A few days after approved Ghana’s third review under the its Extended Credit Facility (ECF) program the International IMF has praised Ghana for making substantial progress in pushing fiscal deficit...
A former Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre, Robert Ahomka-Lindsay says Ghana is not yet an attractive investment destination. He was commenting on the recent World Bank...
The Bank of Ghana is spending a whopping €450,000 - an equivalent of Gh¢2 million - on gold watches for retiring staff. According to BoG documents in possession of Starrfmonline.com, 72 staff who...
The Managing Director of Capital & More, Akosua Oduma Oppong-Tawiah, says the recent bunco scheme that rocked Ghana’s microfinance industry has dealt a big blow to companies in the industry. She...
The Chief Executive Officer of Dream Oval, Mr Derry Dean Dadzie, has said the mobile money operations pose as a threat to banking sector. He said if not checked, the growth of mobile money could...
The sale of the first dollar-denominated bond for local investors begun on October 3 Government is looking at raising up to $100 million from its historic domestic dollar bond. The sale of the first...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is warning of a full-blown financial crisis for Ghana if aggressive measures are not taken to check government’s rising debts. The Fund gave the warning in its...
U. S. stocks dropped on Tuesday as investors fretted about Britain's exit from the European Union and the prospect of a Federal Reserve interest rate hike in coming months. It was the second straight...
The Executive Director of the Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP), Dr Mohammed Amin Adam, has said the failure of African countries to effectively manage the effects of oil price volatility can...
A new group with a focus on enhancing the financial performance of businesses which will impact the economic growth of Ghana has been launched in Accra. The group, ‘Regulus CFO Forum’, comprises...
Results from a performance analysis study revealed that the average cost of trading along the Tema-Ouagadougou corridor and other West African countries have reduced. Conducted by the Economic...
By Cassiel Ato Forson In his typical fashion, Dr Mahamadu Bawumiah, Vice Presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party, has presented a 2016 edition of his annual lecture, that simply comprises a...
The Ministry of Trade and Industry is considering enacting legislation that will make it mandatory for public institutions to procure made-in-Ghana goods and services. The move is to ensure that...
In his typical fashion, Dr Mahmud Bawumia, Vice Presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party, has presented a 2016 edition of his annual lecture, that simply comprises a mixture of half truths,...
President John Mahama has been touting the benefits of the Ghana National Single Window (GNSW) initiative, announcing that its introduction has seen a 14.8percent rise in revenue collection by the...
Finance Minister, Seth Terkper, has stated that the decision to raise capital through the issuance of international bonds, otherwise known as Eurobond, has become a mainstay in Ghana’s borrowing...
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has announced plans to renounce its ownership of two banks in the country. Currently, the BoG, holds 44.06 and 48.17 per cent shares in National Investment Bank (NIB) and...
A German tourist, Heike Stille, is in a state of shock after being repeatedly stabbed in the arm and neck by an unknown assailant at the Coco Beach in Accra on Sunday. Her attacker, she claimed,...
Within the first week of the second pricing-window for September 2016, petrol and diesel prices fell by an average of 0.78% and 0.84%, respectively. Three Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) namely: Puma...
Finance Minister Seth Terpker is leading government’s delegation to the International Monetary Fund (IMF)/World Bank meetings which open in Washington DC from October 4 to 14. He is joined by the...
