Markets Fall As Trump Turmoil Grows
Big falls on US stock markets have dragged down Asian shares over fears the political controversy surrounding President Trump will blunt his ability to deliver tax and regulatory reform. Wall...
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Sarkodie Performs @ One Africa Music Festival In London
Ghanaian rapper Sarkodie performed at the One Africa Music Festival held over the weekend in London. He performed a number of street anthems to the delight of the audience at the SSE Arena Wembley....
GTBank Pays Courtesy Call On Governor
A five-man delegation led by the Managing Director of Guaranty Trust Bank (Ghana) Limited, Mr. Lekan Sanusi, on Thursday, May 11, 2017 paid a courtesy call on the new Governor of Bank of Ghana (BoG),...
This Is Why Jidenna Did Not Perform At One Africa Music Festival In London
The SSE Arena Wembley was a sight to behold last night Saturday May 13 2017 as a top line of African acts came out to play. Yes, it was a night of African music although not fairly represented since...
Inside the Inner Sanctum of Wikileaks’ Assange
The enigmatic champion of a global movement for transparency and democracy. A Russian stooge. A West-hating attention-seeker. A cold fish with questionable attitudes and alleged diabolical sexual...
Government Takes Bold Step On Local Procurement
Government will soon introduce a procurement policy that will bond its agencies and large companies operating in the country to source majority of their raw materials and inputs from local producers...
BEIGE Group Acquires U-Life
The BEIGE Group (BEIGE), the financial services provider, has announced the change of name of Unique Life Assurance Limited (U-Life) to BEIGE Assure Limited, following the successful acquisition of...
ODADE3 Wallop MOBA In Golf; Throw Challenge To APSU, ADISCO
A team of ODADE3 (Presbyterian Old Boys Association) walloped its Mfantsipim counterparts (MOBA) in an 111/2-81/2 win for the PRESEC-Legon boys at the Tema Country Golf Club on May Day. The...
Sarkodie, Efya, Others To Headline “One Africa Music Fest” In London
Ghana’s finest vocalist Efya and Rapperholic Sarkodie will be headlining “One Africa Music Fest” to be held in London next week. The much anticipated “One Africa Music Fest” show will comes...
Dylan Groenewegen Wins Tour de Yorkshire Stage One
Dutchman Dylan Groenewegen edged out Caleb Ewan to win stage one of the Tour de Yorkshire after a huge crash on the final approach in Scarborough. LottoNL Jumbo's Groenewegen, winner of stage one of...
It’s Time To Load Up On Chocolates Before Cocoa Rebounds
Chocolate addicts, it’s probably a good time to start stocking up. The treats may not be this cheap much longer. Cocoa’s 42 per cent slump over the last 12 months makes it the worst performer...
FTSE 100 Index Jumps Following French Vote
UK shares joined in a European rally in equities following the first round of France’s presidential vote. Centrist Emmanuel Macron topped the voting, going through to the final round with far-right...
A Corporate Governance Commentary
Recently, the salary levels of some Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of some state-controlled corporations in Ghana have come under quite a bit of public scrutiny. What has been in short supply is a...
Government Debunks ‘secret’ US$2.25bn Bond Sale
The Finance Ministry has described as unfortunate statements by the minority in Parliament that the recent US$2.25 billion domestic bonds it issued was deliberately skewed to favor a particular...
UBA Approves N27.2bn Dividends For Shareholders
The shareholders of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc have approved the payment of N19.9 billion as final dividend for the financial year ended December 2016. This is in addition to N7.3billion...
Letshego Fully Acquires AFB
Letshego Holdings Limited has officially acquired AFB Ghana PLC after gaining approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This means Letshego now has a 100% ownership of AFB Ghana...
Sarkodie & Efya For One Africa Music Festival On May 13 In London
Ghanaian artistes Sarkodie and Efya have been named as two of a tall list of A list African artistes who will be performing at the One Africa Music Festival which will be held on May 13, 2017. It...
Shareholders Applaud UBA For Impressive Results
SHAREHOLDERS of the pan-African financial institution, the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, have applauded the board, management and staff at the 55th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Bank, held...
Mining Giant BHP Rejects Radical Restructure Proposal
Mining giant BHP Billiton Tuesday rejected an activist hedge fund proposal that it restructure the business and spin off its US petroleum arm, saying the costs and risks outweighed any benefits. New...
UBA Delights Shareholders; Distributes N27.2bn In Dividends
The shareholders of the pan-African financial institution, the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc applauded the Board, Management and Staff at the 55th Annual General Meeting of the Bank, held in Lagos...