The US has announced another trade investigation, this time targeting China's aluminium industry.
The inquiry will examine if aluminium alloy sheet is being sold below cost or with the help of government subsidies and could lead to tari…
Dr Ernest Kwamina Yedu Addison, the Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), has bemoaned the low credit facility extended to small and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) and the agricultural sector by banks and urged financial institutions to de…
The Managing Director of Tema Lube Oil Company Limited, Mr. Amos Donkoh, says Ghana could do more for farmers in view of the tremendous role they play in the socio-economic development of the nation.
“For now we are trying, but there is…
The value of one bitcoin has gone past $10,000 (£7,493).
The virtual currency reached the benchmark for the first time, just days after it passed $9,000.
It caps a remarkable rise in value for the crypto-currency, which was trading b…
The Techiman Municipal Assembly is to establish a cashew processing factory to add value to raw cashew for export , Mr. Ebenezer Amoah, the Municipal Planning Officer said on Monday.
He said the Assembly had prioritised and captured the…
The street price of hard currency in Zimbabwe has dropped more than 30 percent since Robert Mugabe was ousted as president last week.
One U.S. dollar cost the equivalent of $1.30 in Zimbabwean bond notes on the black market on Tuesday, …
Wall Street indexes closed at record highs on Tuesday, recovering after plunging on news that North Korea had fired another missile towards Japan.
It was the first launch since September, but markets brushed off the incident.
The Dow…
British Airways' owner IAG is expanding its low-cost long-haul airline Level by basing two planes at Paris Orly airport and launching four new routes.
Level started in Barcelona in March to compete with other long-haul budget airlines s…
Total deposits of the Sekyere Rural Bank hit GH¢54,646,594.00 last year, Mr. Joseph Sarfo-Adjei, the Board Chairman, has announced. He said this represented a 22 per cent increase over the year 2015 figure of GH¢44,750,041.00.
At the …
The 2017 Ghana Energy Awards Committee says all is set to honour energy sector players for their immense contributions to the field on November 30 at the Labadi Beach Hotel.
The Awards Scheme is an industry owned initiative being execut…
Mr Papa Bartels, Team Leader, Industrial Sub-Contract and Partnership Exchange, Ministry of Trade and Industry, has said government is to develop a comprehensive Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) policy to regulate the sector.
He said…
The First Lady, Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo has given the assurance that Chinese investments in Ghana will always be safe. Speaking at a conference to promote trade relations between Ghana and China at Hunan in the Changsha Province of China,…
The Small Taxpayers Office (STO) and the Medium Taxpayers Office (MTO) of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) in the Volta Region are engaging institutions and taxi drivers in the effort towards meeting its target of GHC 32,371,782.62 for 2…
The Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources Mrs Barbara Oteng-Gyasi has called on mining companies to deepen their engagement with local businesses to create the needed linkages for entrepreneurs to benefit from the mining value cha…
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, Tuesday, pledged the Government’s commitment to institute policies and programmes that would propel the country’s vision of becoming the financial services hub for Africa.
To this end, he said, the Go…
Mr Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah, the Member of Parliament for the Ellembele Constituency in the Western Region, has said providing vocational and technical skills to the youth is a way to reduce unemployment in the society.
He said technica…
The Chief Executive Officer of the Trafix Catering Services, Mrs Bella Ahu, has been adjudged the Chamber Business woman of the Year at the Ghana Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) awards held last Saturday in Accra.
Additionally, …
The Minister of Finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta on November 15, presented the 2018 Budget and Economic Policy which provided some perspectives of the general performance on the economy this year and also the direction for next year.
The Edit…
Tax and Accounting firm PwC Ghana has indicated that the economy is on track as government’s policies and programmes have led to macroeconomic stability.
It said the major macroeconomic indicators were now trending in the right directio…
Bosch, the leading global supplier of technology and services has marked another milestone in Ghana with the opening of a new larger office in its bid to meet the growing demand for its products.
Employing over 20 associates, the compan…
The maiden edition of EMPRETEC Ghana Foundation’s programme dubbed “Meeting the Giants of Industry Evening Encounter” has been held in Accra.
The programme, an informal platform for entrepreneurs to learn from big shots in the industry …
Mr Edward Owusu, the Atebubu-Amantin District Chief Executive has appealed for support towards the construction of the Atebubu Yam market project, costing the assembly GH?5.5 million.
He said with its Internally-Generated Fund (IGF), th…
Domestic producers and service providers throughout the country last month recorded an 8.2 per cent rise in the prices of their goods and services as compared to the previous month’s price levels.
The rate for October 2017 was 7.5 per c…
The Private Afforestation Developers Organization (PADO) has called for the setting up of a dedicated fund to support private forest plantation development. Mr. George Asamoah Amankwaa, its President, said they had been struggling to mai…
Kasapreko Company Limited, has unveiled Charles Nii Armah, popularly known as Shatta Wale a popular dance hall musician as the brand ambassador for its Storm Energy drink.
The brand Ambassador tagging was aimed at making the drink the l…
The Kwahu West Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Mr. Yaw Owusu-Addo, has encouraged the leadership of associations formed by the physically challenged persons to invest the two-per cent common fund allocation in lucrative businesses.
The…
Africa World Airlines (AWA), the country’s fastest-growing regional carrier, will start a thrice-weekly service between Accra and Monrovia, commencing December 12, 2017.
The airline will operate flights on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays;…
From January next year, gold produced by large-scale miners will have to be graded, valued and tested to determine its ingredients and quality before being allowed to be exported, the Managing Director of the Precious Minerals Marketing C…
Providing an enabling environment for entrepreneurship to thrive could help address the escalating issue of graduate unemployment in the country, the Special Advisor to the Minister of Business Development, Mrs Afua Asabea Asare has said.
…
The Technical Advisor, Macroeconomics, Energy and Petroleum Economics at the Ministry of Planning, Dr Ishmael Ackah, has said the current trend of using oil revenues as a top-up fund for projects is not the best, as it is making it difficu…
Oil exploration and production (E&P) companies will not pay the government any corporate income taxes (CIT) in 2018 after getting approval to recoup the about US$11.9 billion that was invested in the Tweneboa, Enyenra and Ntomme (TEN) and …
YouTube has changed the way its autofill feature works after reports that some word combinations brought up paedophilic phrases.
Over the weekend many people reported that typing "how to have" would be completed with several variations …
Mr Stephen Kwesi Bedu, the General Manager of the Akyempim Rural Bank, has urged workers in the banking sector, especially those in the rural areas, to put up credible performance to win the trust of the people.
He said employees of fin…
Somoco Ghana Limited, the sole authorised distributor for Bajaj automobiles in Ghana, has held the ‘2017 Dealer Meet’ session in Kumasi, and affirmed its resolve to place premium on customer care for sustainable growth of the company.
M…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged private sector players to leverage on the novel Public Private Dialogue Platform (PPDP) to advance Ghana's industrial transformation agenda.
He charged the sector to use that channel- the …
The Ghana Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) has adjudged Mr Issa Quedraogo, the Founder of B-Bovid Company Limited, an agro-business company, as the Chamber Businessman of Year at an awards ceremony on Saturday.
The awards ceremon…
The Jomoro Rural Bank Limted at Tikobo Number One in the Western Region posted an impressive operational performance in the 2016 fiscal year with a profit after tax of GHc501,782.00.
This represents 100.78 percent compared to GHc263, 18…
Yara Ghana Limited has donated GHS 25,000.00 (Twenty Five Thousand Ghana Cedis) and one hundred bags of its premium YaraMila Actyva fertilizer to the Ministry of Food and Agriculture.
The donation formed part of the awards to farmers du…
Starbow Airlines, a domestic airline company have halted their operations with immediate effect, following a crash on Saturday involving one of its aircrafts at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA).
The crash, which resulted in a mino…
The Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, has underscored the indispensable role entrepreneurship plays in the development of every country.
According to him, the key to the prosperity and wealth of nations lies in …
The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Kwaebibirem Rural Bank in the Eastern Region, Mr Carlos Kingsley Ahenkorah, has announced that the bank made a net profit of GH¢215,583 in 2016.
The profit, he said, was a 60 per cent increa…
Three hundred and fifty (350) small-scale miners have been trained at the University of Mines and Technology in Tarkwa as part of the government’s drive to make mining in the country become environmentally sustainable.
Mr. Kofi Dzamesi,…
Mr Razak Kojo Opoku, President and Founder of the Concern Voters Movement has commended Mr Kofi Osei-Ameyaw, Director-General of the National Lottery Authority (NLA) and the Board for implementing reforms at the Authority.
He said a…
Tex Styles Ghana limited, producers of GTP and Woodin fabrics has launched a new marketing campaign to reinforce its position as a leading textiles manufacturer in the country.
Speaking at an event held on the company’s premises last …
The GRATIS Foundation, in partnership with Christian Aid, has held a familiarisation and open day event for the first batch of 30 master craftsmen as part of the Growing Economic Opportunities for Sustainable Development (GEOP) project in …
Ghana Grains Council (GGC) and the fully integrated Financial and Commodities Ecosystem (FinComEco) have signed a Master Collaboration Agreement (MCA) to jointly develop a range of platforms, projects and initiatives in the agricultural co…
IATA, African Development Bank sign MoU to advance Africa’s aviation. MoU focuses on capacity building, improved safety, connectivity, infrastructure.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the African Development Bank (…
The State Transport Corporation (STC) has signed a Local Purchase Order with Sadel, the local representative of Exol Lubricants Limited, United Kingdom, for the supply of lubricants (LDF3) to improve the efficiency of its buses.
The lub…
Football transfers were catapulted off the sports pages into the global media spotlight this year when Paris St-Germain broke - or rather smashed - the world record fee to snatch Brazilian star Neymar from Barcelona this summer.
The Fre…
It will take a trader a maximum of 5 minutes to access summarised information on international trade procedures in Kenya
Traders in Kenya stand to benefit from increased efficiency following launch of the Information for Trade in Kenya …