economy
GHC70,000 Salary For Cocobod CEO Unthinkable – Hackman
The new Board Chairman of the Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod), Hackman Owusu-Agyeman, believes the slashing of the...
US Fed’s Fischer Worried By Possible Rise of Protectionism
Federal Reserve Vice President Stanley Fischer said Tuesday he would be worried by any return to protectionism in the...
Informal Sector Players To Enroll On Pension Schemes
Some financial institutions have begun moves aimed at getting more workers in the informal sector to enroll on pension...
GHc 70,000 Salary For COCOBOD CEO Unthinkable
The new Board Chairman of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Hackman Owusu-Agyeman, believes the slashing of the...
248 Accountants Inducted Into ICAG
Two hundred and forty-eight newly qualified accountants were at the weekend inducted into the Institute of Chartered...
Activist Targets GM Share Structure, Board
Investor David Einhorn unveiled Tuesday a proposal Tuesday to try to boost General Motors share price by creating two...
Over $500m Surplus Recorded February Ending
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has released Ghana’s Trade Balance for the month of February, 2017. And the figures reveal...
Don’t Expect Banks To Cut Interest Rates With BoG Policy Rate Cut
Two analysts have applauded the Bank of Ghana for recording the biggest drop in the policy rate in nearly 10 years, a...
Bankers Initiate Moves To Cut Interest Rates For Customers
Some banks have given indication of cutting their interest rates to reflect the reduction in the policy rate by the...
US Consumer Confidence Hits 16-Year Peak In March
US consumer confidence continued to soar in March, hitting its highest level in more than 16 years, the Conference...
Entrepreneurs Urged
Young entrepreneurs should grow their businesses gradually rather than start on a grand note if they are to avoid major...
Policy Rate Cut Not Interest Rate Panacea
The Chief Executive Officer of the Private Enterprise Federation (PEF), Nana Osei Bonsu, has indicated that the recent...
Financial System Weak To Support Industrialisation – Expert
Other aspects of the financial system, including investment funds, need attention since the banks cannot...
NPLs May Rise Over Capping of Statutory Funds
The Minority Spokesperson on Finance, Ato Forson, says district assemblies may struggle to meet their obligations to...
Banks To Reduce Loan Defaults As It Intensifies Search For Collaterals
Banks have intensified their search for collaterals from businesses and loan applicants in a bid to reduce growing...
Disaster Costs Nearly Double To $175bn In 2016
Devastating earthquakes, floods, hailstorms and wildfires, along with man-made devastation, helped push global disaster...
Stop Habits That Reduce Productivity
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged Ghanaians to desist from hiding behind the cloak of religiosity to...
Opportunity International Trains Money Lenders
OVER 50 Money Lending Businesses across the southern belt of Ghana have benefited from Opportunity International...
BoG Reduces Policy Rate To 23.5%
Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has significantly reduced its key lending to commercial...