The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MOTI), has revealed plans to merge the Ghana Supply Commission, and the Ghana National Procurement Authority into one National Procurement Company (NPC). This is...
Inflation rate for the month of September hit 17.2 per cent compared to the 16.9 per cent recorded in August 2016. This represents a 0.3 per cent increase from the previous one in August. However,...
Outperforming its competitors in the industry, Tigo was adjudged Telecommunications Company of the Year at the 2016 Chartered Institute of Marketing Ghana (CIMG) awards held in Accra. The company was...
A new World Bank study on poverty and shared prosperity says that extreme poverty worldwide continues to fall despite the lethargic state of the global economy. But it warns that given projected...
“Sadly, the compliance level of the oil and gas exploration and production companies in payment of levies and taxes is very low and in fact, pitiable,” contained in a letter Governor Henry...
The Minister of Trades and Industry, Ekow Spio-Garbrah has explained that prices of cement in the country have reduced appreciably due to moves by government to boost competition in the sector....
Aggrieved customers of DKM Diamond Microfinance Limited in the Upper East Region have expressed dissatisfaction over a list of customers for payment by the liquidator. According to the customers, a...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has stated that Ghana is making progress in its economic management but cautioned that the country will have to ride on a bumpy path to economic recovery. The...
Dangote Group, manufacturer of Dangote brand of Cement, said it remains determined to expand its operations in Ghana in spite of concerns being raised by local manufacturers about the impact of the...
Cement manufacturing company Dangote has rejected accusations leveled against it by some local operators that its activities in Ghana are threatening the entire cement industry. The operators,...
Controversial movie producer Socrate Sarfo has described president Mahama’s plan to create fund for aging artistes should he win this year’s general election as a wrong move. The flag bearer for...
Inflation has shot up from 16.9% in August to 17.2% in September 2016. Inflation for imported items also rose from 17.3% in August to 18.7 in September. Locally produced items, however, dropped from...
Ghana’s debt to GDP ratio could hit the 70 percent threshold if the base rate for calculating the figure, is adjusted to reflect current growth targets. This is the indication from economist, Dr....
Some banks in Ghana have lauded the decision by the central bank to increase the minimum capital requirement of banks. According to them this will provide a platform for banks to perform bigger...
A stock exchange analyst, Winslow Sackeyfio, has allayed fears Ghana’s December 7 general elections will have a negative impact on the performance of stocks on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE). The...
The December 7 elections do not pose any major risks to Ghana’s economic rebalancing or its ability to implement the economic stabilisation and reform programme backed by the International Monetary...
Ghana's current policy rate set by the Bank of Ghana is 26 per cent. Such a rate may be considered to be too high given the current state of the economy, with economic growth for 2015 recorded at...
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Mr. Emmanuel Bombande has called on the Council of Bureaux of the ECOWAS Brown Card to address issues of Ecowas Brown Card issued by...
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has outlined an elaborate plan aimed at dealing decisively with the energy crises that has bedevilled the country by bringing to an end the persistent, irregular and...
Former President, John Agyekum Kufour’s claim about Ghana’s per capita income and middle income status were found to be half-true when fact-checked. He was speaking at the New Patriotic Party’s...
