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McDonald’s To Offer All UK Staff Fixed Hour Contracts

Fast food chain McDonald's is to allow its UK staff a choice of working fixed hours or having zero-hours contracts....

Business

Vodafone Ghana Sacks 33 Managers

Vodafone Ghana has dismissed 33 Territory Sales Managers across the country. According to a publication by...

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US Misunderstands NAFTA, North American Business Body Says

The US government doesn't have a clear idea of what NAFTA covers, a business body representing several big North...

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Trump On Looming Canadian Trade War

President Trump brushed off worries that his escalating rhetoric toward Canada might start a trade war. 'They have a...

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Uber Wants To Launch ‘flying Cars’ By 2020

Uber said Tuesday it wants to launch a system of flying cars to move people around cities, with a goal of putting...

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Dragged United Passenger ‘aggressive’, Officers Say

Newly released reports from security officers at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport paint an unflattering picture...

News

Mahama Issued 24 Dud Cheques, Not 44 – GRA

Businessman Ibrahim Mahama issued 24 dud cheques, contrary to claims by Assin Central Member of Parliament (MP) Kennedy...

News

Ibrahim Mahama Closed His Accounts After Issuing the Cheques – GRA Insists

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has insisted that businessman, Mr Ibrahim Mahama closed his account after issuing...

Business

We’re Not Rushing To End IMF Deal Due To Borrowing Restrictions – Ofori-Atta

Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has refuted claims that government is rushing to end the IMF bailout programme due to...

Business

Pension Funds Lick Wounds After Missing Out On US$2.25bn Bond Deal

The country missed a novel opportunity to invest portions of its pension funds in medium to long term instruments, the...

Business

Currency Analysts Demand Stable Forex Market

Currency analysts are supporting the Bank of Ghana to intensify its efforts to stabilize the forex market and help...

Business

GHc100m ‘stimulus Package’ To Be Used To Revive Distressed Companies

Government has set aside over GH¢100million under the “stimulus package” it announced in the 2017 budget, aimed at...

Business

Government Begins Renegotiation of MCA Compact II – Dr. Bawumia

The government has reached an agreement with the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) to review the second compact...

News

ISpace Trains Young Women Entrepreneurs In Technology

iSpace, a technology and creative hub, has groomed 33 young people who pitched their business ideas in a presentation...

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Trump Warns of Retaliation Against Canada Over Dairy

Trade tensions between the United States and Canada ramped up Tuesday after US President Donald Trump threatened to...

Business

BoG Directs Weak Banks To Submit Recapitalisation Plans

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has directed banks with minimum capital below industry levels to, as a matter of urgency,...

Business

Government Must Review ECG Agreement

The Coalition of Stakeholders on the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) Concession Arrangement (COSECA) has called on...

Business

Government Budgets GHc15m To Support Trading On GCX

Trading on the proposed Ghana Commodity Exchange (GCX) Market, which is aimed at providing a ready market for grains...

Business

Implement Tax Reforms As Long Term Solutions – Prof. Aryeetey

A former Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Professor Ernest Aryeetey has criticized successive governments...