finance
South Africa’s Social Security Payments In Chaos
Millions of vulnerable South Africans risk missing out on vital social security payments from next month in a scandal...
Average Deposit Rate Drops; Stanchart Still Offers Lowest Rates
The average interest offered by banks on customer deposits has dropped by about 2.5 percent between January and...
Family of Trump Son-In-Law In $4 Bn Deal With Chinese Company
A company owned by the family of President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, is set to receive more than $400...
Thousands Petition New York To Keep ‘Fearless Girl’
A sculpture of a courageous young girl installed temporarily in New York to champion gender diversity is so popular...
We Only Changed Personalities Not Ideas In 2016; PPP Slights NPP’s ‘fancy Ideas’
After two months in office, the New Patriotic Party has demonstrated that, like the National Democratic Congress, it...
Annual Percentage Rates and Average Interest As At 28th February, 2017
The Bank of Ghana has, today, released its latest data on Annual Percentage Rates (APR) of interest charged on loans...
Millennial Love For Snapchat Extends To the Stock
For some millennial investors, loyalty to one of their favorite apps matters more than financial details in the case of...
Global Stocks, Dollar Up Slightly As Pivotal Week For Markets Gets Underway
An event-packed week for global markets got underway on Monday with stocks steady and the dollar recovering from a...
Financial and Agro-Processing Stocks To Lead Market Gainers This Week
On the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE,) trading activity in terms of volumes on the stock market decreased by 8.09% in the...
HSBC Appoints AIA Boss Mark Tucker As New Chairman
HSBC has appointed Mark Tucker, the chief executive of Asian insurer AIA, as group chairman. Mr Tucker will take over...
Hebron Investments Denies Operating Illegally
Hebron Fin Investments, a company that trades foreign currencies online, has debunked claims by the central bank that...
Fighting Transfer Pricing Must Not Be A Mere Promise
In a world where the chase for international capital has become like a rat-race, multi-national companies seem to be...
Making Corruption A Felony Is A Welcome News!
IN his bid to fight corruption, and also make it unattractive to public office holders, President Nana Addo Dankwa...
Iceland To End Capital Controls From 2008 Financial Crisis
The decision has been made by the government and Central Bank of Iceland Iceland will lift all capital controls on its...
Ghana Economic Outlook Conference Slated For March 22
The Ghana Economic Outlook and Business Strategy (EOBS) conference is scheduled to take place on March 22 this year....
Voiceless Iraqi Coach Inspires Footballers
Kadhim Flayeh taps three fingers on his watch. It's the sign for kick-off: one of Iraq's top football coaches has lost...
Sooner Than Expected, US Fed Feels Its Time To Hike
The US Federal Reserve this week is poised to raise its benchmark interest rate amid burgeoning job growth and a surge...
Kenyan Stocks At Its Worst This Year, Set To Fall Even Further
Kenya’s stock market, which is the biggest in East Africa, has seen its fortunes turn negative with the decline...
UBA Ghana Launches Debit MasterCard
The United Bank for Africa (UBA), in partnership with MasterCard, has launched the UBA MasterCard that allows customers...