Tackling Unemployment In Ghana
UNEMPLOYMENT is one issue that continues to linger on in this country. At a point it became so serious that we had jobless graduates in this country form Unemployed Graduates Association of Ghana...
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Government Must Assist Struggling Private Companies
Labour Unions in Ghana have renewed calls for government to support the private sector. This they believe will guarantee them job opportunities. This follows the laying off of about 400 workers of a...
Wall Street’s Trump Rally Overpriced, Economists Say
Wall Street's historic rallies since Donald Trump's election overvalue the president's pledged pro-business tax and regulatory policies, according to a survey of economists released Monday. But the...
Toshiba’s US Atomic Unit To File For Bankruptcy
Shares in Toshiba plunged Monday on a report that said its loss-hit US nuclear unit could be placed into bankruptcy protection as early as this week. Westinghouse Electric could file for Chapter 11...
Asian Markets Mostly Down On Fears About Future of Trump Agenda
Most Asian markets fell Monday and the dollar struggled on fears the collapse of Donald Trump's repeal of Obamacare could mean he will struggle to push through his promised tax-cut and infrastructure...
Marketing Expert Urges Students To Brand Themselves
Mrs Agnes Essah, the Marketing Director, Vodafone Ghana, has urged students, who would soon be prospective job seekers to brand themselves for the corporate world. She said in the competitive...
Food Chiefs Warn On EU Tariffs
Farmers, supermarkets and food suppliers have called on Theresa May to secure a free trade deal with the European Union after Brexit. Industry bosses said failure to do so could harm the UK's supply...
Public Debt of GH122 Billion For End of 2016 Could Still Increase
The current public debt of GHC122.3 billion for-end-of last year could increase further when the final numbers are released Joy Business checks reveal. Although figures released by the central bank...
More Than 1.2 Million People In Ghana Are Unemployed – Report
More than 1.2 million persons from 15 years and older are estimated to be unemployed, representing the total unemployment rate of 11.9%, according to the Labour Force Survey Report. Of this number,...
Ghanaian Writer Yaa Gyasi Bags $1 Million For Debut Novel
Ghanaian-American novelist Yaa Gyasi is poised to make a huge splash in the literary world with her debut historical fiction novel Homegoing which has already earned her a $1-million advance from the...
Government Determined To Use Innovation To Solve Local Problems – Clara Pinkrah-Sam
An Innovation and Digital Entrepreneurship Expert at the Communications Ministry has stressed Government’s commitment to explore and utilise innovations in solving Ghana’s problems. According to...
Government Is Determined To Use Innovation To Solve Our Local Problems – Clara Pinkrah-Sam
An Innovation and Digital Entrepreneurship Expert at the Communications Ministry has stressed Government’s commitment to explore and utilise innovations in solving Ghana’s problems. According to...
Iran To Appeal Seizure of 9/11 Compensation Money
Iran's central bank said Sunday it will appeal Luxembourg's decision to freeze $1.6 billion of its assets, which the US is claiming as compensation for victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks. The...
US Raises Interest Rates 0.25 Percent Amid Growing Confidence
The U. S. Federal Reserve raised interest rates on Wednesday for the second time in three months, a move spurred by steady economic growth, strong job gains and confidence that inflation is rising to...
IT Consortium CEO Calls For Regulatory Postponement On Fintech
Mr Romeo Bugyei, Chief Executive Officer of IT Consortium has appealed to government to allow the Financial Technology (Fintech) industry in Ghana to grow and be fully established in order to foster...
Rukayatu Awarded Best Student In “Public Sector Accounting and Finance” – ICAG
A mother of five Rukayatu Alhassan, has emerged as the overall best student in “Public Sector Accounting and Finance” in level two of the November 2016 Chartered Accountants Examination. The exam...
Google Pledges Mentorship To Stimulate Growth of Kenyan Start-Ups
Global technology giant Google will scale up mentorship programs targeting Kenyan innovators to enable them to grow their technology start-ups into formidable enterprises, executives said on Friday....
GhIPSS Vows To Ensure Banks, Telcos Interoperability
The Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems (GhIPSS), Archie Hesse, has accepted the challenge thrown by the Vice President, Mahamudu Bawumia, that stakeholders...
Government’s Silence On Delta Force Attack Disappointing – Casley-Hayford
Social commentator, Sydney Casley-Hayford has expressed disappointment in government’s inability to deal with vigilante groups in the country. His comment comes in the wake of a recent attack by a...
Gov’t’s Silence On Delta Force Attack Disappointing – Casley Hayford
Social commentator, Sydney Casley Hayford has expressed disappointment in government’s inability to deal with vigilante groups in the country. His comment comes in the wake of a recent attack by a...