economy
CEMAC Heads of State Reject CFA Franc Devaluation
Central African leaders have refused to devalue the CFA franc during an extraordinary CEMAC summit which ended Friday...
Iran Allows Free Foreign Exchange At Banks In Move To Unify Rates
Iran authorized some banks on Saturday to deal in foreign exchange trading at a free-market rate, the central bank...
‘Stop Sleeping In Our Stores’- IKEA
Ikea is urging teenagers to stop creeping into its stores and having illegal sleepovers. About 10 "non-sponsored...
Eurogroup’s Dijsselbloem Says Greek Debt Relief Talks Can Resume
Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem said on Saturday talks about initial Greek debt relief measures would be resumed...
Gov’t Releases GHC166 Million To Clear Energy Sector Debts
Government is set to release GH¢166 million to banks as it takes steps to quickly clear all the energy sector debts...
Automile Raises $7.5M For Fleet Vehicle Management Software
Automile, a fleet logistics and management startup, has closed a $7.5 million Series A round led by SaaStr with...
Halliburton Shareholder Class Action To Settle For $100 Million
Halliburton Co (HAL. N) on Friday said it had reached a $100 million settlement to resolve a long-running securities...
Anxious Developers Await Scrapping of VAT On Real Estate
Real estate developers say they are eagerly awaiting the scrapping of the five per cent Value Added Tax (VAT) that was...
Don’t Reduce Utility Tariffs – Economist Tells Nana Addo
Daniel Amateye Anim, Chief Executive of the Institute of Certified Economists (ICE), has urged the next government...
Indians Can Now Order Cash Online
As millions of Indians line up to try and get their hands on cash, an e-commerce company has started delivering it to...
GTP Sacks 178 Workers In 2016
Ghana Textile Printing (GTP) Limited, has laid off 178 workers over operational challenges. The affected staff...
Retailers Set To Ring Up Sales In 2017
Cooling inflation, positive consumer sentiment and an expected rebound for the economy should underpin a strong...
US Alleges Barclays Mortgage Securities Fraud
The US Department of Justice is suing Barclays for alleged mortgage securities fraud. It claims that Barclays misled...
Zoomlion—The Conduit For Siphoning The Nation’s Blood
Honest labour is a long uncertain road often appropriately described as serpentine. It is winding with acute corners...
GTP Sacks 178 Workers In 2016
Ghana Textile Printing (GTP) Limited, has laid off 178 workers over operational challenges. The affected staff...
NPP Gov’t Must Continue Legacy Debt Payments
The Managing Director of HFC bank, Robert Le Hunte is optimistic the incoming Nana Akufo-Addo government will continue...
Group Urges NPP To Resuscitate NHIS
The incoming New Patriotic Party (NPP) government has been urged to put in place the necessary mechanisms to...
Nimfah-Essuman Appointed Standard Chartered Executive Director
Kweku Nimfah-Essuman is the new Executive Dir and Chief Financial Officer of Standard Chartered Bank Standard Chartered...
U.S. Jobless Claims Rise To Six-Month High Last Week
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits rose to a six-month high last week, but remained below a level...