economy
‘Make Health Insurance Compulsory’
Head of Corporate Affairs and Marketing at GLICO, Nana Efua Rockson, has urged government to consider making the health...
Nigeria’s GDP Fell By 1.5% In 2016
Nigeria’s gross domestic product fell by 1.5 per cent in 2016 due to lower oil revenues, the National Bureau of...
Snap IPO May Lead Pack of Tech ‘unicorns’
After a dearth of technology listings in 2016, Snapchat parent Snap is set for its market debut as early as this week....
Galamsey: To Legalise Or Not To Legalise?
ONE issue that continues to confront us as a country is the practice of illegal mining, which is popularly referred to...
When Barclays PLC Divorced Barclays Africa
Barclays PLC is to disinvest its controlling interest in the Barclays Africa Group after four years of joining hands...
$600,000 Worth of Contract Sole-Sourced To IT Firm
In the continuing exposé on questionable payments at the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), it has emerged...
Gov’t Begins Payment of Tier 2 Pension Contributions
Government has commenced the payment of the tier two pension contributions of public sector workers into their...
In India, A New Banking System To Reach the Masses
At a furniture store outside India's capital, a salesman scans the manager's ID and takes her fingerprint on a...
Pressure Mounts On S.Korea’s Chaebols
Once a driver of growth and a source of national pride, South Korea's family-led conglomerates are becoming instead...
Sponsors of the Tema Port Expansion Project Visit Site
Executives from APM Terminals and Bolloré Transport & Logistics, the sponsors of the Tema Port Expansion Project, have...
Mexico Considered Forcing Slim To Separate Part of America Movil Fixed Unit
Mexico's telecoms regulator has discussed forcing billionaire Carlos Slim to legally separate part of his fixed-line...
Banks Pay 11.9% But Charge 33.4%
Banks are paying an average of 11.9 per cent per annum as interest on deposits but charging their borrowers an average...
IMANI’s 2017 Pre-Budget Litmus Test For Government
Ghana’s new administration will be exactly 54 days old when it presents its maiden budget on March 2, 2017. Below are...
Dangote Ends Nigeria’s Cement Importation
In its 2016 full year audited results presented on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) in Lagos yesterday,...
IFS Charges Government To Sack Redundant Workers
The Institute for Fiscal Studies, a finance and economic think-tank based in Ghana, says the current practice, whereby...
Allow Cedi To Fall To Assess Its Strength
The Chief Executive Officer of Dalex Finance Ken Thompson has reiterated calls to allow demand and supply to determine...
Allow Cedi To Fall To Assess Its Strength- Dalex CEO
The Chief Executive Officer of Dalex Finance Ken Thompson has reiterated calls to allow demand and supply to determine...
OneWeb, Intelsat Merge To Advance Satellite Internet
Satellite telecom firms OneWeb and Intelsat announced plans Tuesday to merge, and a fresh $1.7 billion investment from...
The Power Supply Debacle
One of the major drivers of every economy is the constant supply of electricity. The resource allows industry and...