana in partnership with Express Pay, an e-commerce market place and payment gateway provider, has introduced payment of electricity bills using Tigo Cash.A statement from Tigo said the move formed part of a number of efforts by Tigo…
A coalition of more than 60 donor and borrower governments agreed on December 15 to ratchet up the fight against extreme poverty with a record $75 billion commitment for the International Development Association (IDA), the World Bank’s fun…
Eagle Lager, Accra Brewery Limited’s (ABL’s) cassava beer brand, has commissioned a newly constructed furrow irrigation system and a solar powered mechanised borehole for farmers in Nabio, a community in the Kassena-Nankana West District o…
Ethiopian Airlines, in line with its strategic plan, is expanding its network rapidly to cover the world.
Some of the new routes to embark upon soon include Oslo; Norway, Victoria falls, Singapore, Turkey, Indonesia; Jakarta.
Mrs…
The National Trust Holding Company (NTHC) is to institute measures to position the company to take advantage of existing opportunities and to overcome challenges to enhance growth. These measures would include the redefining of NTHC proce…
SITA’s global survey also reveals airports’ move to make money from mobile
Airports are placing a higher priority on IT investments for passenger and airport security with 50% rating it a high priority, up from 37% last year. This is ac…
Airtel Ghana, the Smartphone Network is teaming up with Roverman Productions to delight customers and theatre fans this festive period with 5 amazing plays at the Roverman Productions’ Festival of Plays. The much anticipated annual event o…
The equity market sustained recovery this week as the winning streak of the indices continued but in a snail-like manner. The Composite Index enhanced by 1.27 per cent as it settled at 1,579.12 points with a lesser year-to-date loss of 20.…
The prices of goods have dropped marginally at the the Central Business District (CBD) of Accra. In separate interviews, some traders told the Daily Graphic that they had reduced the prices of their goods to clear the old stock.
Oth…
The Textile, Garment and Leather Workers’ Union (TEGLEU) has said it will develop new strategies upon consultation with the yet-to-be appointed Minister of Trade and Industry to fight the imported pirated textile menace.
The union, whic…
Monsanto Co., a lightning rod for critics of modern agricultural techniques, is introducing a new feature next year for its genetically modified corn seeds that it says will not only boost yields but cut down on fertiliser use and carbon-d…
The Ghana Association of Restructuring and Insolvency Advisors (GARIA) would have to wait a little longer before its dream of getting a bill that would regulate its operations in the country would be laid before parliament.
This is beca…
The Agricultural Development Bank (adb) has officially been listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange, becoming the 40th listed company and the fourth local bank on the market. The Bank, which began trading on the bourse on December 13, went thr…
Ghana Commercial Bank (GCB) has opened a new branch at Saboba to support and facilitate business activities in the area. This brings to 161 the number of GCB branches across the country. Mr Ernest Agbesi, Managing Director of GCB, who o…
Mr Emmanuel Ampofo, the Volta Regional Manager of the Ghana Regional Appropriate Technology Industrial Service (GRATIS) has appealed to the incoming Akufo-Addo government to equip the Foundation to expand and be competitive internationally…
Consumer Price Inflation (CPI) dropped marginally by 30 Basis Point (BPS) to 15.5 per cent in November due to lower charges for utility and services, Nordea Capital stock market analysis made available to the Ghana News Agency in Accra on …
Building and Construction workers in Ghana have received training geared at cushioning them to meet international standards in the execution of their projects.
The training was a part of the 28th Edition of the Construct Canada Progra…
Accra Breweries Limited, a member of AB InBEV, a brewing powerhouse in Belguim, has started a process to help achieve its long-term goal of reducing its waste to a projected zero per cent.
As a first step, the company embarked on a 100 …
Mr Samuel Hemans-Arday, Deputy Marketing Manager Akosombo Textiles Limited (ATL), has called on the in-coming government of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to create an enabling environment for local industries especially the textile industr…
Ernest Chemists Limited, a pharmaceutical company in Ghana, has introduced two food supplements which help to boost the nourishment of healthy skin, hair and nails.
The company, which owns the franchise and is also the sole distributor …
The General Manager of the Ghana Cooperative Credit Unions Association (CUA) Limited, Nana Kwasi Agyepong, has urged the public to develop the habit of saving money to be able to respond positively to what he described as ‘financial emerg…
Telecommunications pacesetter, Vodafone Ghana is set to delight Vodafone X customers this Christmas with lots of exciting activities including a Music Concert at the West Hills Mall, and Insomnia movie experience at the Silver Bird cinemas…
MTN Ghana, the leading telecommunications company in Ghana, has announced its intention to offer customers airtime/data as a token of appreciation for their patience during the service disruption that occurred on the night of 14 December 2…
Fidelity Bank has introduced a US Dollar (USD)-denomination of its flagship product, the Fidelity Lifestyle Investment Plan (FLIP) account.
The move is part of the bank’s resolve to offer customers alternative products and services tha…
Ghana’s ability to maintain its recent progress on fiscal consolidation will be an important factor in sovereign ratings assessment following last week’s elections, says Fitch Ratings.
“Failure to narrow the budget deficit and stabilise…
The Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has denied media reports that confiscated vehicles are being removed from the Tema port by people associated with the governing National Democratic Congress.
At a press briefing …
Goldstar Air, a wholly owned Ghanaian company, has received an Air Carrier Certificate from the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) to operate scheduled and non-scheduled flights to 11 destinations across the world, including Baltimore i…
The Greater Accra Regional Shipper Committee (GARC) has bemoaned the introduction of some new amendments to the regulations of the verified gross mass of containers (VGM).
The verified gross mass of containers, which is an Internati…
The World Bank Group, has announced the commitment of $517 million in debt and guarantees to support Ghana’s Sankofa Gas Project, an integrated offshore oil and natural gas project that will provide a source of reliable, affordable energy.…
The Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) has launched a comprehensive plan to reform the Committee to better track government’s application of the petroleum revenue for improved living conditions of its citizenry.
About $…
AngloGold Ashanti has announced the appointment of Mrs. Sindiswa (Sindi) Zilwa as an Independent Non-Executive Director to its Board of Directors, with effect from April 1, 2017.
A statement issued by the gold mining company said the ap…
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