economy
How Egypt Currency Crash By 48%
Egypt tried to draw a line under a deep economic crisis Thursday by allowing its currency to float freely. The move saw...
Election Blues To Impact Cedi Minimally – Analyst
The activities of speculators which cause the cedi to depreciate against some major trading currencies may have minimal...
Interests On Mortgage Loans Hit 31.5%
Ghana’s quest to reduce the almost 2 million housing deficit may take a long time as interest on mortgage loans...
GRA Launches E-Card For Customs Duty Payment
The Ghana Revenue Authority in collaboration with Ecobank and West Blue Consulting has launched an electronic card for...
Banks Reducing Interests On Deposits – BoG Report
The Bank of Ghana’s latest Average Interests (IA) on deposits report released shows a decrease in the average minimum...
Ghana’s Economy In Tatters – ISSER
Professor Felix Asante, Director of the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) has indicated...
Capital Bank Expands Operation In Kumasi
Indigenous bank, Capital Bank, in a bid to offer more convenient customer-focused solutions, has opened its second...
GCB Wins 2016 Best Retail Bank
GCB Bank Limited has been adjudged the Best Retail Bank in Ghana for the year 2016. The fourth annual West Africa...
Apex Bank Cautions Rural Banks Over Unregulated Concentration of Funds
Rural and community banks (RCBs) have been urged to invest in safe government and Bank of Ghana (BOG) instruments to...
Vodafone Introduces Mobile Data Packages
In a move that should essentially take customer experience to the next level, Vodafone Ghana has announced that it is...
Economist Kicks Against 80% Sale of TOR Asset
An Economist, Dr. Mark Assibey-Yeboah, has kicked against the granting of a waiver of import duties, import VAT and...
You Run To IMF When You Run Out of Ideas
The Progressive People’s Party Presidential Candidate has ruled out the involvement of the International Monetary...
WTO Head Warns of Anti-Trade ‘catastrophe’ After US Election
If Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton impose anti-trade policies, the US and global economy would face a "catastrophe",...
Credit Card Interest Rates and Fees On the Rise In UK
Credit card users are being warned about rising interest rates and fees, which could add hundreds of pounds to a...
Inflation Could Soar To 4% Next Year Amid Impact of Brexit
Inflation could hit 4% in the second half of 2017 - with price increases set to damage the economy through weakened...
Parliament Approves More Loans For Various Projects
Barely a month to the general elections, Parliament is busily approving loans much to the chagrin of the minority New...
Cedi Stability Requires Export-Driven Boost – Terkper
Finance Minister, Seth Terkper, has acknowledged that despite the cedi’s relative stability this year, stronger...
Success Comes When Excellence Is Exhibited In All Endeavors
Excellence is the virtue of an intelligent man, an intelligent man is not necessarily the one with a university degree...
Banks’ Average Base Rate Increases To 27.8%
The latest Annual Percentage Rates (APR) and Average Interests (AI) on deposits report released by the Bank of Ghana...