Sole-Sourcing Hinders Competition
The Minister of Monitoring and Evaluation, Anthony Akoto Osei, has downplayed suggestions for government to consider sole sourcing its contracts. The Deputy Minority Leader, James Kludze Avedzi, had...
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Trump Healthcare Plan ‘will Strip Insurance From 14 Million’
An estimated 14 million people would lose insurance coverage in 2018 under the new Republican healthcare plan, according to a budget analysis. The long-awaited Republican plan was assessed by the...
MTN Ghana Readies For IPO This Year
Telecoms giant, MTN Ghana, is working towards listing on the local bourse as part of the conditions under which it secured the 4G license in 2015. CEO of MTN Ghana, Mr. Ebenezer Asante, explains the...
Kwabena Duffuor Applauds 2017 Budget
A former Finance Minister Dr Kwabena Duffuor has advised the government to focus on stabilizing the economy this year rather than pursuing growth, since the economic fundamentals are weak. Although...
BoG Asked To Sanitise Operations of Financial Institutions
The President of Groupe Ideal, Nii Kotei Dzani, has called on the Bank of Ghana (BoG) to sanitise the operations of financial institutions in the country. According to him, the financial sector was...
MASLOC Gets New Deputy CEO
Abibata Zakaria has been appointed the deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC). A letter from the Presidency signed by the Secretary to the President, Nana...
South Africa’s Social Security Payments In Chaos
Millions of vulnerable South Africans risk missing out on vital social security payments from next month in a scandal over a government contract, as the BBC's Milton Nkosi reports. "I'm extremely...
Troubled Toshiba Misses Deadline To Report Earnings. Again.
For the second time in as many months, Toshiba has missed its earnings report deadline, citing "difficult circumstances." The struggling Japanese conglomerate asked to extend the deadline to April...
NDC Missed Macro Economic Targets For 2016 [Infographic]
Statistics from the 2017 budget has revealed that the erstwhile National Democratic Congress (NDC) government missed all its macro economic targets in 2016. Though inflation was projected to be 10.1%...
Airtel Premier Rewards Customers In Wo Mmere Nie Promo
Airtel Ghana, the Smartphone Network, through its Airtel Premier sub-brand is rewarding hundreds of customers with exciting prizes, as part of the company’s ongoing Wo Mmer3 Nie recharge promo and...
Exploit Full Potential of Agric Sector
A former United Nations (UN) Secretary General, Mr Kofi Annan, says Africa must fully exploit the potential of the agricultural sector for accelerated economic development and job creation. He...
Hajia Abibata Shanni Appointed MASLOC Deputy CEO
Abibata Shanni Mahama Zakaria has been appointed the deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC). A letter from the presidency signed by the Secretary to the...
MTN Ghana Maintains Dominance In Mobile Data
MTN Ghana is still in the lead as far as its subscriber numbers and market share for mobile data is concerned. The company, whose Chief Executive Officer, Mr Emmanuel Asante, was named the best in...
Thousands Petition New York To Keep ‘Fearless Girl’
A sculpture of a courageous young girl installed temporarily in New York to champion gender diversity is so popular that thousands of people have signed a petition demanding it remain permanently....
Sale of MTN Shares To Ghanaians Takes Off In 2017
Telecom giant MTN Ghana will finalize processes to float shares on Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) this year – 2017. MTN commenced moves to list on the GSE last year – 2016, as part of conditions...
Airtel Premier Rewards Customers
Airtel Ghana, the Smartphone Network, through its Airtel Premier Sub brand which provides bespoke telecom and lifestyle solutions for high value customers, is rewarding hundreds of customers with...
Agriculture Could Be Bait For Economic Development In Africa
Mr. Kofi Annan, former United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, has said agriculture could be a powerful bait in the process of economic development in Africa. He, therefore, urged private investors...
IFS Cautions Government Over Sustainability of Free SHS Policy
The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has warned of a potential dip in the quality of education if government fails to identify pragmatic funding sources to sustain its free SHS policy. The...
IFS Cautions Gov’t Over Sustainability of Free SHS Policy
The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has warned of a potential dip in the quality of education if government fails to identify pragmatic funding sources to sustain its free SHS policy. The...
Freak Accident Leaves Over 16 Vehicles Badly Damaged
One of the cars involved in the crash A freak accident involving a fully loaded articulated truck has left at least 16 vehicles damaged at a popular place called Commando in Accra New Town. The truck...