Gold Coast Financial Holding CEO
Chief Executive of Gold Coast Financial Holding, Mr. Kwame Ofori Asomaning, has called on government to significantly invest in building real assets and productive capacity of the economy, and...
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CHRAJ Directs Finance Minister To Respond To Petition On US$2.25 Bond In 10 Days
The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has directed the Minister of Finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, to respond to allegations of breaching the 1992 Constitution within 10 days....
Kenny Rogers Prepares To Hang Up His Microphone
Kenny Rogers prepares to hang up his microphone It's funny the things you covet most when you are a child - for country music superstar Kenny Rogers it was water sprinklers. Growing up in poverty on...
Weak Agro-Chemical Control Life-Threatening – CropLife
The absence of strong regulations on the importation and use of agro-chemicals poses a threat to human life and food security, CropLife Africa Middle East (AME), a regional federation representing...
Stonebwoy Partners With Couture Afrique To Distribute His Merchandise
Dancehall artiste Stonebwoy has partnered with Couture Afrique, an international retail platform to distribute his merchandise around the world. The deal sees Couture Afrique handling the sale of...
NPRA Gets Tough On Employers To Pay SSNIT Contributions
The National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA) has renewed its call on companies to ensure the payment of the pensions of their workers. The call comes at a time the regulator is keen on...
Euro Steady After Macron Wins French Presidency
The euro hit a six-month dollar high before falling back as markets reacted to Emmanuel Macron's victory in France's presidential election. The euro jumped to $1.1024 at one point before slipping...
We’ll Empower Customs To Check Dumping – Deputy Trade Minister
A Deputy Trade and Industry Minister, Carlos Kingsley Ahenkorah, has indicated that the government is working to curtail the influx of cheap, substandard goods into the country on the domestic market...
Fidelity Bank Holds 10th Anniversary Grand Ball
The largest privately owned Ghanaian Bank in Ghana, Fidelity Bank has treated its customers and partners to a grand ball as part of its 10th Anniversary Celebration. The Grand Ball which was attended...
AkzoNobel Rejects Third PPG Takeover Bid
The world's leading paintmaker AkzoNobel on Monday turned down a third revised offer bid from US-based rival PPG, saying it still undervalued the Dutch company. "The PPG proposal undervalues...
Industrial Sector In Terrible Shape …ends 2016 With -1.4% Growth
Erratic power supply, high inflation, high taxes, exchange rate volatility, and the high cost of credit, among a host of other business crippling factors, led the industrial sector down a negative...
12m People Without Pension As Fund Managers, Telco Devise New Strategy
An estimated 12 million people in the informal sector of the economy are without any form of pension, a situation that leads to loss of income in retirement and perpetuates old age poverty, Samuel...
‘Make Groundnut Farming Part of ‘Planting For Food and Jobs’
SADA-CSOs has appealed for groundnut farming to added to the 'Planting for Food and Job' campaign The Coalition of the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority Civil Society Organisations...
World Bank Blames Sole Sourcing For Ghana’s High Power Costs
The World Bank has blamed Ghana’s relative high cost of power on the adoption of sole sourcing in the granting of power purchase agreements under the past NDC administration. The Bank has also...
USAID Promotes Investment In Ghana’s Agric Sector
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), through the U. S. government’s Feed the Future Initiative, hosted the 4th Annual Ghana Agribusiness Investment Summit to showcase...
Competitiveness Boost Urgently Needed To Meet Africa’s Demographic Challenges – WEF Report
Africa’s young, dynamic population does, however, possess the potential to lead an economic revival Without urgent action to address stagnating levels of competitiveness, Africa’s economies will...
Ideal Finance Presents GHc10,000 To NHC In Kumasi
Ideal Finance Ltd, a money lending institution in the country, has presented a cheque for GH¢10,000 to the National House of Chiefs in Kumasi. The money is to help refurbish the NHC national...
Future of African Agribusinesses Is Linked To Maximizing Use of Technology
Future of African agribusinesses is linked to maximizing use of technology - report Access to financial sources is not always the main key to ensure sustainability of agribusiness Access to financial...
Stop Throwing Dirt At GMOs – Former Deputy Agric Minister
A former Deputy Agriculture Minister is calling for an end to the bastardisation of Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) technology as a bad science for food production. Dr. Ahmed Alhassan Yakubu says...
Ghana, Japan Ties Unbreakable – Dr. Bawumia
The Vice President of the Republic, Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has indicated government’s determination to engage with companies and countries interested in providing high quality infrastructure...