The Barclays Africa Group is to rebrand to Absa Group by 2020, subject to receiving the appropriate regulatory and shareholder approval in all their operating countries. The Barclays PLC has since...
US consumer sentiment recovered to near record levels in July after falling for two months in a row, according to a monthly survey released Tuesday. Consumers reported rosier outlooks for the present...
Three British former foreign exchange traders for major banks have surrendered to US authorities to face criminal charges of market manipulation, the Justice Department announced Monday. The men were...
US manufacturing activity expanded in June with big jumps in all the key components, including production, new orders and employment, the Institute for Supply Management said Monday. "This was a...
Barclays and four former executives have been charged with fraud over their actions in the 2008 financial crisis. The Serious Fraud Office case relates to the way the bank raised billion of pounds...
Former Barclays chief executive John Varley quit as a director of mining giant Rio Tinto on Wednesday after being charged with conspiracy to commit fraud in Britain. He was among four senior...
Germany's Deutsche Bank has agreed to pay $170 million to settle a private lawsuit charging it conspired with other major banks to rig a key interest rate, according to a US court filing Monday. The...
The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has said critics of the cedi denominated US$2.25 billion bond risk scuttling government’s efforts at restoring the economy to a path of growth, following the...
The minority in parliament says it is still pursuing the controversial 2.25 billion dollar bond issue by the Akufo-Addo government to prove that the bond was not issued in the right manner. It said...
The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta on Wednesday, stormed Parliament to address the brouhaha surrounding the US$2.25 billion bond issued by the ministry in April. He said the domestic bonds were...
Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta yesterday defused the controversy surrounding the issuance of the $2.25 billion bond. He indicated in parliament that the domestic bonds were issued in a competitive...
The Minority in Parliament has expressed dissatisfaction with Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta's response to issues surrounding the $2.25 billion domestic bond. The NDC MPs said the Minister...
There was drama in Parliament over whether the Finance Minister must present a document before he will be allowed to make a statement on the controversial $2.25bn bond issue. The Minority Leader...
The Council of State, has been caught in a possible conflict of interest situation as it tried meeting the Minority National Democratic Congress (NDC) Members in Parliament to beg for the withdrawal...
British banking giant Barclays said Thursday it has further reduced its stake in its South African operations as part of a global strategic re-think unveiled last year. Barclays said in a statement...
Barclays PLC has announced its intention to sell 187 million ordinary shares in Barclays Africa Group, which represents approximately 22% of Barclays Africa’s issued share capital. This follows...
Deputy Chief Scribe for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Koku Anyidoho is blaming President Akufo-Addo’s government for the recent media blitzkrieg on Franklin Templeton...
Barclays Africa says the decision by Barclays UK to exit from the region will not affect its operations in Ghana and others on the continent. The assurance follows fears that the sell down of...
The Consumer Protection Agency (CPA) is calling on President Nana Akufo-Addo to take steps to ensure that “unfair” treatment meted out to Ghanaians who wish to travel to the UK ends. The...
The Consumer Protection Agency (CPA) is calling on President Nana Akufo-Addo to take steps to ensure that “unfair” treatment meted out to Ghanaians who wish to travel to the UK ends. The...