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Shell Admits Dealing With Money Launderer

Shell has admitted for the first time it dealt with a convicted money-launderer when negotiating access to a vast oil...

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Regulatory Requirements Not Impediments – BoG

Dr. Johnson Asiama says financial institutions should not see regulatory requirements as impediments. According to him,...

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Businesses Advised To Hedge Against Cedi Volatility

An Economist for Global Markets at Stanbic Bank, Mr. Ayomide Mejab, has advised local businesses on the need to hedge...

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Chile, China Start Talks To Expand Trade Deal

Chile and China launched negotiations Monday to expand trade ties in the face of protectionist threats from US...

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Yellen Warns Fed’s Independence Under Threat

The US central bank's shield from political interference is "under some threat" from Congress, a prospect that could...

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New Local Government Service Boss Promises Efficiency

The newly appointed Head of Service at the Local Government Service (LGS), Nana Ato Arthur, has pledged a world-class...

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Watchdogs Allege Shell Knew About Nigeria Oil Kickbacks

Corruption watchdogs alleged Monday that Shell executives knew that money earmarked for a controversial oil deal was...

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Chinese Tech Firm LeEco Ends Bid To Buy TV Maker Vizio

Cash-strapped Chinese tech firm LeEco on Monday abandoned its effort to buy US television maker Vizio, citing...

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United Passenger Dragged Off Overbooked Flight

United Airlines found itself in the middle of a social media storm on Monday, after the US carrier forcefully removed a...

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Five Dead In Mining Pit In Talensi

At least five small scale miners have been confirmed dead at Gbane mining site in the Talensi district of the Upper...

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Promoting Nationwide Wealth Through Local Economic Development

Shear Power Ventures, in partnership with the REP and NBSSI, is promoting equitable distribution of wealth in Ghana’s...

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Wells Fargo Claws Back Another $75 Mn From Former Executives

Wells Fargo took back another $75 million in pay from two former executives who played key roles in the bank's fake...

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India’s Flipkart Raises $1.4 Bn From Microsoft, EBay, Tencent

India's top e-commerce company Flipkart announced Monday it had raised $1.4 billion in a record funding round that...

Business

AMERI Deal Is Rip-Off

Bright Simons, a brilliant social innovator and researcher, has revealed that the contract signed between the...

Business

GRA Boss Reposes Confidence In Single Window

The new Commissioner-General of Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Mr Kofi Nti, has expressed confidence in having a...

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Minerals Commission, Solidaridad Sign MoU

Minerals Commission has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Solidaridad West Africa to promote...

Business

FNB Forecasts 4.5% Economic Growth Lower Than Government’s Projection

First National Bank has said the Ghanaian economy is not likely to expand as much as the government expects, pegging...

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FPSO John Agyekum Kufuor Arrives In Country’s Waters

The new Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel, John Agyekum Kufuor, has safely arrived in the...

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Ghana Amongst Countries With High Cost of Remitting Money-Report

A new report published by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has shown that Ghana is amongst the...