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Telecom Giant MTN Posts First Ever Loss

South African telecoms giant MTN said Thursday that it made a $200 million loss in 2016 -- the company's first -- after...

Entertainment

I Am Not Moving To EIB Network

Chairman General Kwame Sefa Kayi has stated emphatically that he has no plans of moving to work with Bola Ray’s...

Business

Cedi Fall Threatens Fuel Price Stability

The Institute for Energy Security (IES) has said the relative stability for the price of Brent Crude, and global prices...

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LafargeHolcim Says ‘unacceptable’ Practices Kept Syria Plant Open

Cement maker LafargeHolcim admitted on Thursday it had resorted to "unacceptable practices" to continue operations at...

Business

Fiscal Deficit To Decline – Fitch

The focus of the 2017 fiscal budget to be presented to Parliament today is expected to stimulate economic growth whilst...

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Reducing Statutory Fund Allocations Will Slow Dev’t

Deputy Minority Leader in Parliament, James Klutse Avedzi, has kicked against the possible review of the law to reduce...

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Oscar Mishap Duo ‘will Never Return’

The two accountants responsible for muddling up the main award envelopes at Sunday’s Oscars ceremony will not be...

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Why There Are No Dollar Billionaires in Ghana, but in Nigeria

I met a powerful South African multi-millionaire business magnate with business presence across the continent. He had...

Business

MTN Partners GLICO To Launch Mobile Care Insurance

MTN in partnership with GLICO General Insurance Company has launched a Mobile Care insurance designed as a protection...

International

Asian Shares Advance, Dollar Supported By March Rate Hike Bets

Asian shares rose on Thursday as investors were encouraged by President Donald Trump's measured tone in his first...

Business

Tax Reforms and Debt Management To Dominate 2017 Budget

President Nana Akufo-Addo, in his state of the nation address last week assured Ghanaians that the 2017 budget will...

Business

Tax Reforms To Dominate Budget – Groupe Nduom

The President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo, in his state of the nation address last week, assured Ghanaians that the 2017...

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US Businesses Raise Concerns Over Trump Policies

Businesses in some parts of the country, while generally upbeat, are concerned about the uncertainty surrounding the...

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Miracle! Dozens Escape Death As Truck Falls Off Circle Interchange

It was a miraculous scene Wednesday evening when dozens of people escaped death as a fully loaded 40-footer articulated...

Business

ICC Hails Entry Into Force of WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has welcomed the entry into force of the World Trade Organization’s (WTO)...

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Trailer Topples Over ‘Dubai’ Flyover

The head of the trailer loaded with sugar fell off and dropped onto the ground A trailer loaded with sugar was on...

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Open Letter To President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo

Dr Steve Manteaw, Chairman of the Civil Society Platform on Oil and Gas (CSPOG), writes to President Akufo-Addo on some...

Business

Block All Revenue Loopholes – Minister Tells Customs

The Volta regional minister, Dr. Archibald Letsa has tasked security and custom officers at the Ghana-Togo border in...

Business

Tax Reforms and Debt Management To Dominate 2017 Budget – GN Research

The President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo, in his state of the nation address last week assured Ghanaians that the 2017...