Mansa Nettey Heads Standard Chatered
Standard Chartered has announced the appointment of Mansa Nettey as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for its business in Ghana. Her appointment is effective 1st March, 2017, subject to...
Tag: economy
Economist Tells Government
The Government of Ghana, under the presidency of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, must go back to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and renegotiate the terms and conditions of the deal the past...
BoG In GHc4.7bn Dodgy Contract
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has awarded a multi-billion-cedi contract to Sibton Switch Systems Limited to implement a retail payment system infrastructure in Ghana. The contract, which is seen by many...
Shady COCOBOD Contracts Exposed
The last-minute contracts awarded by the previous Mahama-led National Democratic Congress (NDC) government in the cocoa sector are beginning to come to light. The recently-sacked Chief Executive...
Fiat Chrysler Shares Volatile After France Refers Emissions Case To Prosecutor
Shares in Fiat Chrysler (FCHA. MI) were volatile in early trade on Tuesday after French investigators referred the carmaker for possible prosecution over abnormal emissions of nitrogen oxide...
Lily Tugbah Is 2017 Spelling Bee Winner
Accra International Conference Centre (AICC) was a sight to behold last Saturday as parents, teachers, head teachers, family, and friends as well as students from numerous schools across the country...
Freighters Upbeat About Rail Ministry
President of the Ghana Institute of Freight Forwarders (GIFF), Kwabena Ofosu-Appiah, has lauded the establishment of the Railway Development Ministry, as it will save cost to shippers, improve...
Kufuor FPSO Ready To Set Sail To Offshore Cape 3 Points
Eni announces that the naming ceremony of the “John Agyekum Kufuor” floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel was held last Friday in Singapore. The FPSO shall operate in...
Asanko Targets 450,000 Oz of Gold/yr From 2020
Asanko Gold Inc. (TSX:AKG) (NYSE MKT:AKG) has provided an update on the progress of the expansion of the Asanko Gold Mine (“AGM”), located in Ghana, West Africa. The expansion of the AGM consists...
Move Quickly On the CFTA Agreement – Director
African political leaders have been urged to move quickly on the continental free trade area (CFTA) negotiations. Mr. Anthony Nyame-Baafi, Director of Multilateral, Regional and Bilateral Trade at...
Chief of Staff Endorsing Illegal Seizures By Invincible Forces
The General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Mr Johnson Asiedu Nketia has stated that the Chief of Staff literally and clearly legitimised the action of NPP’s...
Govt Will Push For Changes In IMF Conditions- Ken Ofori Atta
As a team of International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff prepares to meet government’s Economic Team this week, Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta has hinted that high on the agenda will be the need to...
Otiko In New York For UN Summit
Minister-designate for Gender and Social Protection, Otiko Afisah Djaba – whose approval is hanging in parliament after she had gone through the vetting process – is in New York representing the...
Facebook Vulnerable To Expected Changes In Key Visa Program
Among Silicon Valley’s top tech employers, Facebook Inc (FB. O) could be the most vulnerable to U.S. President Donald Trump’s expected crackdown on guest-worker visas, according to a Reuters...
Minister Nominee Advocates Pool Flights
The Minister Nominee for Tourism and Creative Arts, Catherine Ablema Afeku has proposed charter flight services among international airlines to reduce the cost of airfares in Ghana. In her view,...
Wall Street Opens Lower As Political Uncertainty Weighs
U. S. stocks opened lower on Monday as investors sought fresh catalysts after a strong jobs report last week, while uncertainty over President Donald Trump's policies continued to weigh. Investors...
51 Contracts Sole Sourced In Transition Period
Credible information, supported by documents, available to the Daily Statesman indicates that the Ghana Cocobod, under the watch of the embattled immediate past Chief Executive Officer, Stephen...
Gbese Mantse Awarded Honourary Degree
Gbese Mantse and Adoten of Ga State in the Greater Accra Region, Nii (Dr.) Okaija III, was Saturday, February 4, 2017 awarded a Doctorate Degree in Business Analysis and Consulting by the Institute...
We Must Find A Solution To Streetism
Sometimes l wonder why we want to reinvent the wheel in Ghana. There is no problem that is new in the world and borrowing from others to solve ours, should not be a difficult thing to do. That is why...
MTN, Fidelity Launch Yello Save Account
MTN, in collaboration Fidelity Bank, has launched the Fidelity Yello Save Account for mobile money subscribers to afford them the opportunity of getting huge interests on their savings. With the...