economy
Singapore’s Temasek Portfolio Jumps To Record $198bn
Singapore state investment giant Temasek Holdings' global portfolio has netted a record high valuation, the fund said...
Pearson To Sell 22% of Penguin Random House To Bertelsmann
British publisher Pearson said Tuesday it has agreed to sell almost half of its stake in Penguin Random House (PRH) to...
US Legislators Call On SEC To Reject Chinese Takeover of Chicago…
Eleven US legislators are urging regulators to block a Chinese takeover of the niche Chicago Stock Exchange, according...
12 Labour Unions Threaten Strike Over Tier Two Pension
Twelve public sector labour unions have given government up to the end of July 2017, to pay their tier two pension...
Banks Facing Continuing Challenges
Research wing of Groupe Nduom (GN) conglomerate, GN Research, has stressed that reductions in the Monetary Policy Rate...
Mass Burial Held For Nsuta 22 Pit Disaster Victims
A mass burial service was on Friday, July 7, 2017, held for the twenty-two (22) illegal miners who were trapped in a...
Labour Unions To Petition Parliament, Threaten To Sue Ofori-Atta If…
Labour unions in Ghana are to petition parliament on what appears to be an illegality being committed by the Finance...
Growing Chorus Denounces Sexist Silicon Valley Culture
A growing chorus of voices denouncing sexist culture is echoing through male-dominated Silicon Valley, knocking a...
MtGox CEO Heads To Trial In Japan Over Missing Bitcoins
The former CEO of collapsed Bitcoin exchange MtGox heads to trial in Tokyo next week on charges stemming from the...
Trump Offers Bold Space Goals But Fills In Few Details
The White House has championed a new era of US leadership in space, but its aspirations are complicated by tight...
Uber Halts Primary Taxi Service In Finland Until 2018
Uber is pulling its primary service out of Finland as it waits for a law that will deregulate the taxi market to be...
Churches To Pay Royalties – GHAMRO
Ghana Music Rights Organisation (GHAMRO) has hinted that churches in Ghana will be paying royalties for songs they sing...
Gov’t To Organise Stakeholders’ Forum On Health Insurance
Government is to hold a national stakeholders forum to find sustained solutions to the National Health Insurance Scheme...
Banks Upbeat of Insurance Penetration Through Partnership
Some players in the banking industry have indicated of their plans to expand their operations with insurance companies...
Dun & Bradstreet Holds Workshop For Insurers In Accra
Dun & Bradstreet (D&B), an international business service company that promotes financial infrastructure and provides...
GUTA’s Support For 3% VAT Compromising – Importers
Business Associations protesting the implementation of the 3% VAT Flat rate scheme are skeptical of a positive outcome...
4th IMF Tranche To Stabilize Cedi Fall – Analysts
Investment fund managers are upbeat of the impact of the disbursement of the fourth tranche of the IMF’s extended...
Solid Jobs Report Lifts US Stocks, Dollar
Wall Street stocks rallied and the dollar advanced Friday following a better-than-expected US jobs report for June,...
GNPC To Go Into Fertilizer, Ethanol Production – CEO Reveals
Chief Executive Officer of Ghana National Petroleum Commission (GNPC), Dr. Kofi Kodua Sarpong has hinted of plans by...