ActionAid Ghana, an NGO, has called on politicians especially those seeking political power to regard agriculture as the major area of public concern and must they must have plans to develop the sector to provide jobs and income for smallh…
Vodafone Ghana has introduced a pay- as- you- go data tariff that allows customers to pay less and browse for a longer time.
This is to encourage the browsing habits of their customers on their network, where customers could see a reducti…
Mr Kwesi Ahwoi, Minister of Food and Agriculture, says the prudent agricultural policies pursued by the government have spared Ghana the scourge of food insecurity.
Speaking at the 32nd World Food Day which also marked 67th anniversary of…
Standard Chartered Bank on Tuesday opened its Tema East Branch, bringing the banks outlets to 23, in a demonstration of the banks continued investment and strategy of driving access to financial services in the country.
The commissioning …
Management of the Ahafo Project of Newmont Ghana Gold Limited (NGGL) in the Asutifi North District of Brong-Ahafo on Tuesday handed-over the Kenyasi Water project to the chiefs and people of the mining community.
The company spent 477,000…
Micro-finance companies have been urged to be more professional by upholding best practices, to become a real catalyst for the growth of small-scale and medium enterprises (SMEs).
Mr Frederick Osei-Mensah, Chief Executive Officer of GMC C…
A proponent of the Akuafo Cheque system under which farmers are paid with a special cheque for the purchase of cocoa has thrown his weight behind the demand of cocoa farmers that the payment system in its original form should be brought ba…
Management of MTN Ghana has held a corporate sales fair in Takoradi for its customers and rolled out products aimed at promoting service communication and business transaction.
Management also explained the frequent interruption in servic…
The National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO) in collaboration with the Ministry of Food and Agriculture on Monday announced the Minimum Guaranteed Price for rice, maize and soya beans for the 2012-13 crop seasons.
The farm gate price fo…
Mr Richard Koranteng and Mr Stephen Mintah, both students were at the weekend, adjudged joint first prize winners in the Western Union Back to School Promotion that spanned from 3rd to 30th of September 2012.
For their prize they each rec…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has elected Madam Ama Pomaa Boateng as it parliamentary candidate for the newly created Juaben Constituency.
She polled 155 votes to beat off the challenge from her four other contestants at the party's deleg…
A 46- year-old Medical Assistant, Mrs Georgina B Bansarigya, has been en-skinned as Queen Mother for the Baare Traditional Area in the Talensi District.
En-skinning the Queen Mother in his palace, the Chief of the Baare, Naba Naba Nyaako…
The Sekondi/Takoradi branch of the Ghana Chamber of Commerce and Industry (STCCI) has called for a "One stop Shop" for licensing all products, goods and services to enable local businesses to develop and operate smoothly.
The chamber said…
The Ghana National Flour Users Association (GNFUA), has entreated its members to endeavor to work under hygienic conditions.
This, it said, would enable them come out with wholesome products as consumers were becoming more conscious of th…
Haiflow Sal, a division of the sara group, importers and distributors of high quality sanity ware, ceramic tiles and bathroom accessories over the weekend opened an ultra-modern showroom on the Spintex road in Accra.
Mr Karim Ghazale, Man…
The Agona Rural Bank recorded a net profit of GH¢58,123 in 2011 as against GH¢20,399 in 2010, representing 184. 9 percent increase.
The bank's total deposit increased from GH¢1,615,950 in 2010 to GH¢2,251,450 in 2011.
Major Ben Don…
Three rural banks in the Gomoa District of the Central Region, have resolved to form a merger to be known as Gomoa Community Bank.
This was after shareholders of the Gomoa Ajumako Rural Bank limited at Gomoa Afransi, Gomoa Rural Bank Limi…
Dr Kwabena Duffour, Minister of Finance and Economic Planning on Friday said the National Lottery Authority (NLA) had paid a total of GH¢ 188.4 million into the consolidated fund and paid 87 per cent of its 2012 targets into the fund.
Dr…
Stanbic Bank Ghana has launched an Executive Banking Offering, which provides clients packages designed to meet customers' convenience, provide solutions and benefits.
The products and services offerings will be delivered through a dedica…
Delta's commitment to corporate sustainability has been recognized for a second straight year by the Dow Jones Sustainability Index.
The Index has named Delta to its North American list of companies that have met its strict standards in t…
An integrated multi-targeted programme to raise incomes of women especially, by introducing their school-going children to the positive aspects of the digital world, is underway in the Ho Municipal Area.
Under the scheme launched on Satur…
Tigo's Super Play Promotion grand prize of a whopping GHc 100,000.00, has been presented to the ultimate winner, Isaac Osei Bonsu in Accra for being the highest texter.
The text and win promotion, which begun in June this year, was introd…
The Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA) has supported a total of 7,034 farmers in the savannah ecological zone with quantities of farm inputs for the 2012 farming season.
The intervention comprises fertilisers, chemicals and…
Government on Friday announced an upward adjustment in the producer price of cocoa to GH¢ 3,392 per tonne from GH¢ 3,280 per tonne with effect from October 12, despite falling world market prices for the commodity.
Finance Minister, Dr …
The seventh annual African Economic Conference will take place in Kigali, Rwanda, from October 30 to November 2.
The conference, which will be on the theme: "Inclusive and Sustainable Development in an Age of Economic Uncertainty," will b…
Ghana lost out at the 2012 Africa Awards for Entrepreneurship even though three companies - Fidelity Bank, RLG Communications and Rancard Solution were among 12 top companies shortlisted for recognition at a ceremony in Accra on Thursday.
…
Energy Minister Dr Joe Oteng-Agyei said government is committed to encourage partnership in the oil and gas industry for the total development of local expertise.
In this direction, he said, entities with non-Ghanaian ownership and operat…
The Director of Public Affairs and Marketing of the Unique Trust Bank, Mrs. Sophia Lissah has vouched for the innocence of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the bank, Mr Kofi Amoabeng, in a matter of purported fraud pending at the law c…
Concerned Citizens and farmers of Sefwi in the Chirano Gold Mines operational area, have threatened to take their lands back if the company did not immediately effect the payment of compensation in line with the Land Valuation Division's r…
President John Dramani Mahama on Thursday tasked the Minister of Roads and Highways to ensure the speedy construction of the eastern corridor road, which on completion would effectively link the southern sector of the country to the north.…
Operators of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), have been urged to be more innovative and adopt best practices to aid the expansion of their businesses.
Mr Kofi Afresah Nuhu, the Ashanti Regional Trade and Investment Officer, Minist…
Dr Edward Larbi-Siaw, a Tax Policy Advisor at the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning (MOFEP) on Thursday called for stringent measures to strengthen revenue mobilization and to lessen the tax burden on tax payers.
He expressed …
The Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning has approved GHc10 million for the expansion and rehabilitation of the runway at the Kumasi and Sunyani airports, to accommodate more and larger aircrafts.
Contracts on the projects, inclu…
The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) has identified Unsustainable use of land, water, and energy as challenges threatening food security of the poorest and most vulnerable around the world.
In its 2012 Global Hunger I…
Mr George Pentsil, the Eastern Regional Officer of the Food and Drugs Board (FDB), has expressed concern that many sachet water producers were flouting operating standards, prescribed by the Board.
He advised owners and supervisors of…
Trade Ministers in the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) have been advised to authorise the West African Monetary Institute (WAMI) to develop Terms of Reference and Governance Structure to operationalise the concept of Trad…
Vocational Skills for Women (VTF), a Christian institution, has presented 51 rural young women with assorted equipment to start up their own business as a means of empowering them to cater for their families.
The items estimated at GH¢ 3…
Alhaji Collins Dauda, Minister of Transport, on Wednesday said a Memorandum Of Understanding had been signed with China Airports Construction Corporation (CACC) to undertake feasibility study for a conceptual design for a new airport in th…
The Bank of Ghana (BOG) has stepped up efforts at helping to deepen public understanding of the Borrowers and Lenders Act 2008 (Act 773) to promote transparency in the credit delivery system.
As part of this, an outreach programme…
Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) in partnership with Enterprise Life Assurance Company on Tuesday introduced Care4Ladies Insurance Plan, the first ladies-only insurance product in the market.
The care4ladies insurance plan is a life assuranc…
The Controller and Accountant-General's Department is to introduce new scheme of service for its' staff, in order to meet challenges in service delivery, Mr. Andrews K.K.Kufe, the Deputy Controller and Accountant-General, said on Tuesday.
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Introduction and Background In recent times the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has been processing
and publishing more data on the economy than it was doing previously.
More generally, rapid technological advancements, changes in data g…
The School of Money, a 700-page book on entrepreneurship was launched in Accra over the weekend to serve as a guide for wealth creation to transform the lives of people.
Mr Emmanuel Olumide, Author of the Book and a leading Motivational S…
Mr Fifi Kwetey, a Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, is leading a Government delegation to the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Annual Meetings in Tokyo, Japan, scheduled from October 9 - 14, 2012.
Other membe…
Mr Franklin Belnye, Head of Banking Supervision of the Bank of Ghana, has appealed to the government to consider channeling funds meant for district assemblies through rural and community banks.
He said this would amount to some sort of "…
Enterprise Life has officially launched its Gambian subsidiary, Enterprise Life Gambia, at a colourful ceremony at the Coco Ocean Resort and Spa, Hotel in the Gambia, recently.
Enterprise Life, the second-largest life insurance underw…
The ARB Apex Bank Limited has solicited funds from the Danish Development Agency to support the merger process of Rural Community Banks (RCBs).
Board Chairman of the Apex Bank, Nathaniel Arthur who announced this said the merger woul…
The high growth rate in agricultural production in the country has caused a radical decline in poverty and hunger from 52 per cent during the early 1990’s to about 20 per cent in 2011.
This makes Ghana, one of the few African countri…
Mr Peter Ochere Addai, Manager of the West Africa Office of Air Namibia on Thursday said Ghana’s transport sector could only improve with the required infrastructure and the employment of professionals to effectively manage the systems.
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Thirty small-scale farmers drawn from the Ga East and Pru in the Greater Accra and Brong-Ahafo Regions respectively on Thursday ended a three-day capacity workshop on agricultural policies.
The workshop was organized by the Ecumenic…
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