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Business

Volumes of Trade To Rise Above Last Week’s Level

Trading activity in terms of volumes on the stock market increased by 95.82% in the week under review as volumes of...

News

SEC Petitioned To Probe Ofori Atta Over $2.25bn Bond

The Dynamic Youth Movement of Ghana (DYMOG) has petitioned the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) over a $2.25...

Business

Pension Contributions To Be Paid Via Mobile Money

Employees in Ghana’s informal sector have been given a flexible opportunity to enroll on a Pension Scheme. The move...

Business

Gold Coast Financial Holding CEO

Chief Executive of Gold Coast Financial Holding, Mr. Kwame Ofori Asomaning, has called on government to significantly...

News

NPRA Gets Tough On Employers To Pay SSNIT Contributions

The National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA) has renewed its call on companies to ensure the payment of the...

News

Abandoned Projects Affecting Quality Education Delivery – GES

The Upper East Regional Directorate of the Ghana Education Service has appealed to the government to pay off...

Business

We’ll Empower Customs To Check Dumping – Deputy Trade Minister

A Deputy Trade and Industry Minister, Carlos Kingsley Ahenkorah, has indicated that the government is working to...

Headlines

AkzoNobel Rejects Third PPG Takeover Bid

The world's leading paintmaker AkzoNobel on Monday turned down a third revised offer bid from US-based rival PPG,...

Business

Industrial Sector In Terrible Shape …ends 2016 With -1.4% Growth

Erratic power supply, high inflation, high taxes, exchange rate volatility, and the high cost of credit, among a host...

Business

12m People Without Pension As Fund Managers, Telco Devise New Strategy

An estimated 12 million people in the informal sector of the economy are without any form of pension, a situation that...

News

World Bank Blames Sole Sourcing For Ghana’s High Power Costs

The World Bank has blamed Ghana’s relative high cost of power on the adoption of sole sourcing in the granting of...

International

Competitiveness Boost Urgently Needed To Meet Africa’s Demographic Challenges – WEF Report

Africa’s young, dynamic population does, however, possess the potential to lead an economic revival Without urgent...

Business

Abolished Import Duties On Spare Parts To Start In June- Dealers

PRO for Spare Parts Dealers Association says the ECOWAS CET will not be a barrier for the tax cuts Spare Parts dealers...

International

Future of African Agribusinesses Is Linked To Maximizing Use of Technology

Future of African agribusinesses is linked to maximizing use of technology - report Access to financial sources is not...

News

We’ll Rebuild Economy On Solid Principle – Oppong Nkrumah

Government has reiterated its commitment to creating an enabling environment for Ghanaian businesses. The government...

News

We’ll Rebuild Economy On Solid Principle

Government has reiterated its commitment to creating an enabling environment for Ghanaian businesses. The government...

Business

Banks Could Meet Increased Capital Requirement – Institute of Bankers

The Chartered Institute of Bankers (CIB) is highly confident of the industry’s ability to meet the proposed increase...

International

Warren Buffett Talks IBM, Airlines, Apple At Annual Meeting.

Tens of thousands of people gathered to hear Warren Buffett impart wisdom and answer questions at Berkshire Hathaway's...

News

Remitting Money To Ghana To Drop By 40% By 2020

Government is seeking to reduce the cost of remittances to Ghana by at least forty percent within the next three years....