President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed Dr. Ernest Kwamina Yedu Addison, as Governor of the Bank of Ghana. His appointment is however subject to consultation with the Council of State. A...
The Chief Executive Officer of Prime Hedge Investments Limited, Richard Appiah, has been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment by a Financial and Economic division of the High Court, for defrauding 154...
Google was charged £36.4m in UK corporation tax last year, according to its latest annual results. The US search giant recorded sales of £1.03bn and a pre-tax profit of £149m in the UK for the 12...
First Atlantic Bank formally opened its Dzorwulu and Ring Road Central branches to the public on Tuesday. Karen Akiwumi-Tandoh, Board Chair of the bank, said nearly five years ago after the receipt...
Executives of MTN Ghana, led by Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Ebenezer Twum Asante, recently paid a courtesy call on Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia at the Flagstaff House. The visit forms part...
Mike Nyinaku, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of The BEIGE Group (TBG), a financial services provider, has called on entrepreneurs to take advantage of opportunities in this year’s budget. Mr....
The US Federal Reserve's preferred measure of inflation continued its upward rise in February, beating a four-year record set the month before, the Commerce Department reported Friday. The Personal...
The Ministry of Finance (MoFEP) has commended Dr. Abdul-Nashiru Issahaku for his stewardship of the Central Bank from April 2016 when he assumed office. A statement issued yesterday and signed by Ken...
The Minister for Railways Development, Joe Ghartey, has told Parliament that the development of the railway sector will create local jobs, especially for the people living in the constituencies the...
Government is planning to establish what it terms Fiscal Stability and Financial Stability Council to enhance macro stability to strengthen the recently passed Public Financial Management Act. Vice...
South Africa’s Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has described the sacking of Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan as “totally unacceptable”. His late night dismissal on Thursday led to a 5% plunge...
Dutch prosecutors say they have launched co-ordinated raids in several countries against suspected money-launderers and tax evaders. They are investigating about 3,800 Dutch-linked accounts in an...
Government has expressed its commitment to the implementation of Ghana’s Beneficial Ownership Disclosure (BOD) project to help save the country from the scourge of widespread corruption and...
The Sirius Opportunity Fund (SOF), an open-ended money market mutual fund, has held a two-day investment clinic as part of its financial inclusion and literacy in the country. The SOF, licensed by...
This is the last of a three-week blog series on digital financial services for agriculture. This series showcases mSTAR and the Digital Development for Feed the Future team’s recently released...
The Chief Executive Officer of Prime Hedge Investments Limited, Richard Appiah, has been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment by a Financial and Economic division of the High Court, for defrauding 154...
The International Monetary Fund called on Nigeria on Thursday to lift its remaining foreign exchange restrictions and scrap its system of multiple exchange rates to revive the country’s...
Ghana’s leading telecommunications service provider, MTN, has announced a partnership agreement with Uber Ghana to offer free rides for MTN customers. Through this partnership, MTN subscribers will...
Oil giant Shell opened Friday a high-tech research hub in southern India that is hoping to pioneer the green energy of the future, including ways to transform farm and city waste into clean fuel. The...
Pravin Gordhan, who was sacked late Thursday, is liked and admired by many ordinary South Africans -- an unusual achievement for any finance minister. He held onto the purse strings for longer than...
